MediaTek released a 6nm Xunkun 1380 chip, which provides powerful performance for Chromebooks

Abstract: On January 26, MediaTek, a major chip designer, announced the launch of Kompanio 1380 chips to help the high-end Chromebook market. According to reports, Xunkun 1380 can provide users with excellent mobile planning experience and long-term endurance, and can also make the equipment lighter and thinner. MediaTek Xunkun series platform is widely used by customers, and successfully creates the world's most popular Chromebook laptop and tablet. The acer Chromebook Spin 513, which is the first to be equipped with the Xunku 1380 computing platform, has been launched, and other new products will be unveiled in the market in the near future.

On January 26, MediaTek, a major chip designer, announced the launch of the Kompanio 1380 chip to help the high-end Chromebook market. According to reports, Xunkun 1380 can provide users with excellent mobile planning experience and long-term endurance, and can also make the equipment lighter and thinner. MediaTek Xunkun series platform is widely used by customers, and successfully creates the world's most popular Chromebook laptop and tablet. The acer Chromebook Spin 513, which is the first to be equipped with the Xunku 1380 computing platform, has been launched, and other new products will be unveiled in the market in the near future.

MediaTek pointed out that the Xunkun 1380 chip uses 8 core CPU, including 4 high-performance Arm Cortex-A78 cores with a main frequency of 3GHz, which effectively improves responsiveness and enhances user experience. The 5-core Arm Mali-G57 GPU supports fast and vivid visual rendering and provides a sufficient bandwidth of 4 channels and 2133MHz LPDDR4X, which not only unlocks super computing power, but also provides the best support for games. The exclusive APU 3.0 creates a multi-core AI processor that specializes in tasks such as AI cameras and AI voices, while optimizing endurance.

In terms of display functions, Xunkun 1380 chip supports the highest 4K@60Hz HDR display, and supports dual screens with the same picture quality display, or supports 4K@60Hz at the same time, plus dual screen 4K@30Hz display, providing device manufacturers with multiple resolution, performance, external screen and other design flexibility, meeting the needs of users. Other features include advanced decoding capabilities, which allow consumers to play 4K videos online at the best quality, as well as long-lasting endurance. Exclusive voice digital signal processor (DSP) provides very low-power wake-on-voice (VoW) capability and supports a variety of voice assistant services, as well as support for the highest Wi-Fi 6 / 6E, Bluetooth 5 specifications, enjoy high-speed wireless internet connection.

Zeng Baoqing, general manager of MediaTek's Smart Multimedia Division, said that the Xunkun 1380 continues MediaTek's world-first heritage in the World's Arm Architecture Chromebook chip, and its high performance and long-term endurance make the Chromebook experience go to a higher level. Based on the energy-efficient 6nm process, Xunkun 1380 integrates excellent computing performance, top multimedia and AI performance, and smooth cloud gaming performance to provide users with the best experience.

John Solomon, vice president of Google Chrome OS, also pointed out that consumers are increasingly expecting Chromebooks, hoping for a perfect balance between performance, weight and energy efficiency. The Xunkun 1380 chip allows users to enjoy the best experience at home or on the road, at work or leisure, and it is a pleasure to see the above multi-functional embodiment in the Acer Chromebook Spin 513, which is equipped with the new chip for the first time.