By Irah Marie Tan
Mediatek is the world's biggest smartphone chipset vendor and #1 in market share nowadays, according to Finbarr Moynihan, the VP of MediaTek’s Corporate Marketing.
He announced that they are going to launch Kompanio 1300T, an SoC (system on chip) which is designed to power incredible experiences to its users.
The Kompanio 1300T is built on the leading 6nm process technology, the chip is bringing high performance to tablets with advanced 5G, multimedia, AI, and gaming technologies for a premium user experience.
PC Tseng, MediaTek’s General Manager of the Intelligent Business Unit said “MediaTek is focused on integrating the latest advancements in computing, communication, multimedia, AI( gaming and wireless connectivity into the Kompanio series.”
This new chipset is set to incorporate MediaTek's APU (AI processing unit) to provide powerful, energy-efficient AI (artificial intelligence) computing power for the latest voice and visual applications.
The Company 1300T chip is built on TSMC's (Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co’s) a 6nm process technology and integrates an octa-core CPU with high-performance Arm Cortex-A78 cores and power-efficient Arm Cortex-A55 cores.
Its high-performance nine-core Arm Mali-G77 MC9 GPU provides premium computing performance and supports high frame rates for longer, smoother gaming.
It is designed to bring users innovative features of new mobile computing experiences to users which has a lightweight and a prolonged battery life.
Additional Features for 5G technologies
Enhanced Color Display with MediaTek's MiraVision technology and eye protection engine, the Kompanio 1300T can intelligently alter picture attributes such as hue saturation, brightness, sharpness, resolution, and frame rate for improved visual quality.
Professional Imaging which enables multi-camera designs with 108MP cameras, 4K 60fps video encoding and decoding, chip-level staggered 4K HDR video recording, Multi-Depth Smart Focus, and AI-Clear Streaming for superior photography, video recording, and live streaming capabilities.
Intelligent Voice Recognition that enables AI-powered voice assistants and integrates an ultra-low-power voice on wakeup (VoW) function. With several built-in audio frameworks, it provides excellent audio decoding and multi-channel audio output, creating immersive audio- visual experiences.
Boosted Gaming Experience that features MediaTek’s HyperEngine 3.0 and gaming optimizations for networks, controls, performance, power efficiency, and image quality, giving gamers a split-second edge in-game to outperform the competition.
High-speed Connections that provide support for full bands for 5G Sub-6GHz and 2CC Carrier Aggregation (2CC CA), Wi-Fi 6 and Bluetooth 5.2, the Kompanio 1300T chip enables high-speed network connection in all scenarios, whether users connect through cellular or wireless broadband networks.
These Kompanio chips are now widely adopted by many device manufacturers, powering several best-selling personal computing devices, including Chromebooks and tablets.
