Tag: MediaTek

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MediaTek first to announce a 3nm chip

MediaTek first to announce a 3nm chip

Apple's A17 chip is rumoured to be baked on TSMC's 3nm process, but MediaTek is the first company to actually confirm its own SoC on the latest node. The new flagship chipset is expected to appear in smartphones, tablets, cars and other devices in the second half of 2024. The chip's performance ... Read more

date7 months ago
Cybercriminals abuse OEM certificates to weaponize Android malware

Cybercriminals abuse OEM certificates to weaponize Android malware

Malicious Android apps have been signed using legitimate certificates from original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) of Android devices. The certificates provide malicious apps with system-level privileges. Android OEMs use platform certificates to sign the core ROM images of devices containing t... Read more

date1 year ago
Bullitt and MediaTek announce satellite-to-mobile smartphone

Bullitt and MediaTek announce satellite-to-mobile smartphone

Bullit Group has started a partnership with MediaTek to launch the world’s first smartphone to include two-way satellite messaging technology.  Over the past 18 months, MediaTek and Bullitt have collaborated to integrate satellite communications in a 5G smartphone designed by Bullitt. The pho... Read more

date1 year ago
Intel strikes deal to manufacture MediaTek’s chips

Intel strikes deal to manufacture MediaTek’s chips

Intel's foundries will provide substantial capacity for MediaTek in both Europe and North America. Intel will produce chips for MediaTek, making it the American giant's first leading silicon client for its revitalized chip-manufacturing business. MediaTek is a major Taiwanese fabless semiconduct... Read more

date2 years ago
MediaTek unveils two wifi 7 chipsets

MediaTek unveils two wifi 7 chipsets

MediaTek unveiled two chipsets for wifi 7. The Filogic 880 is suitable for access points, routers and gateways. The Filogic 380 supports clients. The chipsets are designed to support wifi 7 in access points (Filogic 880) and clients (Filogic 380), including smartphones and laptops. The release d... Read more

date2 years ago
Smartphones with MediaTek chipsets vulnerable to root access

Smartphones with MediaTek chipsets vulnerable to root access

Millions of devices with a chipset from the Taiwanese manufacturer MediaTek have been vulnerable for months, to malicious external attacks that could access the root. This is proven by a publication from XDA-Developers. Google's monthly Security Bulletin on Android mentioned the vulnerability CV... Read more

date4 years ago
Intel and MediaTek work together on integrated 5G chipset

Intel and MediaTek work together on integrated 5G chipset

Chipmakers Intel and MediaTek have joined forces to develop 5G modem chips for the computers of the future. The collaboration was announced yesterday and initially the two chipmakers will focus on creating laptop chips. Intel will be responsible for defining the specifications, while Taiwanese c... Read more

date4 years ago