- Advanced energy saving technology assures low-consumption
green routers that provide fast and efficient wireless
service
HSINCHU, Taiwan, Oct. 30, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- 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.