MediaTek was busy at CES with several announcements including a new highly integrated system-on-chip (SoC) solutions for HDR-enabled 4K TVs. The MT5598 is a premium UltraHD SmartTV platform that supports diverse entry-to-enthusiast HDR technologies and the flexibility to pair it with a range of LCD panels, backlight combinations. This includes licensed (Dolby Vision) or free (HDR10) technologies and localized content standards. These standards cover UltraHD Blu-ray as well as streaming services from Netflix, YouTube, Amazon, VuDu, VQQ, Voole, iQIY and YouKu.
MT5598 brings MediaTek AI enhancements that enable voice control, plus audience, environmental and content awareness to SmartTV’s.
In addition to HDR-enabled content, MT5598 has its own HDR dynamic range remapping engine. It provides HDR post-processing enhancement to SDR content on HDR-capable displays, restoring color, saturation and the dynamic range of brightness that is lost in SDR content. Combined with its 13th generation Picture Quality Engine, the MediaTek Super Resolution System (SRS) is said to selectively enhance fine details without artifacts, sharpens edges and provides 4K Motion Estimation and Motion Compensation (MEMC).
Instead of picking one voice engine, MediaTek is integrating a number of them into its voice assistant device (VAD) SoC solutions for the smart home ecosystem. This means support for Amazon Alexa; Google Assistant; Alibaba and Baidu – which means it supports both the China and global smart speaker markets, across multiple brands.
As a result, MediaTek is expanding its VAD SoC to various smart home appliances. The new MT8516 SoM, for example, is intended to give device designers and manufactures an easier path to enabling the AI voice capabilities of form factors such as alarm clocks, fire alarms and other home appliances.
MediaTek is also introducing its smart display solution based on MT8176 and MT8173. These tablet SoCs supports AI vision capabilities, for both home entertainment and surveillance systems.
MediaTek has also launched MT8695, the industry’s first 12nm SoC designed for 4K streaming using dongle form factors. With the ability for ultra-low power usage, the dongle supports core multimedia features including playback of UHD 2160p at 60fps, HDR10 and Dolby Vision.
