Saturday, June 1st 2024
MediaTek to Unveil Products for Chromebooks, Smart TVs and Displays at Computex 2024
At COMPUTEX 2024, MediaTek will showcase new products and technology demonstrations, featuring highlights in AI, Smart TVs, Chromebooks, IoT and more, in addition to a keynote by Vice Chairman and CEO Dr. Rick Tsai about how MediaTek can enable ubiquitous AI.
At this year's show, MediaTek will debut two new chipsets with powerful performance and support for the latest AI enhancements across multiple verticals: the Kompanio 838 SoC for premium Chromebooks, and the Pentonic 800 SoC for 4K premium smart TVs and displays.
Additionally, MediaTek Vice Chairman and CEO Dr. Rick Tsai will be giving a keynote at COMPUTEX 2024 to explore how AI will continue to transform mobility, transportation, the smart home, enterprises, and industrial environments. Dr. Tsai will deliver his keynote speech on Tuesday, June 4 at 13:30 Taiwan time at the Taipei Nangang Exhibition Center Hall 2 in Taipei, Taiwan.
"At this year's COMPUTEX, we are highlighting our expanding leadership in exciting product categories, such as AI, automotive, IoT, TVs, Chromebooks, and wireless connectivity, among many others," said Joe Chen, President and COO of MediaTek. "Through upgrading user experiences in our latest chipsets, this is a wonderful opportunity to show our growth in these critical segments of technology."
MediaTek Kompanio 838: Amplifying productive working, learning and creativity
The octa-core Kompanio 838 packs outstanding performance and multitasking capabilities into a highly efficient SoC that enables all-day battery life for thin and light Chromebooks. This new chipset supports DDR4 and LPDDR4X to meet a wider range of OEM requirements, and doubles memory bandwidth compared to previous generations to provide considerably more data throughput.
To support the latest AI enhancements, Kompanio 838 enables a dedicated AI processor, the MediaTek NPU 650, to offer more interactive and higher quality multimedia with unparalleled power efficiency. MediaTek NPUs are designed for efficient image data processing, capable of quickly executing complex computations.
The built-in next-generation MediaTek Imagiq 7 series ISP upgrades professional quality HDR imaging, dual camera support, and low-light capture, improving photo and video quality even in challenging lighting conditions.
With hardware accelerated AV1 video decoding, the Kompanio 838 lets users seamlessly stream 4K content, while also enhancing picture quality. It supports up to two 4K displays simultaneously to give users more display real estate. The Kompanio 838 also supports MediaTek Filogic Wi-Fi 6 and 6E technology to offer dual-band and tri-band connectivity options to Chromebooks with speeds up to 1.9 Gbps, while also offering more reliable connectivity thanks to the 2x2 antenna and enhanced security with WPA3 support.
"The finely tuned balance of power and efficiency the Kompanio 838 brings to Chromebook is a key point of innovation in our portfolio as we seek to bring powerful, affordable and accessible computing to more users around the globe," said John Solomon, VP and GM, ChromeOS and Google for Education. "Together, we're bringing thin and light Chromebooks with helpful AI features to even more customers."
"The need for energy efficient devices capable of multitasking continues to grow and we are committed to empowering students and teachers with tech devices and solutions that enhance learning in the classroom and beyond," said Benny Zhang, Executive Director and General Manager of Chromebooks in Lenovo's Global Innovation Center, Intelligent Devices Group. "Lenovo and MediaTek have a long-standing partnership focused on delivering performance and value, and we look forward to bringing the Kompanio series chips to our upcoming Lenovo Chromebooks."
MediaTek Pentonic 800: Powerful AI Engine with Industry-leading Image Enhancement
The MediaTek Pentonic 800 delivers best-in-class video, audio, and cloud gaming experiences. The SoC is ideal for a variety of 4K displays, including smart TVs, smart monitors, commercial displays, and embedded large displays. Compared to the previous generation chip, MediaTek's AI processor offers 50% faster AI processing performance and reduces up to 60% bandwidth usage. The powerful NPU supports a variety of MediaTek AI-powered display technologies, including AI-Super Resolution 3.0, AI-Contrast 2.0, AI-Picture Quality Scene Recognition 2.0+, and AI-Picture Quality Object Recognition 2.5+. These technologies significantly improve upscaling, enhance picture quality, and eliminate noise, among many other enhancements for streaming and gaming. To further optimize gaming, Pentonic 800 supports variable refresh rate (VRR) up to 4K2K 165 Hz.
Also, the Pentonic 800's hardware video decoding engine supports popular key codecs such as HEVC, AV1, AVS3 High Profile, and VVC (H.266) for high quality 4K video playback. The chip also supports MEMC, TCON, and high-resolution audio. OEMs have the flexibility to add MediaTek's Filogic Wi-Fi connectivity solutions to provide reliable high-speed connectivity with low latency. Additionally, MediaTek's Filogic Wi-Fi/Bluetooth combo solutions provide seamless connectivity between screens and peripherals, such as game controllers and wireless headsets.
During Computex, MediaTek will be exhibiting at a private booth, demonstrating how the company is bringing intelligence everywhere from Chromebooks to IoT devices, smartphones, smart TVs, routers, tablets, vehicles, and beyond.
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At this year's show, MediaTek will debut two new chipsets with powerful performance and support for the latest AI enhancements across multiple verticals: the Kompanio 838 SoC for premium Chromebooks, and the Pentonic 800 SoC for 4K premium smart TVs and displays.
"At this year's COMPUTEX, we are highlighting our expanding leadership in exciting product categories, such as AI, automotive, IoT, TVs, Chromebooks, and wireless connectivity, among many others," said Joe Chen, President and COO of MediaTek. "Through upgrading user experiences in our latest chipsets, this is a wonderful opportunity to show our growth in these critical segments of technology."
MediaTek Kompanio 838: Amplifying productive working, learning and creativity
The octa-core Kompanio 838 packs outstanding performance and multitasking capabilities into a highly efficient SoC that enables all-day battery life for thin and light Chromebooks. This new chipset supports DDR4 and LPDDR4X to meet a wider range of OEM requirements, and doubles memory bandwidth compared to previous generations to provide considerably more data throughput.
To support the latest AI enhancements, Kompanio 838 enables a dedicated AI processor, the MediaTek NPU 650, to offer more interactive and higher quality multimedia with unparalleled power efficiency. MediaTek NPUs are designed for efficient image data processing, capable of quickly executing complex computations.
The built-in next-generation MediaTek Imagiq 7 series ISP upgrades professional quality HDR imaging, dual camera support, and low-light capture, improving photo and video quality even in challenging lighting conditions.
With hardware accelerated AV1 video decoding, the Kompanio 838 lets users seamlessly stream 4K content, while also enhancing picture quality. It supports up to two 4K displays simultaneously to give users more display real estate. The Kompanio 838 also supports MediaTek Filogic Wi-Fi 6 and 6E technology to offer dual-band and tri-band connectivity options to Chromebooks with speeds up to 1.9 Gbps, while also offering more reliable connectivity thanks to the 2x2 antenna and enhanced security with WPA3 support.
"The finely tuned balance of power and efficiency the Kompanio 838 brings to Chromebook is a key point of innovation in our portfolio as we seek to bring powerful, affordable and accessible computing to more users around the globe," said John Solomon, VP and GM, ChromeOS and Google for Education. "Together, we're bringing thin and light Chromebooks with helpful AI features to even more customers."
"The need for energy efficient devices capable of multitasking continues to grow and we are committed to empowering students and teachers with tech devices and solutions that enhance learning in the classroom and beyond," said Benny Zhang, Executive Director and General Manager of Chromebooks in Lenovo's Global Innovation Center, Intelligent Devices Group. "Lenovo and MediaTek have a long-standing partnership focused on delivering performance and value, and we look forward to bringing the Kompanio series chips to our upcoming Lenovo Chromebooks."
MediaTek Pentonic 800: Powerful AI Engine with Industry-leading Image Enhancement
The MediaTek Pentonic 800 delivers best-in-class video, audio, and cloud gaming experiences. The SoC is ideal for a variety of 4K displays, including smart TVs, smart monitors, commercial displays, and embedded large displays. Compared to the previous generation chip, MediaTek's AI processor offers 50% faster AI processing performance and reduces up to 60% bandwidth usage. The powerful NPU supports a variety of MediaTek AI-powered display technologies, including AI-Super Resolution 3.0, AI-Contrast 2.0, AI-Picture Quality Scene Recognition 2.0+, and AI-Picture Quality Object Recognition 2.5+. These technologies significantly improve upscaling, enhance picture quality, and eliminate noise, among many other enhancements for streaming and gaming. To further optimize gaming, Pentonic 800 supports variable refresh rate (VRR) up to 4K2K 165 Hz.
Also, the Pentonic 800's hardware video decoding engine supports popular key codecs such as HEVC, AV1, AVS3 High Profile, and VVC (H.266) for high quality 4K video playback. The chip also supports MEMC, TCON, and high-resolution audio. OEMs have the flexibility to add MediaTek's Filogic Wi-Fi connectivity solutions to provide reliable high-speed connectivity with low latency. Additionally, MediaTek's Filogic Wi-Fi/Bluetooth combo solutions provide seamless connectivity between screens and peripherals, such as game controllers and wireless headsets.
During Computex, MediaTek will be exhibiting at a private booth, demonstrating how the company is bringing intelligence everywhere from Chromebooks to IoT devices, smartphones, smart TVs, routers, tablets, vehicles, and beyond.
2 Comments on MediaTek to Unveil Products for Chromebooks, Smart TVs and Displays at Computex 2024
I mean, make a post about how no one should buy MediaTek without saying "no one should buy MediaTek".
What do you want us all to think about this?
Dude. Mediatek is in almost everything, especially cost-efficient devices in which you likely already own, if not many you may purchase in the future.
Their AI performance is in-fact what is used to make Sony's (much-loved) backlight (and upscaling algos) work so well (according to everyone that's seen the current and upcoming iterations), even with less zones than the competition wrt LCDs.
I don't know what YOU think, but I was absolutely waiting for the next generation of Pentonic...because some companies aren't as efficient wrt software-engineering, won't splurge on high-end chips (even in Mediatek's stack; the 800 is likely a 4nm replacement to the 700 currently used in MOST tvs), and/or need more hand-holding (if not a default solution); I'm speaking of companies like TCL/Hisense...The displays most people buy.
I can't wait to see what they do on 3nm, especially given they're now essentially attached to nVIDIA at the hip wrt licensing their technology for other markets (in which nVIDIA makes premium solutions with huge margins and Mediatek makes consumer solutions that thrive on volume). 4k/240hz, for instance, will be almost-certainly happen at 3nm. It might be a little while (until 3nm is more cost-efficient), but I think Mediatek is one of those companies that is going to go from being in everything you don't think about (because they're cheap) to being in many more things you DO think about (because good-enough and still cheap); enabling better experiences for more people in the most cost-efficient manner. This could very-well include many people's next laptop; maybe WoA using a cheap, but good-enough, Mediatek chip.