Product Description
The MediaTek MT9618BAATAB is a powerful multimedia System-on-Chip (SoC) designed for high-performance, 4K UHD video applications, AI-driven enhancements, and efficient performance. It targets devices such as smart TVs, set-top boxes, media players, and gaming consoles that require advanced video and audio processing capabilities combined with energy efficiency.
4K UHD Video Support with HDR:
The MT9618BAATAB excels in delivering superior 4K UHD video quality at 60fps, making it an excellent choice for streaming high-resolution content and rendering immersive visuals in smart TVs and gaming consoles. It supports several key video technologies, including HDR10+ and HLG (Hybrid Log Gamma), ensuring that content is displayed with richer colors, deeper blacks, and brighter whites. This results in a visually stunning viewing experience, whether it's for movies, live sports, or gaming.The integrated VPU supports modern video codecs such as HEVC (H.265), VP9, and AV1, allowing the chipset to efficiently decode and stream high-quality video content, even at high resolutions like 4K. The VPU also enables real-time video upscaling, improving lower-resolution content to near-4K quality, which enhances the overall viewing experience when streaming videos or watching old media.
AI-Powered Video and Audio Processing:
MediaTek's NeuroPilot AI provides powerful AI-based video processing, adjusting display settings dynamically depending on the content being played. For example, it can enhance contrast and brightness for a movie scene or adjust sharpness and clarity for fast-moving sports content. This allows for an intelligent viewing experience where the TV automatically optimizes picture settings without needing user input.Beyond video, AI-powered audio processing improves sound quality based on the environment and content type. The AI-enhanced sound makes dialogues clearer, bass deeper, and sound effects more immersive, resulting in a richer, more lifelike audio experience. This is especially beneficial in smart TVs where user preferences and room acoustics vary.
Efficient Multi-Core Architecture:
The quad-core ARM Cortex-A55 CPU and Mali-G52 MP4 GPU of the MT9618BAATAB provide a balance of high performance and power efficiency, making the SoC well-suited for multimedia tasks without draining excessive power. The Cortex-A55 cores are designed to run smoothly for 4K video decoding, gaming, and AI computation, while the Mali-G52 GPU ensures high-quality gaming and media rendering with fast frame rates and vibrant visuals.The big.LITTLE architecture of the Cortex-A55 allows the SoC to scale its performance depending on the workload, improving efficiency. This design helps extend battery life in portable devices while still providing the necessary power for demanding tasks like high-resolution video streaming or interactive gaming.
In summary, the MediaTek MT9618BAATAB combines advanced 4K UHD video processing, AI-powered enhancements, and a high-performance, energy-efficient architecture to provide an all-around solution for next-generation smart TVs, set-top boxes, and other media-centric devices. It is optimized for high-quality video and audio experiences while ensuring smooth, responsive performance across a wide range of multimedia applications.
Specification
CPU (Central Processing Unit):
The MT9618BAATAB features a quad-core ARM Cortex-A55 CPU with a clock speed of up to 2.0 GHz. These cores are designed to balance high performance with energy efficiency, allowing the chipset to run demanding applications like 4K video decoding, streaming, and gaming while minimizing power usage.
The Cortex-A55 is part of ARM’s big.LITTLE architecture, which pairs high-performance cores with energy-efficient cores to optimize workload distribution. This ensures that the chipset can scale its performance depending on the task at hand, providing smooth operation for video streaming, browsing, and multitasking.
GPU (Graphics Processing Unit):
The Mali-G52 MP4 GPU integrated into the MT9618BAATAB features 4 GPU cores, providing excellent graphics performance for gaming, media applications, and interactive interfaces. The GPU is capable of handling 4K resolution and supports advanced visual features such as HDR10+ and Wide Color Gamut (WCG).
The Mali-G52 GPU is optimized for both performance and power efficiency, making it ideal for high-quality graphics rendering in energy-sensitive devices. It also supports Vulkan API, enabling smoother graphics rendering for modern games and applications, delivering fast frame rates and immersive visuals.
Video Processing Unit (VPU):
The VPU in the MT9618BAATAB supports 4K UHD video decoding at 60fps, ensuring smooth playback for high-definition media. It supports several modern video codecs, including HEVC (H.265), VP9, AV1, and H.264, ensuring broad compatibility with a wide range of content.
The VPU also supports HDR (High Dynamic Range) and HLG (Hybrid Log Gamma), which optimizes the contrast and color range of supported content, delivering a more immersive viewing experience. The combination of these advanced video technologies makes the MT9618BAATAB ideal for streaming services, set-top boxes, and gaming consoles that need to deliver rich, high-quality video.
AI Integration (NeuroPilot):
The MT9618BAATAB integrates NeuroPilot AI, which brings real-time AI-based video processing and audio enhancement to connected devices. This allows for automatic adjustments of display settings, such as brightness, contrast, and sharpness, based on the content being viewed.
AI features also extend to audio processing, where the chipset can optimize sound based on environmental factors, speaker configuration, and content type. The AI engine also enables features like voice recognition and content recommendations, adding a layer of smart personalization to the device.
Connectivity:
The MT9618BAATAB features Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac) for fast and reliable wireless internet connectivity. It also supports Bluetooth 5.0, allowing for seamless wireless pairing with peripherals such as speakers, remote controls, and game controllers.
Additionally, the chipset is equipped with Gigabit Ethernet support, ensuring high-speed and stable wired network connections for applications requiring low latency and consistent data throughput, such as gaming, online streaming, and real-time video conferencing.
Memory and Storage:
The MT9618BAATAB supports LPDDR4X RAM, which provides high bandwidth and power efficiency. The RAM capacity can go up to 4GB, which is more than sufficient for streaming, multitasking, and running media applications. With LPDDR4X, the chipset can handle demanding workloads without straining battery life or causing lag.
For storage, the MT9618BAATAB supports eMMC 5.1 and UFS 2.1, which ensures fast data access, quick boot times, and rapid file transfers. These storage technologies provide an ideal solution for applications requiring high-speed reading and writing of media files, such as 4K/8K content or games.
Security:
The MT9618BAATAB includes hardware-based security features such as Secure Boot and Trusted Execution Environment (TEE), ensuring that devices built on this chipset are protected against unauthorized software and threats.
It also supports hardware encryption for secure data transmission and storage, providing protection for user data and media content, which is especially important for smart TVs and streaming devices.
Power Management:
Built using a 16nm FinFET process, the MT9618BAATAB is designed for energy efficiency. It includes dynamic frequency scaling and power gating features to reduce power consumption during idle or low-demand states, which helps in prolonging the operational life of energy-sensitive devices.
The power-efficient design ensures that devices equipped with this chipset can operate continuously without overheating or drawing excessive power, making it suitable for applications that require 24/7 operation, such as smart TVs and media hubs.
Operating System Compatibility:
The MT9618BAATAB is compatible with Android TV, Linux, and other embedded operating systems, offering flexibility for device manufacturers. This makes it suitable for a wide range of consumer electronics, including smart TVs, set-top boxes, and digital signage systems.
Support for these operating systems ensures a seamless user experience, with access to popular applications, streaming services, and rich multimedia content, providing an integrated platform for modern entertainment devices.
