<s>
MStar	B-Application
Semiconductor	I-Application
,	O
Inc	O
.	O
(	O
)	O
was	O
a	O
Taiwanese	O
fabless	B-Algorithm
semiconductor	I-Algorithm
company	I-Algorithm
specializing	O
in	O
mixed-mode	O
integrated	O
circuit	O
technologies	O
,	O
based	O
in	O
Hsinchu	O
Hsien	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
MStar	B-Application
made	O
hardware	O
for	O
multimedia	O
and	O
wireless	O
communications	O
,	O
in	O
the	O
form	O
of	O
display	O
ICs	O
and	O
mixed-mode	O
(	O
i.e.	O
</s>
<s>
MStar	B-Application
employed	O
approx	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
MStar	B-Application
is	O
listed	O
on	O
the	O
Taiwan	O
Stock	O
Exchange	O
under	O
the	O
code	O
3697	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
MStar	B-Application
was	O
often	O
referred	O
as	O
"	O
Little-M	O
"	O
or	O
"	O
Morning	O
Star	O
"	O
in	O
Chinese	O
community	O
,	O
as	O
a	O
contrary	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
bigger	O
semiconductor	O
company	O
"	O
Big-M	O
"	O
,	O
a.k.a.	O
</s>
<s>
MediaTek	B-Architecture
.	O
</s>
<s>
MStar	B-Application
was	O
a	O
spin-off	O
(	O
2-1	O
stock	O
split	O
)	O
from	O
System	O
General	O
Technology	O
in	O
May	O
2002	O
,	O
where	O
the	O
power	O
IC	O
product	O
line	O
stayed	O
in	O
System	O
General	O
Technology	O
while	O
the	O
employees	O
with	O
the	O
display	O
and	O
RFID	B-Application
product	O
lines	O
transferred	O
to	O
the	O
new	O
spin-off	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Chairman	O
and	O
CEO	O
of	O
MStar	B-Application
was	O
Wayne	O
Liang	O
( 梁公偉	O
)	O
,	O
while	O
Dr.	O
Steve	O
Yang	O
( 楊偉毅	O
)	O
was	O
the	O
executive	O
vice	O
president	O
and	O
co-founder	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2004	O
,	O
after	O
being	O
involved	O
in	O
a	O
court	O
case	O
where	O
in	O
a	O
ruling	O
by	O
the	O
International	O
Trade	O
Commission	O
(	O
ITC	O
)	O
,	O
MStar	B-Application
Semiconductor	I-Application
were	O
found	O
guilty	O
over	O
infringing	O
on	O
a	O
patent	O
held	O
by	O
Genesis	O
Microchip	O
for	O
a	O
method	O
to	O
improve	O
images	O
on	O
liquid-crystal-display	O
(	O
LCD	O
)	O
monitors	O
and	O
flat	O
screen	O
TVs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
October	O
14	O
,	O
2020	O
,	O
MStar	B-Application
came	O
under	O
investigation	O
by	O
the	O
US	O
International	O
Trade	O
Commission	O
for	O
allegedly	O
infringing	O
patents	O
held	O
by	O
DIVX	O
LLC	O
of	O
San	O
Diego	O
,	O
California	O
,	O
USA	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
22	O
June	O
2012	O
MediaTek	B-Architecture
Inc	I-Architecture
.	I-Architecture
(	O
)	O
announced	O
it	O
purchased	O
212	O
million	O
to	O
254	O
million	O
shares	O
of	O
MStar	B-Application
(	O
-	O
40%	O
to	O
48%	O
of	O
its	O
outstanding	O
shares	O
)	O
for	O
0.794	O
MediaTek	B-Architecture
shares	O
and	O
NT$1	O
in	O
cash	O
per	O
MStar	B-Application
share	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
)	O
5006A9081.45Mali-450	O
MP45006A9186A928Cortex-A171.4Mali-T760	O
MP4552H.265	O
10bit	O
up	O
to	O
4k	O
@60fps	O
,	O
H.264	B-Application
up	O
to	O
4k	O
@30fps	O
,	O
VP9( 	O
?	O
</s>
