TAIWAN, HSINCHU - 30 October, 2012 - MediaTek Inc., a
leading fabless semiconductor company for wireless
communications and digital multimedia, today announced that
its MT7620 Wi-Fi System-on-a-Chip (SoC) has been selected
for the new ASUS RT-N14U N300 wireless router, debuting
globally this quarter.
The MT7620 is the latest addition to MediaTek's family of
highly integrated, single-chip Wi-Fi SoC products,
currently being deployed by many wireless router and
repeater makers worldwide. It incorporates advanced
signaling technologies, giving device manufacturers robust
tools to develop best-in-class energy-saving wireless
routers, with particular benefit when connected to
battery-powered devices such as smartphones, notebooks, and
tablets. With the MT7620, the same amount of wireless data
can be transmitted in a shorter time, while allowing the
mobile device to remain in low-power "dozing"
states for longer periods. The MT7620, using MediaTek Green
AP functionality, complies with European Union Code of
Conduct (CoC) on Energy Efficiency and Energy-using
Products (EuP) Directive certifications, providing
low-consumption green operation and better user experiences
for simultaneous video and data applications.
"Today's wireless routers must work with devices like
smartphones and tablets with highly efficient operation for
extended battery life and a better user experience," said
Tenlong Deng, Associate Vice President of the Wireless
Device Business Unit at ASUS. "We are happy to expand our
partnership with MediaTek in supplying a sector-leading
wireless router to the growing and dynamic connected
consumer electronics market."
"By partnering with ASUS, a performance leader in
wireless router products, we continue to expand our
wireless connectivity reach and bring innovation to the
consumer market," said SR Tsai, General Manager of the
Wireless Connectivity and Networking Business Unit at
MediaTek. "Wi-Fi is being embedded in an increasingly
diverse array of mobile and consumer electronics devices,
so performance, power consumption, reliability, and ease of
integration become even more critical for our customers.
MediaTek's continued focus on technology innovation enables
our customers with unique competitive advantages."
The MT7620 leverages the strengths of MediaTek's
best-in-class hardware network address translation (HNAT)
acceleration engine that is currently embedded in
award-winning ASUS wireless routers such as the RT-N56U and
RT-N65U, delivering 2Gbps IPv6 routing capabilities for
advanced cloud applications. It also comes with a USB 2.0
interface for 3G/4G broadband connectivity, wireless
storage, web cameras, wireless speakers, and connectivity
with entertainment devices such as media players, game
consoles, and smart TVs. The MT7620 is also available in a
wireless repeater design, and has been selected by ASUS to
power its RP-N53 N600 Wireless range extender.
About MediaTek Inc.
MediaTek Inc. is a leading fabless semiconductor company
for wireless communications and digital multimedia
solutions. The company is a market leader and pioneer in
cutting-edge SOC system solutions for wireless
communications, high-definition TV, optical storage, and
DVD and Blu-ray products. Founded in 1997 and listed on
Taiwan Stock Exchange under the code "2454",
MediaTek is headquartered in Taiwan and has sales or
research subsidiaries in Mainland China, Singapore, India,
U.S., Japan, South Korea, Denmark, England, Sweden and
Dubai. For more information, please visit MediaTek's
website at www.mediatek.com
About ASUS
ASUS is a worldwide top-three consumer notebook vendor and
maker of the world's best-selling and most award-winning
motherboards. A leading enterprise in the new digital era,
ASUS designs and manufactures products that perfectly meet
the needs of today's digital home and office, with a broad
portfolio that includes motherboards, graphics cards,
optical drives, displays, desktop and all-in-one PCs,
notebooks, netbooks, servers, multimedia devices, wireless
solutions, networking devices, tablets, and smartphones.
Driven by innovation and committed to quality, ASUS won
3,886 awards in 2011 and is widely credited with
revolutionizing the PC industry with its Eee PC™. ASUS has
more than 11,000 employees around the globe with a
world-class R&D team of 3,100 engineers. Company revenue
for 2011 was approximately US$11.9 billion.
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