ARM has announced that MediaTek has licensed the Mali-400 MP multicore graphics processing unit (GPU) for integration in its system-on-chip (SoC) technology.
Increasingly, ARM is seeing its Mali graphics processor IP as a differentiator for adoption of its IP in consumer and mobile phone markets.
This is reflected by the attention the processor firm is giving its Mali developments. Last month, ARM announced that the graphics processor conformed to the Khronos OpenGL ES 2.0 API at resolutions up to 1080p HD.
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MediaTek develops SoCs for wireless communications, high-definition TVs, DVD and Blu-ray products.
“We have chosen to license ARM Mali technology for its scalability and performance credentials,” said MediaTek.
ARM has also created a development community of silicon designers, device manufacturers and content providers in the graphics industry.
These partners are working together to bring Mali GPU-enabled mobile phones and consumer devices to market, with the latest in user interfaces, navigation applications, gaming experiences and Web browsing capabilities.
According to Lance Howarth, general manager, ARM Media Processing Division. “The scalability of the Mali hardware architecture will enable its use in a vast range of MediaTek consumer SoC products.”
ARM has 21 licensees of Mali GPUs.