- Helio G90 has an Octa-Core design and the first MediaTek product which has the ‘Arm Cortex A76 plus’ processor going up to speeds of over 2.05Ghz
- In Noida and Bengaluru, they have about 650 engineers and are looking at a strength of 800 in the coming years
A senior executive of semiconductor company told ET that the company is planning to bring its gaming-focused “Helio G90” chipset series in India in partnership with Chinese company Xiaomi and is working towards designing more smartphone chipsets that will be designed in India.
India is a powerhouse of talented engineers
Rituparna Mandal, General Manager, MediaTek, told IANS that there are many more smartphone chips in the pipeline aimed to be designed in India. To do that, you need the right engineering talent and leadership. That’s where the investment comes, in hiring the right talent to grow the design teams to be able to work on the chips.
She further stated that Helio G90 has an Octa-Core design and the first MediaTek product which has the ‘Arm Cortex A76 plus’ processor going up to speeds of over 2.05Ghz. We worked on the complete designing as well as the overall chip integration. The overall timeline was extremely aggressive.
She also said that India is a powerhouse of talented engineers who are available in both verticals, hardware and software, especially chip design talent that is pretty strong in Bengaluru. We are definitely looking at growing. In Noida and Bengaluru, we have about 650 engineers and are looking at a strength of 800 in the coming years.
MediaTek recently introduced its newest chipset for smart TVs, the MT5670. The highly integrated chipset lets consumer electronics manufacturers build high quality, feature-rich 4K Ultra High Definition (UHD) digital TVs at affordable price points.
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