Mediatek’s New Kompanio 528 and Pentonic 1000 Chips Ensure Your Chromebooks and Televisions Are Future Ready. | Tech Reddy

MediaTek has been pushing beyond creating mobile chipsets in recent years. The company offers its Kompanio series of chips for tablets and Chromebooks and the Pentonic line of smart TV processors and displays. MediaTek today unveils the Kompanio 520 and 520 with the Pentonic 1000, further expanding its portfolio and providing device makers with more options. Let’s take a closer look at what these chipsets have to offer.

The Kompanio 520 and Kompanio 528 are the company’s latest chipsets designed to enter the Chromebook segment. Both the Kompanio 520 and the Kompanio 528 feature an octa-core CPU with Arm Cortex-A76 cores (and six unknown cores), LPDDR4x RAM, eMMC 5.1 storage, and Arm Mali- G52 MC2 dual-core graphics engine. The main difference between the two Kompanio chips is that the Cortex-A76 cores are clocked at 2GHz in the Kompanio 520 to 2.2GHz in the Kompanio 528 chipset.

The fast CPU and GPU work in tandem with the chip’s AI processing unit (APU). MediaTek says the APU delivers faster AI improvements to applications, as well as AI camera features. While we are on the topic of the camera, it is worth noting that the new Kompanio chipsets offer advanced ISP capabilities, which will allow equipment manufacturers to build Chromebooks focused on video.

MediaTek says that the Kompanio 520 and 528 offer support for up to 32MP cameras and can improve image quality even under low light conditions. Also included is a multimedia engine that supports VP9 decoding and H.265 encoding and a dedicated HiFi-5 DSP for ultra-low power audio microphone processing. Regarding connectivity options, the MediaTek Kompanio 520 and 528 include Wi-Fi 6, although there is no mention of cellular support.

Moving on from the Pentonic 1000, this is MediaTek’s latest chipset for smart TVs. The Pentonic 1000 SoC features support for up to 4K 120Hz display (which can be increased to 144Hz for gaming), Wi-Fi 6/6E, MEMC, and Dolby Vision IQ. Furthermore, it provides a perfect gaming experience thanks to the Auto Low Latency Mode (ALLM).

The Intelligent View feature allows the manufacturer to offer 8 different views in one display – four times the content compared to other solutions. Correct Definition Score unlocks incredible detail in both bright and dark areas with Dolby Vision IQ’s suite of Advanced Imaging technologies. Combined with the Expert Intelligence feature, the chipset can run multiple Dolby Vision streams simultaneously.

MediaTek says the Pentonic 1000’s on-chip improvements deliver performance and power efficiency compared to other multi-chip platforms. Thanks to Wi-Fi 6/6E, customers can enjoy low-latency cloud gaming and 4K streaming without interruption. Moreover, the chipset supports many video codecs, including new standards such as AV1, HEVC, VP9 and AVS3, and VVC (H.266). MediaTek says the first TVs powered by the Pentonic 1000 processor will be available in Q1 2023.

High Speed ​​and Powerful T800 5G Modem

In addition to the new Kompanio, Pentonic, and Dimensity 9200 chipsets, MediaTek also unveiled the new T800 5G modem. The MediaTek T800 modem is based on a 4nm design and supports both mmWave and sub-6GHz 5G networks. Providing speeds of up to 7.9Gbps, MediaTek says the T800 will drive new 5G “beyond smartphone” applications such as Industrial IoT, M2M, and always-connected PCs.

In addition to offering super-fast 5G, the T800 also features 5G UltraSave technology for power efficiency to optimize battery life in all 5G connection conditions, allowing users to browse, stream, and game for longer. This chipset includes a small modem with integrated 3GPP release-16 mobile modem, FR1 transceivers, ET chip, MLNA, and GNSS receivers. It also integrates PCIe + USB host interfaces and various input/output modes.