MediaTek introduces advanced mobile platform for mainstream smartphones

Fabless semiconductor supplier for wireless communications and digital multimedia, MediaTek Inc, today announced the availability of its MT6573 platform for mainstream 3G smartphones.

MediaTek said the feature-rich MT6573 platform would address the accelerating demand for smartphones at price points that meet the needs of operators in developed markets and consumers in emerging markets.

The MT6573 platform incorporates a highly-integrated, core chipset, a full range of connectivity solutions and supports the latest versions of the popular Android operating system.

It supports a quad-band, 3G/HSPA modem with mobile broadband rates of 7.2 Mbps in the downlink and 5.76 Mbps uplink, as well as quad-band EDGE. The integrated applications processing system combines a 650 MHz dedicated ARM11subsystem for the Android operating system; support for advanced 3D graphics; multi-format video capture and playback up to FWVGA 30fps; high-resolution camera support to 8MP and a high-end FWVGA, touch-screen display.

The platform chipset has a full range of connectivity solutions for Bluetooth, WiFi, GPS, FM radio and Mobile TV from MediaTek, the company said.

The core chipset of the MT6573 integrates the modem, applications, multimedia subsystem and all necessary power management functions into a single SOC. Combined with a single-chip, multi-mode, multi-band transceiver, it enables extremely small footprints that allow for smaller, more innovative industrial designs and form-factors.