MediaTek partners with Nvidia to make car chips to rival Qualcomm, Samsung

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MediaTek has announced that it has partnered with Nvidia to make four new automotive chips for connected and self-driving cards. The company's Dimensity Auto Cockpit series chips will compete with automotive chips from Qualcomm and Samsung.

MediaTek Dimensity Auto Cockpit chips to compete with Samsung's Exynos Auto chips

The company's new Dimensity Auto Cockpot series has four chips: CM-1, CV-1, CX-1, and CY-1. These 3nm chips use ARM's V9-A CPU cores and Nvidia's RTX GPU. They support Nvidia's DRIVE OS and will power the infotainment system and other intelligence inside connected cars. Nvidia's technology powers AI processing on these chips, and it will be used for entertainment, navigation, and general information needs.

The GPU can drive four high-resolution screens. In fact, MediaTek and Nvidia claim that the new chips can even support in-vehicle gaming, complete with ray-traced graphics. Media streaming and audio/video calls with AI-enhanced clarity are also supported. They can even monitor people inside the car for natural controls and gaze-aware UI.

The CV-1 is a chip for entry-level cars. The CM-1 is for mid-range cars and the CV-1 is for high-end cars. The CX-1 is for premium car offerings. These chips can simultaneously run multiple operating systems, including Android Auto, Linux, and QNX, in virtualization.

The new chips also support up to ten cameras and other sensors for assisted driving. The built-in ISP can process HDR scenes in real-time. Their connectivity features include a built-in 5G modem (sub-6GHz), NTN (for direct satellite connectivity for emergency calls and messages), Wi-Fi 7, GNSS, and Bluetooth.

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MediaTek partners with Nvidia to make car chips to rival Qualcomm, Samsung

MediaTek Dimensity Auto Cockpit chips to compete with Samsung's Exynos Auto chips

Asif Iqbal Shaik - Senior Editor

[email protected]

First Samsung device: T100

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