MediaTek has announced its MT2601 SoC for wearable devices based on Google’s Android Wear software. The chipmaker says that its new SoC features 41.5 percent fewer components and lower current consumption.
The MT2601 includes a 1.2 GHz dual-core ARM Cortex-A7, ARM Mali-400 MP GPU and support for qHD display resolution. The MT2601 interfaces with external sensors and the wireless connectivity SoC MT6630 for Bluetooth. It is currently in mass production and will be ready for inclusion in Android Wear devices.
“The MT2601 has an incredibly small die size and is highly optimized for cost and power performance. The platform solution, comprised of MT2601 integrated with Android Wear software, will fuel the maker revolution and empower the application developer community worldwide to create a broad range of innovative applications and services,”
said J.C. Hsu, General Manager of New Business Development at MediaTek.
MediaTek says that MT2601 results into lower bill of materials (BoM) costs, smaller printed circuit board (PCB) size and longer battery life.