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MediaTek Chipsets Power New Amazon Devices

by Tom Allen

MediaTek, a pioneering fabless semiconductor company and a market leader in cutting-edge systems-on-chip (SoC), today announced that it will power an array of Amazon consumer products, including the Amazon Fire TV, and Fire HD …

Mediatek Dismisses Speculation

by Tom Allen

The Chinese-language Liberty Times claimed that Mediatek was aiming to acquire Parade Technologies, earlier this month. Mediatek has now dismissed the article in a filing with the Taiwan Stock Exchange.

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Mediatek| Mergers & Acquisitions| Vol 22 - Issue 37

BLU is First With Mediatek Helio X10

by Tom Allen

Mediatek’s premium new Helio X10 chipset is being used to drive BLU Products’ BLU Pure XL smartphone. It is the first US phone to use the 2GHz, 64-bit octa-core chipset. The Pure XL is …

Tags:Mediatek| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphones| USA| Vol 22 - Issue 37

BLU Products and MediaTek Partner on the BLU Pure XL Flagship Smartphone Device, First in the US Containing MediaTek’s Flagship Helio X10

by Tom Allen

BLU Products, the market leader in unlocked devices in the United States, announced today the launch of the BLU Pure XL, which will be on display at the 2015 CTIA Super Mobility Event in …

Tags:Mediatek| Smartphones| SOCs| USA

Mediatek to Acquire Richtek

by Helen Vince

Mediatek has signed a letter of intent with Richtek Technology and plans to launch a tender offer for 35-51% of Richtek’s outstanding shares, valued at $310-$450 million. Having completed the tender offer, Mediatek plans …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Mediatek| Mergers & Acquisitions| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 22 - Issue 36

Mediatek Has Ups and Downs

by Helen Vince

Mediatek’s August performance was better than July, with sales rising 6.1% to NT$19 billion ($586.5 million), though this was down 3.3% year on year. Sales for January to August were down 5.4% from the …

Tags:Financial Data| Large Display Monitor| Mediatek| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 22 - Issue 36

Dolby Vision Signs New Partners

by Tom Allen

Dolby announced three new design wins at IFA, concerning its Dolby Vision HDR technology. Matt has covered them in detail in his latest Display Daily (HDR Coming “Real Soon Now”), but they are also …

MediaTek Adopts Dolby Vision for 4K Ultra HD TV, Ultra HD Blu-ray Player, and Digital Media Adapter SoCs

by Helen Vince

Dolby Laboratories, Inc. (NYSE:DLB) and MediaTek today announced a collaboration to offer Dolby Vision™ 4K UHD system-on-a-chip (SoC) technologies for high-dynamic-range (HDR) TVs, Ultra HD Blu-ray™ players, and digital media adapters (DMAs). Dolby Vision …

Tags:Dolby Vision| Mediatek| SOCs| UltraHD & 4K

Good Month for Taiwan Chip Companies

by Helen Vince

Taiwan’s major chip companies reported strong sales in July, with Mediatek achieving monthly revenue which was the highest in four months. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSMC) saw sales rise 35% sequentially and 24.7% year on …

MediaTek Cuts Shipment Target

by Tom Allen

Mediatek has revised its handset-IC shipment target for this year, from 450 million units to 400 million. The company has also cut its tablet-IC target by 10%, to 45 million units. Mediatek suffered a …

Tags:Mediatek| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 22 - Issue 31

MediaTek Result 31/07/15

by Yvette Raikes

Fabless semiconductor company Mediatek Inc. saw Q2 net profits of TWD6.4 billion ($201.8 million), a drop of 49% from TWD12.5 billion ($397.1 million) in the same period last time, on revenue which fell 13% …

Tags:Financial Data| Large Display Monitor| Mediatek| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 22 - Issue 31

Tablet Processor Sales and Value Down in Q1

by Milos Pavlovic

Tablet processor chip sales fell 6% YoY in Q1’15, says Strategy Analytics. The market is worth only 1/7 of the smartphone processor market, at $733 million – a 6% decline in value. Apple (28%), …