MediaTek, TSMC unveil Pentonic 2000 - First-ever 7nm 8K TV chip

Date:
Tue, 23 Nov 2021 05:31:02 +0000

Description:
Taiwan-based fabless maker, MediaTek, has announced a new chip, Pentonic
2000, for smart TV which will power flagship 8K TVs that could take OTT viewing to the next levels.

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Taiwanese companies MediaTek and TSMC have unveiled what they call the
world's first 7-nanometer 8K digital TV flagship system-on-chip (SoC), the MediaTek Pentonic 2000.The worlds first ultra-high-resolution 8K TV chips
will power next-generation TVs expected to hit the global market in the
second quarter of 2022.

The Pentonic 2000 chip reportedly offers artificial intelligence engines, motion estimation and motion compensation, versatile video coding and picture-in-picture technologies.

"Compared to TSMCs 16nm process technology used in consumer electronics applications, its N7 process provides a 30% speed improvement or 55% power reduction and over three times the logic density," the company said in a
press release. MediaTek reportedly wants to make chips for ARM-based Windows PCs MediaTek Dimensity 9000: specs, features, phones, and more Bright
displays and sharp audio

Featuring the TV industrys fastest CPU and GPU, the Pentonic 2000 has an ultra-wide memory bus, uses universal flash storage 3.1 and supports wireless connectivity for Wi-Fi 6E or 5G modems.

The chips built-in high performance MediaTek APU (AI processor) powers MediaTeks new 8K AI-Super Resolution technology that upscales
lower-resolution content to the displays native resolution, while also performing real-time image quality enhancements.

"The Pentonic 2000 puts MediaTek at the forefront of smart TV design with its ability to offer consumers rich, crisp images, bright displays and sharp audio, as well as a smart and intuitive user experience, Dr Mike Chang, Corporate Vice President and General Manager of the Smart Home Business Group at MediaTek was quoted as saying.

By adopting TSMCs N7 process, MediaTek is bringing technology capable of supercomputing applications into the living room to give consumers the next generation of media experiences, said Dr Kevin Zhang, Senior Vice President
of Business Development at TSMC said. Tailor-made for streaming era (Image credit: Mediatek)

Pentonic 2000 is the first commercial 8K TV chip with Versatile Video Coding (VVC) H.266 media support, which offers improved compression efficiency something that is essential for the streaming era.

Pentonic 2000 is also said to support Dolbys latest imaging and audio technologies such as Dolby Vision and Dolby Atmos. Additionally, the chip supports AV1 for streaming services and all global TV broadcast standards including the latest ATSC 3.0.

MediaTeks chips are used in nearly 2 billion TVs per year including by Oppo Mobile Telecommunications, LG Electronics, Samsung Electronics and Vizio Inc in North America.

TV-related chips contributed about 14% to MediaTeks revenue of $4.72 billion last quarter, while mobile phone chips accounted for 56%. What is 8K resolution? Want to know about the latest happenings in tech?FollowTechRadar India on Twitter , Facebook and Instagram !



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