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AI Empowers Everything: MediaTek Developer Conference (MDDC) to be Held in Shenzhen on May 7

Kew Wed, Apr 10 2024 08:38 AM EST

MediaTek has officially announced that the MediaTek Developer Conference (MDDC 2024) will be grandly opened in Shenzhen on May 7. With the theme "AI Empowers Everything," the conference aims to gather the wisdom of developers worldwide to explore innovative applications and development trends of AI technology in diverse fields. At that time, numerous industry leaders and senior experts will gather together to engage in in-depth discussions and exchanges on how AI can bring richer possibilities to the terminal side.

It is reported that the MediaTek Developer Conference will include keynote speeches, summit dialogues, technical forums, AI practice case sharing, and an AI and gaming interactive experience zone, providing participants with the opportunity to deepen their understanding of cutting-edge applications and innovative achievements in related technologies. Currently, registration is open on the official website of the "MediaTek Developer Center" (https://developer.mediatek.com/mddc/2024).

From the official recruitment webpage, it can be seen that the focus of this conference is on showcasing the latest achievements in MediaTek's AI technology, advanced GPU technology, and the construction of the gaming mobile ecosystem. Over the years, MediaTek has deeply cultivated the mobile ecosystem and accumulated profound technical expertise and an ecosystem circle of friends in areas such as terminal-side AI and gaming, which is the biggest confidence for hosting the MediaTek Developer Conference. S9755c5cb-4fab-4b52-837f-8e0b5a076a87.jpg Expansive Generative AI Strategies: MediaTek Continues to Foster a Thriving Ecosystem

Generative AI is making rapid strides on a global scale, with its vast application potential and tremendous growth prospects too significant to overlook. In driving the continuous development of generative AI applications, robust support from the device end is crucial. As one of the leading companies in mobile platform generative AI, MediaTek remains deeply committed to investments and collaborations in the device-end AI domain.

In terms of device-end AI product strength, MediaTek's AI Processing Unit (APU) has become synonymous with high computational power, high intelligence, and low energy consumption. It's extensively used in smartphones, automotive, smart homes, the Internet of Things (IoT), among other areas, providing terminal products with formidable AI capabilities.

It's worth mentioning that MediaTek's latest flagship mobile chip, the Dimensity 9300, incorporates the seventh-generation AI processor APU 790, equipped with a hardware-level generative AI engine that significantly enhances its performance. Not only does it lead the industry in AI performance, but it also supports running AI large language models with 1 billion, 7 billion, 13 billion, and up to 33 billion parameters on the device end. This brings a smoother and more efficient AI application experience to terminal devices. S26e10df9-1a6e-449a-bdb7-4542e03699ee.png Moreover, as early as 2018, MediaTek proactively launched the NeuroPilot AI platform, demonstrating its industry leadership in mobile platform AI and laying a solid foundation for the subsequent construction of an AI ecosystem. Today, leveraging the AI development platform NeuroPilot, MediaTek has successfully built a rich AI ecosystem that supports a wide array of leading global AI models, including Android, Google Gemini Nano, Meta Llama 2, Baidu Wenxin Yiyuan, Baichuan, Alibaba Cloud Tongyi Qianwen, vivo BlueHeart large model BlueLM, OPPO AndesGPT, among others. This ecosystem provides robust support for developers to rapidly and efficiently deploy multimodal generative AI applications on devices, thereby offering users a diverse range of innovative generative AI experiences on the edge, encompassing text, images, videos, music, and more. 73d804a4-3078-4920-a727-ca75d25914b8.jpg Moreover, MediaTek has deepened its collaboration with smartphone manufacturers to pioneer the application of generative AI on mobile devices. Supported by the Dimensity 9300 chip's robust AI capabilities and software technology, users can now enjoy a multitude of practical generative AI features through the vivo AI "Blue Heart" large model. These features encompass a wide range of applications, including hyper-capable semantic search, question answering, writing, image creation, and intelligent interaction.

Leveraging the outstanding AI capabilities of the Dimensity 9300 chip as well, the OPPO AndesGPT large language model achieves superior performance and speed. Notably, the OPPO Find X7 has clinched the top spot in the AI-Benchmark leaderboard for AI performance in the industry, bringing to users a series of innovative mobile functionalities like AIGC erasure and AI call summarization.

Dimensity's Superb Gaming Performance Ushers in a Robust Mobile Gaming Tech Ecosystem

Today, mobile game developers are dedicated to creating more realistic and visually stunning game content, and the hardware performance of flagship mobile platforms is essential to achieving this goal. As a key participant, explorer, and leader in the mobile gaming technology ecosystem, MediaTek is actively investing in and shaping the future of mobile gaming technology. Working alongside the world's top gaming ecosystem partners and developers, MediaTek is pushing the boundaries of advanced gaming technology in practical applications. From the Dimensity 9000 to the Dimensity 9300, MediaTek continually breaks through the performance ceiling of mobile platforms. Coupled with a thriving ecosystem of partnerships, MediaTek provides users with smooth and lifelike flagship mobile gaming experiences. It offers a solid hardware foundation for ongoing innovation by mobile game developers and injects continuous momentum into the revolutionary development of the mobile gaming industry. Sf3dcd316-30c9-41b6-a48f-1adfad6d4f99.jpg MediaTek remains steadfast in its commitment to enhancing user experiences, continuously upgrading its mobile platform technology to deliver exhilarating gaming experiences. This year's Developer Conference, with a strong focus on gaming, promises to deliver invaluable insights into StarSpeed engine development, GPU performance analysis, and mobile ray tracing optimization. Additionally, senior experts from leading mobile gaming companies will share their technical knowledge, making this an eagerly anticipated event.

The convening of the Dimensity Developer Conference stems from MediaTek's longstanding expertise in mobile chipset technology and a strategic vision that emphasizes collaboration with partners to advance the mobile ecosystem. The event will feature prominent figures sharing the latest industry trends and perspectives.

With the ongoing innovation and advancement in AI technology, there's ample reason to believe that the MediaTek Dimensity Developer Conference will mark a new chapter in mobile platform AI technology. Together with ecosystem partners and developers, the conference aims to explore the vast potential of "AI enabling everything," pushing the entire mobile ecosystem towards higher levels of development.