MediaTek unveils new chips for wearables, smart homes and UHD Blu-ray

MediaTek says that MT7697 will be available in the first half of 2016.

Wearables – MT2523 is designed for active and fitness smart watches.

MediaTek says the new releases show the increasing importance of having a detailed, bright and powerful screen to view information on each day, across all our devices.

The MT2523 series of processors will feature a Cortex-M4 ARM processor, support for dual-mode Bluetooth, GPS and support for high-resolution displays all in a package 41% smaller than competitive solutions, according to MediaTek, at least.

In addition, the MediaTek MT8581 SoC will power Blu-ray players that use both UHD and high-dynamic range imaging (HDR).

MediaTek’s MT2523 product family is based around a highly integrated system in package (SiP) that contains a micro controller unit (MCU), dual-mode Bluetooth, GPS and a power management unit (PMU). The devices that will feature the new chip will include next-generation smartwatches and smart wrist bands among others. The MCU enables wearable devices with lower power consumption and smaller form factors than Android Wear.

The MT2523 will be available to smartwatch makers in the first half of the year.

It powers WiFi and bluetooth connections for smart gadgets and wearables. Further, there is MIPI-DSI and serial interfaces to support high-resolution mobile screens.

“The MT7697 expands opportunities for developers to build connected home software and innovative devices with support from our pre-existing series of leading SoCs, and software and hardware development kits”, said JC Hsu, Corporate Vice President and General Manager heading IoT business unit of MediaTek. These can have 2D capabilities of true color, per pixel alpha channel and anti-aliasing fonts as well as 1-bit index color to deliver battery and performance efficiency.