MediaTek announces MT6595 4G LTE octa-core smartphone chip

MediaTek has announced the MT6595, the world's first 4G LTE octa-core smartphone system on a chip (SoC), powered by Cortex-A17 CPUs from ARM. The fabless semiconductor company for wireless communications and digital multimedia solutions says the chip will deliver superior multi-tasking performance and excellent sustained performance-per-watt.

According to MediaTek, the MT6595 is powered by four ARM Cortex-A17 processors, and four Cortex-A7 CPUs. This is the world’s first mobile SoC with integrated, low-power hardware support for the new H.265 Ultra HD (4K2K) video recording and playback standard, in addition to Ultra HD video playback support for H.264 and VP9. Other multimedia features include:

• 24-bit 192 kHz Hi-Fi quality audio codec support with high performance digital-to-analogue converter (DAC) to head phone >110dB signal-to-noise ratio (SNR)
• 20 megapixel camera capability and a high-definition WQXGA (2,560 x 1,600) display controller
• MediaTek ClearMotion technology which eliminates motion jitter and ensures smooth video playback at 60fps (frames per second) on mobile devices
• MediaTek MiraVision technology for digital TV-grade picture quality

The MT6595 is also the first MediaTek mobile platform to support 802.11ac and the world's first nultimode wireless charging receiver integrated circuit. The platform will be commercially available by the first half of 2014, with devices expected in the second half of the year.