Fabless IC firm MediaTek's third-quarter revenues are expected to reach between NT$24 billion (US$830 million) and NT$27 billion, up at least 15% on quarter, according to market sources. The company is enjoying brisk sales of its value-added 2.5G chipset solutions in emerging markets, the sources observed.
MediaTek has seen a ramp-up in orders for its single-chip MT6252 solutions in China, and the company's MT6236 EDGE-enabled solution has been adopted by many handset vendors and telecom operators in Latin America, the sources indicated.
The MT6252 is an ultra-low-cost chipset solution that supports serial flash and 4-card/4-stand-by functionality, while the MT6236 is a GSM/GPRS/EDGE solution with high level of integration and specially-designed features such as support for dual-mode television in response to government promotions of the digital TV standard ISDB-T. Both chipsets are targeted at multimedia-rich handsets.
While facing the falling ASP for 2.5G handset solutions due to the market's maturity, MediaTek has adopted a strategy of adding more value to the products in which it already has expertise, the sources pointed out. Before being able to strengthen its presence in the market for smartphones and 3G handsets, MediaTek's present focus on "quasi-smartphones" could be a smart move, the sources said.
MediaTek recently reiterated its guidance for a sequential 5-12% growth in revenues for the second quarter. It has not given a revenue estimate for the third quarter.