MediaTek Inc.

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MediaTek and Qualcomm Enter Into Patent Arrangement [Press Release]
PRNewswire | 3 days 7 hours 48 minutes ago
...products and services, and MediaTek, Inc. ( TPE: 2454), a leading fabless...order to receive rights to any of MediaTek's patents. The remainder of...arrangement are confidential. MediaTek, Inc. is a leading fabless semiconductor...


MediaTek Adopts Carbon Design s System-Level Modeling Tools [Press Release]
Business Wire | 23 days 21 hours 48 minutes ago
MediaTek Inc., a leading fabless semiconductor company for wireless communications and digital media solutions, and Carbon Design Systems, the leading supplier of system level modeling and validation tools for system-on-chip (SoC) design, announced today that they have entered into a multi-year strategic partnership to deploy Carbon Model Studio™ and Carbonized models of third-party intellectual property (IP) within Mediatek.


MediaTek MT8530 is World's First DivX Plus(TM) HD Certified Chip to Power Blu-ray Disc(R) Players [Press Release]
PRNewswire | 27 days 19 hours 48 minutes ago
...26/PRNewswire-FirstCall/ --DivX, Inc. , a digital media company, and MediaTek Inc., a leading fabless semiconductor company...experience to enable the digital home. MediaTek Inc. is a leading fabless semiconductor company...


Taiwan chip makers may lift salary freeze next year: report - MarketWatch
MarketWatch | 38 days 10 hours 8 minutes ago
The companies imposed a salary freeze this year because of the global financial crisis, the newspaper reported, adding TSMC may make an announcement on the matter at a company event Saturday.


2009 GSA Award Nominees Announced [Press Release]
Business Wire | 19 days 20 hours 48 minutes ago
The Global Semiconductor Alliance (GSA) announces the nominees for awards to be presented at the GSA Awards Dinner Celebration on Thursday, Dec. 10, 2009, at the Santa Clara Convention Center in Santa Clara, Calif.


MediaTek, Qualcomm Reach Agreement On W-CDMA, CDMA Patents
Wall Street Journal, The | 3 days 8 hours 30 minutes ago
TAIPEI (Dow Jones)--Chip designer MediaTek Inc. (2454.TW) and U.S.-based Qualcomm Inc. (QCOM) said Friday they had agreed on a patent arrangement covering chips used in Wideband Code Division Multiple Access and Code Division Multiple Access networks.


MediaTek, Qualcomm reach agreement on chip patents
Total Telecom Magazine (U.K.) | 3 days 2 hours 12 minutes ago
Deal covers chips used in WCDMA and CDMA kit.


Taiwan's UMC reportedly grabbing business away from rival TSMC - MarketWatch
MarketWatch | 28 days 10 hours 21 minutes ago
UMC offered to make chips using 65-nanometer production technology at prices that are 10% lower than those charged by TSMC, the paper said, citing unnamed sources.


EETimes.com - Qualcomm, MediaTek ink patent cross-licensing deal
EE Times | 3 days 6 hours 4 minutes ago
Under the terms of the arrangement, Qualcomm (San Diego) and MediaTek (Hsinchu, Taiwan) have agreed, subject to certain conditions, not to assert certain patents against each other with respect to some of their respective chips, the companies said.


Advanced Semiconductor Engineering, Inc. Reports Unaudited Consolidated Financial Results for the Third Quarter of 2009 [Press Release]
PRNewswire | 24 days 1 hour 33 minutes ago
TAIPEI, Taiwan, Oct. 30 /PRNewswire-Asia-FirstCall/ -- Advanced Semiconductor Engineering, Inc.


BT Group sues MediaTek over chip patent
Total Telecom Magazine (U.K.) | 18 days 2 hours 30 minutes ago
U.K. incumbent accuses Taiwanese chip designer of infringing a patent.


MediaTek gets WiMAX chip order from BSNL
Total Telecom Magazine (U.K.) | 27 days 2 hours 26 minutes ago
State-run telco to pour $1 billion into rolling WiMAX services.


Taiwan stocks end 5-day gain as tech shares drag
Forbes | 33 days 5 hours 44 minutes ago
TAIPEI, Oct 21 (Reuters) - Taiwan stocks closed 0.67 percent lower on Wednesday as losses on Wall Street triggered selling in technology shares, including Mediatek Inc. The main TAIEX share index finished down 52.02 points


Taiwan stocks post biggest daily drop in 2 weeks
Forbes | 33 days 4 hours 55 minutes ago
TAIPEI, Oct 21 (Reuters) - Taiwan stocks closed 0.67 percent lower on Wednesday, snapping a five-session winning streak, as losses on Wall Street triggered selling in technology shares,


TABLE-Taiwan's Mediatek posts T$11.8 bln profit in Q3
Forbes | 24 days 6 hours 33 minutes ago
Oct 30 (Reuters) - Three months ended September 30, 2009 (in millions of Taiwan dollars unless stated): Q3 2009 Q3 2008 Article Controlsemail





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Company Overview


Company: MediaTek Inc.
Industry: Graphics & Video Chips & Boards
Website: http://www.mtk.com.tw

MediaTek develops system-on-a-chip (SoC) designs for wireless communication, HDTV and DVDs, and optical storage products. Its chips are found in cell phones, DVD players, and other consumer electronics. MediaTek is the largest supplier of chips for wireless handsets in China and Taiwan. The fabless semiconductor company outsources production of its devices to contract semiconductor manufacturers, such as Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) and United Microelectronics Corporation (UMC). MediaTek makes most of its sales outside Taiwan. The company was spun off from UMC in 1997.


Key Numbers

Sales in U.S. Dollars (mil.) 2,500.8 (2008)
One-year % Growth in Sales 0.0 (2008)
Net Income in U.S. Dollars (mil.) 0 ()
One-year % Growth in Net Income 0.0 ()
Number of Employees 1,954 (2008)
One-year % Growth in Number of Employees 0.0 (2008)
Fiscal Year-End December