MediaTek announces Pentonic Smart TV Family Pentonic 2000 for Flagship 8K 120Hz TV

LAGUNA BEACH, Calif. - November 19, 2021 - MediaTek today announced the Pentonic 2000, a new family of Pentonic smart TVs that will lead the next generation of flagship 8K TVs. The MediaTek Pentonic smart TV series is built on MediaTek's innovations in display, audio, AI, broadcast and connectivity. Today, MediaTek's technology powers more than 2 billion televisions worldwide.

Dr. Mike Chang, Corporate Vice President and General Manager, Smart Home Business Group, MediaTek said: “MediaTek has accumulated multimedia expertise over the past 20 years and is now the number one provider of chipsets for smart TVs. Continuing our tradition of focusing on pushing things forward, the new Pentonic 2000 chip delivers everything from the latest display and audio tech, to ultra-fast refresh rates, powerful AI capabilities, picture-in-picture streaming, and more to help users It's designed with all the flagship features you're looking for."

The Pentonic 2000 is the world's first commercial TV chip manufactured using TSMC's N7 (7nm class) process, delivering unparalleled performance and power efficiency. This all-in-one chip supports 8K 120Hz displays and can also support 144Hz for gaming PC hardware and 9th generation consoles. The Pentonic 2000 is the first chip with an 8K 120Hz MEMC engine. The high-performance MediaTek APU (AI processor) inside the chip powers MediaTek's new 8K AI-Super Resolution technology, intelligently rendering low-resolution content up to the display's native resolution while performing real-time image enhancements. upscale.

With MediaTek's Intelligent View technology, the chip supports multiple picture-in-picture (PiP) or picture-by-picture (PbP) screens, displaying a display wall of various media sources on a large 8K resolution display. can do. This allows users to open multiple applications and stream from different sources at the same time. In addition, MediaTek's Intelligent View not only keeps the video in each window seamlessly displayed, even if the window size or display layout changes, but also delivers the same level of image quality in each window for the best viewing experience. provide the experience.

Inside this chip is the TV industry's fastest CPU and GPU, powered by an ultra-wide memory bus and ultra-fast UFS 3.1 storage. With MediaTek Wi-Fi 6E and even 5G cellular modems, device makers can offer the fastest wireless internet connections for viewing 8K streaming media, or multiple streaming sources simultaneously.

The Pentonic 2000 is the first commercial 8K TV chip to support Versatile Video Coding (VVC) H.266 media, delivering compression efficiency improvements essential in today's streaming era. The Pentonic 2000 supports Dolby's latest imaging and audio technologies, and supports the best in Dolby Vision and Dolby Atmos to deliver the best cinematic experience. Additionally, it supports AV1 for streaming services and global TV broadcast standards, including the latest ATSC 3.0.

The new MediaTek Pentonic 2000 will power the next-generation flagship 8K TV, which is expected to hit the global market in 2022.

For more information on MediaTek's Pentonic smart TV series, please visit https://www.mediatek.com/products/entertainment/digital-tv.

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MediaTek Inc. (Taiwan Stock Exchange: 2454) is a global fabless semiconductor manufacturer that provides approximately 2 billion connected devices annually. A market leader in developing innovative system-on-chips (SoCs) for mobile devices, home entertainment, connectivity, and IoT products. Our dedication to innovation has resulted in market-leading positions in key technology areas, including power-efficient mobile technologies and advanced multimedia solutions. These technologies are used in a wide range of products such as smartphones, tablets, digital TVs, 5G, voice assistant devices (VAD), wearable terminals, and automotive solutions. MediaTek hopes to help people expand their horizons and achieve their goals with ease through smart technology. We make great technology accessible to everyone and power our business. Please see this site for details.

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