MediaTek  a leading fabless semiconductor company for wireless communications and digital multimedia solutions,on Tuesday announced its dual-cure solution MT8135 system-on-chip (SoC) for high-end tablets.

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Earlier, MediaTek launched its dual-core smartphone platform – the MT6572 in May,

The new platform incorporates two high-performance ARM Cortex-A15 and two ultra-efficient ARM Cortex-A7 processors, and the latest GPU from Imagination Technologies, the PowerVR Series6. Complemented by a highly optimized ARM big.LITTLE processing subsystem that allows for heterogeneous multi-processing, the resulting solution is primed to deliver premium user experiences.

MediaTek has deployed an advanced scheduler algorithm, combined with adaptive thermal and interactive power management to maximize the performance and energy efficiency benefits of the ARM big.LITTLE architecture. This technology enables application software to access all of the processors in the big.LITTLE cluster simultaneously for a true heterogeneous experience. As the first company to enable heterogeneous multi-processing on a mobile SoC, MediaTek has uniquely positioned the MT8135 to support the next generation of tablet and mobile device designs.

“ARM big.LITTLE technology reduces processor energy consumption by up to 70 percent on common workloads, which is critical in the drive towards all-day battery life for mobile platforms,” said Noel Hurley, vice president, Strategy and Marketing, Processor Division, ARM. “We are pleased to see MediaTek’s MT8135 seizing on the opportunity offered by the big.LITTLE architecture to enable new services on a heterogeneous processing platform.”

The MT8135 features a MediaTek-developed four-in-one connectivity combination that includes Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 4.0, GPS and FM, designed to bring highly integrated wireless technologies and expanded functionality to market-leading multimedia tablets. The MT8135 also supports Wi-Fi certified Miracast which makes multimedia content sharing between devices remarkably easier.

The MT8135 is the latest SoC in MediaTek's highly successful line of quad-core processors, which since its launch last December has given rise to more than 350 projects and over 150 mobile device models across the world. This latest solution, along with its comprehensive accompanying Reference Design, will like their predecessors fast become industry standards, particularly in the high-end tablet space.
 
The company is betting on growing popularity of tablets in emerging market like India where it has a major tie-up with Micromax.
 
In an interview with TelecomTiger in January Finbarr Moynihan, General Manager- Business Development, MediaTek had said that it looks at India for future growth and would also be targeting  South East Asia, Latin America and Europe. He had said that there is a lot of optimism as far as India is concerned. The focus will not only be on feature or smartphones but will also on tablets. So, in a way our focus has always been global. The company launched its first  quad-core SoC in 2012.