In response, Taiwanese semiconductor industry figures predict that the 'dark horse' that has the opportunity to adopt TSMC's 7nm process in 2018 is likely to be the MediaTek network chip and server chip solution responsible for high-speed computing and power saving.
MediaTek intends to expand the market of the world's most high-end mobile phone chip market in 2017, but the result was not satisfactory and forcing a major internal management reform. After reviewing its operating guidelines, MediaTek decided to stop the Helio X chipset first Investment in order to effectively stop the company's mobile device chip product line gross margin continued to decline decline.
Cai Li Xing said that the MediaTek short-term transformation plan has been gradually achieved results, the mobile device chip platform business has also significantly improved, from the financial figures gross margin has been stable and slowly picked up .2018 MediaTek to continue to enhance product competitiveness, gross profit margin and Chip market share considerable confidence, is expected in the fourth quarter of 2017 to the first quarter of 2018 there will be new products appear.
In addition, in the future to master the layout of key technologies, Cai said that MediaTek will continue to invest in five key technologies, including AI, 5G, NB-IoT, 802.11ax, and automotive electronics, while matching the company's existing smart algorithms , Wireless and wireline communications, wireless connectivity, RF, mobile computing, video processing and multimedia, and power management chip solutions and IP.
Chen Guanzhou, general manager of MediaTek, said the market for the mid-market Helio P series launched in 2017 responded very well and will push two more P-series chips in 2018. It is noteworthy that the Helio P Series smart phone chipset 2018 It will fully support AI and high-speed computing functions, in addition to providing more accurate face recognition, support for AR / VR and 3D sensing and other functions, but also all-in-one to build AI-enabled smart home-related chips.
According to industry semiconductor manufacturers revealed that MediaTek will never miss the world's top handset chip market war situation from the current mobile phone chip blueprint to observe the flagship mobile phone chip Helio X series may be re-launched in the second half of 2018, MediaTek will also be 2018-2019 5G really come into battle before the advent.
At the same time, the company revealed that MediaTek did not give up its determination to move toward the higher-end handset market but only needed more preparation and waiting. In particular, the market for high-end handset chipsets must be completely strategically placed on the basis of customer needs. The advent of the times, various handset brand manufacturers is bound to detonate the war ahead of schedule, which will be the best opportunity for MediaTek flagship chip once again fully operational.