MediaTek Bows Demodulator ‘Package’ to Speed NextGenTVs to Market

MediaTek signed a “test agreement” with Pearl TV to speed the deployment of ATSC 3.0 reception in more consumer TVs by supplying OEMs with a “total solution” that includes a 3.0 demodulator chip and a “ready-to-go software stack” for Android and Linux, said the chipmaker Wednesday. The “package” also includes a smart TV SoC “family” adaptable to a range of sets from entry-level 4K to premium 8K product, MediaTek said: It will enable smart TV brands “a faster time to market with reduced cost and risk of development,” and features low power consumption and a smaller package size than competing solutions. Hisense became 3.0's fourth TV brand endorser Tuesday with its CES 2022 introduction of three tiers of compliant sets (see 2201040038).