<s>
MediaTek	B-Architecture
Inc	I-Architecture
.	I-Architecture
(	O
)	O
is	O
a	O
Taiwanese	O
fabless	B-Algorithm
semiconductor	I-Algorithm
company	I-Algorithm
that	O
provides	O
chips	O
for	O
wireless	O
communications	O
,	O
high-definition	B-Device
television	I-Device
,	O
handheld	O
mobile	O
devices	O
like	O
smartphones	B-Application
and	O
tablet	B-Device
computers	I-Device
,	O
navigation	O
systems	O
,	O
consumer	O
multimedia	O
products	O
and	O
digital	O
subscriber	O
line	O
services	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
optical	O
disc	O
drives	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Founded	O
in	O
1997	O
and	O
headquartered	O
in	O
Hsinchu	O
,	O
the	O
company	O
has	O
25	O
offices	O
worldwide	O
and	O
was	O
the	O
third	O
largest	O
fabless	B-Algorithm
chip	O
designer	O
worldwide	O
in	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
MediaTek	B-Architecture
became	O
the	O
biggest	O
smartphone	B-Application
chipset	B-Device
vendor	O
with	O
31%	O
market	O
share	O
in	O
Q3	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
MediaTek	B-Architecture
was	O
originally	O
a	O
unit	O
of	O
the	O
Taiwanese	O
firm	O
,	O
United	O
Microelectronics	O
Corporation	O
(	O
UMC	O
)	O
,	O
tasked	O
with	O
designing	O
chipsets	B-Device
for	O
home	O
entertainment	O
products	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
MediaTek	B-Architecture
Inc	I-Architecture
.	I-Architecture
was	O
listed	O
on	O
the	O
Taiwan	O
Stock	O
Exchange	O
(	O
TSEC	O
)	O
under	O
the	O
"	O
2454	O
"	O
code	O
on	O
July	O
23	O
,	O
2001	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
company	O
started	O
out	O
designing	O
chipsets	B-Device
for	O
optical	O
drives	O
and	O
subsequently	O
expanded	O
into	O
chips	O
for	O
DVD	O
players	O
,	O
digital	O
TVs	O
,	O
mobile	O
phones	O
,	O
smartphones	B-Application
and	O
tablets	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
general	O
MediaTek	B-Architecture
has	O
had	O
a	O
strong	O
record	O
of	O
gaining	O
market	O
share	O
and	O
displacing	O
competitors	O
after	O
entering	O
new	O
markets	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Seven	O
years	O
later	O
,	O
it	O
took	O
orders	O
for	O
more	O
than	O
500	O
million	O
mobile	O
system-on-chip	B-Architecture
units	O
per	O
annum	O
,	O
including	O
products	O
for	O
feature	O
phones	O
and	O
smart	O
devices	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
mobile	O
chip	O
market	O
quickly	O
became	O
the	O
main	O
growth	O
driver	B-Application
for	O
the	O
company	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
Mobile	O
World	O
Congress	O
2014	O
,	O
MediaTek	B-Architecture
unveiled	O
its	O
new	O
brand	O
"	O
Everyday	O
Genius	O
"	O
,	O
dubbing	O
the	O
term	O
"	O
Super-mid	O
market	O
"	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
vision	O
and	O
aiming	O
to	O
make	O
smartphones	B-Application
more	O
accessible	O
affordable	O
to	O
the	O
wider	O
market	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
November	O
2014	O
,	O
over	O
1500	O
mobile	O
models	O
accounting	O
for	O
700	O
million	O
units	O
were	O
shipped	O
globally	O
in	O
2014	O
,	O
using	O
MediaTek	B-Architecture
chips	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
company	O
posted	O
revenues	O
of	O
US	O
$5.3	O
billion	O
in	O
the	O
first	O
half	O
of	O
2014	O
,	O
nearly	O
as	O
much	O
as	O
the	O
whole	O
of	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
revenue	O
growth	O
was	O
however	O
partly	O
due	O
to	O
revenue	O
recognition	O
from	O
the	O
acquisition	O
of	O
MStar	B-Application
which	O
became	O
effective	O
at	O
the	O
beginning	O
of	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
September	O
2019	O
,	O
MediaTek	B-Architecture
collaborated	O
with	O
VVDN	O
Technologies	O
to	O
design	O
,	O
manufacture	O
new-age	O
AIoT	O
solutions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
November	O
25	O
,	O
2019	O
,	O
MediaTek	B-Architecture
and	O
Intel	O
announced	O
a	O
partnership	O
to	O
bring	O
5G	O
to	O
PCs	B-Device
in	O
2021	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
MediaTek	B-Architecture
overtook	O
Qualcomm	O
as	O
the	O
largest	O
vendor	O
of	O
smartphone	B-Application
chipsets	B-Device
in	O
the	O
world	O
in	O
the	O
third	O
quarter	O
of	O
2020	O
,	O
mainly	O
due	O
to	O
significant	O
growth	O
in	O
the	O
Indian	O
and	O
Latin	O
American	O
markets	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2005	O
,	O
MediaTek	B-Architecture
acquired	O
Inprocomm	O
,	O
a	O
wireless	O
semiconductor	O
design	O
company	O
producing	O
802.11a	O
,	O
b	O
and	O
a/g	O
chips	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
September	O
10	O
,	O
2007	O
,	O
MediaTek	B-Architecture
announced	O
its	O
intention	O
to	O
buy	O
Analog	O
Devices	O
cellular	O
radio	O
and	O
baseband	O
chipset	B-Device
divisions	O
for	O
US$350	O
million	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
May	O
5	O
,	O
2011	O
,	O
MediaTek	B-Architecture
acquired	O
Ralink	O
Technology	O
Corporation	O
,	O
gaining	O
products	O
and	O
expertise	O
for	O
Wi-Fi	O
technology	O
for	O
mobile	O
and	O
non-mobile	O
applications	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
for	O
wired	O
DSL	O
and	O
Ethernet	O
connectivity	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
April	O
11	O
,	O
2012	O
,	O
MediaTek	B-Architecture
acquired	O
Coresonic	O
,	O
a	O
global	O
producer	O
of	O
digital	O
signal	O
processing	O
products	O
based	O
in	O
Linköping	O
,	O
Sweden	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Coresonic	O
became	O
a	O
wholly	O
owned	O
subsidiary	O
of	O
MediaTek	B-Architecture
in	O
Europe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
June	O
22	O
,	O
2012	O
,	O
MediaTek	B-Architecture
announced	O
it	O
would	O
acquire	O
a	O
rival	O
Taiwanese	O
chipset	B-Device
designer	O
MStar	O
Semiconductor	O
Inc.	O
,	O
which	O
held	O
a	O
strong	O
market	O
share	O
position	O
in	O
digital	O
television	O
chips	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
initial	O
phase	O
of	O
the	O
deal	O
saw	O
MediaTek	B-Architecture
taking	O
a	O
48	O
percent	O
stake	O
,	O
with	O
an	O
option	O
to	O
purchase	O
the	O
remaining	O
stake	O
later	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
following	O
merger	O
between	O
MediaTek	B-Architecture
and	O
MStar	B-Application
was	O
delayed	O
by	O
antitrust	O
concerns	O
in	O
China	O
and	O
South	O
Korea	O
and	O
finalized	O
on	O
February	O
1	O
,	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
September	O
7	O
,	O
2015	O
,	O
MediaTek	B-Architecture
announced	O
to	O
buy	O
Richtek	O
Technology	O
Corp.	O
,	O
a	O
fabless	B-Algorithm
vendor	O
of	O
analog	O
ICs	O
and	O
power	O
management	O
ICs	O
based	O
in	O
Hsinchu	O
,	O
Taiwan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Richtek	O
became	O
a	O
wholly	O
subsidiary	O
of	O
MediaTek	B-Architecture
after	O
the	O
completion	O
of	O
the	O
acquisition	O
in	O
the	O
second	O
quarter	O
of	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
MediaTek	B-Architecture
's	O
financial	O
results	O
have	O
been	O
subject	O
to	O
variation	O
as	O
the	O
financial	O
success	O
of	O
different	O
product	O
lines	O
fluctuated	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
MediaTek	B-Architecture
's	O
relatively	O
strong	O
sales	O
in	O
2009/2010	O
were	O
based	O
on	O
its	O
strong	O
market	O
position	O
for	O
feature	O
phone	O
chipsets	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Smartphone	B-Application
and	O
tablet	B-Device
products	O
contributed	O
to	O
MediaTek	B-Architecture
's	O
sales	O
and	O
income	O
increase	O
in	O
2013	O
,	O
while	O
revenue	O
recognition	O
from	O
the	O
acquisition	O
of	O
MStar	B-Application
Semiconductor	I-Application
,	O
which	O
became	O
effective	O
in	O
February	O
2014	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
a	O
continuing	O
strong	O
position	O
for	O
smartphone	B-Application
and	O
tablet	B-Device
solutions	O
,	O
were	O
the	O
main	O
reasons	O
for	O
the	O
sales	O
growth	O
seen	O
in	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2014	O
smartphone	B-Application
chips	O
accounted	O
for	O
approximately	O
50	O
–	O
55%	O
of	O
revenue	O
,	O
followed	O
by	O
digital	O
home	O
products	O
(	O
25	O
–	O
30%	O
,	O
includes	O
digital	O
television	O
chips	O
)	O
,	O
tablet	B-Device
chips	O
(	O
5	O
–	O
10%	O
)	O
,	O
feature	O
phone	O
chips	O
(	O
5	O
–	O
10%	O
)	O
and	O
Wi-Fi	O
products	O
(	O
5	O
–	O
10%	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
MediaTek	B-Architecture
started	O
shipping	O
chips	O
with	O
integrated	O
4G	O
LTE	O
baseband	O
in	O
volume	O
in	O
the	O
second	O
half	O
of	O
2014	O
,	O
later	O
than	O
its	O
largest	O
competitor	O
Qualcomm	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
additional	O
cost	O
of	O
the	O
separate	O
baseband	O
chip	O
required	O
in	O
every	O
4G	O
handset	O
made	O
MediaTek	B-Architecture
's	O
offerings	O
more	O
expensive	O
and	O
prompted	O
some	O
of	O
its	O
larger	O
customers	O
,	O
like	O
Alcatel	O
One	O
Touch	O
and	O
ZTE	O
,	O
to	O
choose	O
competing	O
SoCs	B-Architecture
like	O
the	O
Qualcomm	O
Snapdragon	O
400	O
and	O
410	O
platforms	O
,	O
negatively	O
affecting	O
MediaTek	B-Architecture
's	O
revenue	O
stream	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
MediaTek	B-Architecture
's	O
stock	O
has	O
been	O
trading	O
on	O
the	O
Taiwan	O
Stock	O
Exchange	O
under	O
the	O
symbol	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
March	O
2021	O
report	O
revealed	O
that	O
MediaTek	B-Architecture
had	O
overtaken	O
Qualcomm	O
for	O
the	O
first	O
time	O
as	O
the	O
world	O
's	O
biggest	O
smartphone	B-Application
chipset	B-Device
vendor	O
in	O
2020	O
,	O
with	O
351.8	O
million	O
chipsets	B-Device
shipped	O
that	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
report	O
attributed	O
MediaTek	B-Architecture
's	O
performance	O
to	O
its	O
focus	O
on	O
less	O
expensive	O
smartphones	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Market	O
analyst	O
firm	O
Counterpoint	O
predicted	O
that	O
MediaTek	B-Architecture
would	O
maintain	O
this	O
lead	O
in	O
2021	O
,	O
projecting	O
a	O
record	O
of	O
37%	O
in	O
chip	O
shipments	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
MT8135	O
system-on-chip	B-Architecture
(	O
SoC	O
)	O
for	O
tablets	B-Device
announced	O
in	O
July	O
2013	O
was	O
the	O
industry	O
's	O
first	O
chip	O
to	O
implement	O
the	O
new	O
ARM	B-Architecture
big.LITTLE	I-Architecture
technology	O
for	O
heterogeneous	O
multi-processing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
variant	O
of	O
the	O
MT8135	O
was	O
used	O
by	O
Amazon	O
in	O
its	O
Kindle	B-Application
Fire	I-Application
HD	I-Application
tablet	B-Device
models	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Also	O
on	O
November	O
20	O
,	O
2013	O
,	O
MediaTek	B-Architecture
launched	O
the	O
MT6592	O
SoC	O
,	O
the	O
first	O
system-on-chip	B-Architecture
(	O
SoC	O
)	O
with	O
eight	O
CPU	O
cores	O
which	O
could	O
be	O
used	O
simultaneously	O
,	O
in	O
contrast	O
to	O
competing	O
SoCs	B-Architecture
with	O
eight	O
physical	O
cores	O
of	O
which	O
only	O
a	O
subset	O
could	O
be	O
active	O
at	O
any	O
given	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
January	O
7	O
,	O
2014	O
,	O
MediaTek	B-Architecture
announced	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
the	O
world	O
's	O
first	O
"	O
multimode	O
receiver	O
"	O
for	O
wireless	O
charging	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
February	O
25	O
,	O
2014	O
,	O
MediaTek	B-Architecture
announced	O
the	O
MT6732	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
MT6630	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
May	O
12	O
,	O
2015	O
,	O
MediaTek	B-Architecture
announced	O
their	O
Helio	O
X20	O
,	O
which	O
features	O
the	O
industry	O
's	O
first	O
tri-cluster	O
CPU	O
and	O
the	O
first	O
CPU	O
with	O
a	O
10-core	O
configuration	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
also	O
integrates	O
MediaTek	B-Architecture
's	O
first	O
modem	O
compatible	O
with	O
CDMA2000	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tri-cluster	O
CPUs	O
were	O
later	O
adopt	O
by	O
HiSilicon	B-Architecture
(	O
Huawei	O
)	O
in	O
2018	O
,	O
Qualcomm	O
and	O
Samsung	O
Exynos	O
SoCs	B-Architecture
in	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
MediaTek	B-Architecture
collaborated	O
with	O
Google	O
on	O
the	O
first	O
Ultra	O
HD	B-Device
TV	I-Device
platform	O
for	O
Android	B-Application
TV	I-Application
,	O
resulting	O
in	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
the	O
MT5595	O
digital	O
television	O
SoC	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
November	O
26	O
,	O
2019	O
,	O
MediaTek	B-Architecture
announced	O
their	O
5G	O
SoC	O
Dimensity	O
1000	O
,	O
the	O
world	O
's	O
first	O
mobile	O
SoC	O
supporting	O
AV1	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
April	O
8	O
,	O
2020	O
,	O
AnandTech	O
published	O
an	O
article	O
on	O
MediaTek	B-Architecture
's	O
Sports	O
Mode	O
;	O
that	O
same	O
day	O
,	O
MediaTek	B-Architecture
published	O
a	O
post	O
titled	O
"	O
Why	O
MediaTek	B-Architecture
Stands	O
Behind	O
Our	O
Benchmarking	O
Practices	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
MediaTek	B-Architecture
said	O
Sports	O
Mode	O
is	O
designed	O
to	O
show	O
full	O
capabilities	O
during	O
benchmarks	O
,	O
that	O
it	O
is	O
standard	O
practice	O
in	O
the	O
industry	O
,	O
and	O
their	O
device	O
makers	O
can	O
choose	O
to	O
enable	O
it	O
or	O
not	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
AnandTech	O
article	O
also	O
noted	O
that	O
they	O
had	O
criticized	O
other	O
vendors	O
such	O
as	O
Samsung	O
Exynos	O
and	O
HiSilicon	B-Architecture
(	O
Huawei	O
)	O
for	O
past	O
cheating	O
practices	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
UL	O
delisted	O
several	O
MediaTek	B-Architecture
Helio	O
SoCs	B-Architecture
from	O
their	O
3DMark	O
and	O
PCMark	O
rankings	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
a	O
result	O
of	O
the	O
merger	O
with	O
Ralink	O
,	O
MediaTek	B-Architecture
has	O
added	O
wireless	B-General_Concept
network	I-General_Concept
interface	I-General_Concept
controllers	I-General_Concept
for	O
IEEE	O
802.11-standards	O
,	O
and	O
SoCs	B-Architecture
with	O
MIPS	B-Device
CPUs	O
to	O
its	O
product	O
portfolio	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
RT3883	O
includes	O
a	O
MIPS	B-Device
74KEc	I-Device
CPU	I-Device
and	O
an	O
IEEE	O
802.11n-conformant	O
WNIC	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
RT6856	O
includes	O
a	O
MIPS	B-Device
34KEc	I-Device
CPU	I-Device
and	O
an	O
IEEE	O
802.11ac-conformant	O
WNIC	O
.	O
</s>
