There have been a few developments over at key IMG partner Mediatek which are noteworthy:
Firstly, a few weeks ago MTK announced it was raising its full-year forecast for smartphone chip shipments to 95m units (from 75m units). Shipments in the current quarter are now expected to be approx. 30m (21m in last quarter). This is due to increased demand from China for MT6575 and MT6577 (both IMG'd).
This has an immediate positive impact on IMG's H1, and I would not be surprised to see the total H1 IMG royalty volume in the region of 200m chips.
http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/biz/archives/2012/08/01/2003539124
Secondly, the Mediatek mobile chipset roadmap has been leaked and reveals 2 new cores both featuring the PowerVR SGX544. Full details here:
http://www.gizmochina.com/2012/07/26/mediatek-quad-core-chipset-roadmap-leaked-out-on-the-net/
Finally ,it was good to see MTK break into the top 5 for apps processor vendors, no surprise there:
http://www.eetimes.com/electronics-news/4391817/MediaTek-cracks-top-5-in-smartphone-apps-CPU-sales
