Mediatek is a market leader and pioneer in wireless communications and digital media solutions. Mediatek Inc. will collaborate with IBM for research and development of ultra-fast chipsets. The joint venture project will combine IBM's millimeter wave (mmWave) radio chips and package technology with Mediatek's experience in digital baseband and video processing chips.
"This collaborative effort will enable consumers to wirelessly transfer large multimedia data files around their home and/or offices in seconds," said T.C. Chen, a vice president at science and technology, IBM Research.
The two partners have reached a three years agreement. The financial details were kept secret. A spokesman of Mediatek announced the company will brand the products resulting from the R&D Project.
via Yahoo News
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