MediaTek to Develop Customized AI Chip for Alibaba's DingTalk Office System
FromGeek, 6/26/18
Taiwanese fabless semiconductor company MediaTek will create an artificial intelligence (AI)-based office system for Chinese internet conglomerate Alibaba Group's (NYSE: BABA) team collaboration app DingTalk (Dingding). The first hardware product is expected to come out in July.
The partnership between MediaTek and Alibaba will first revolve around a smart front desk that supports facial recognition and extends into other applications in the future, such as a smart cloud printer. MediaTek will create two customized Bluetooth-equipped System on Chip (SoC) solutions for Alibaba - MT7581 and MT7583. The smart hardware devices equipped with these AI chips are expected to begin mass production in the second half of the year.
Keywords: chipmaker smart appliance smart terminal hardware printer semiconductor MediaTek SoC Alibaba Group BABA collaboration app DingTalk artificial intelligence