Silicon Week: MediaTek: meet the chip maker that has powered your favorite gadgets for years

By Joe Osborne

Who (and where) is MediaTek?

When was the last time you thought about what’s inside your phone or that set-top box under your TV? Not the thousands of photos or movies you’ve downloaded, but what’s physically inside of it. We’re talking about the hardware inside those devices that makes it go.

Sure, you’ve probably heard of Intel and Nvidia – they spend a fortune in marketing making sure that you have. But, there’s one firm whose chips have been inside some of your mobile and entertainment devices for years, likely unbeknownst to you: MediaTek.

If you’re reading this article on a mid-range Sony or HTC phone, chances are it’s running on a MediaTek processor inside. (The same goes for those of you using an Amazon Fire TV or tablet on the regular.)

So, to learn more about one of the biggest SoC (system on a chip) makers that’s poised to make a splash in the years to come, we sat down with MediaTek GM of corporate sales international Finbarr Moynihan. As it turns out, Moynihan had quite a bit to say for not just MediaTek, but in explaining just what an SoC is and how it’s different from the processor in your laptop.

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Source:: techradar.com – Computing Components