MediaTek has unveiled its latest Kompanio Ultra chip, which will power the next-gen Chromebooks with high-end performance. The processor is expected to power Google’s Chromebook lineup, which introduced the premium ‘Chromebook Plus’ series last month. The Kompanio Ultra comes with advanced AI capabilities and high specs, just like MediaTek’s Dimensity 9400 chip. It is built on a 6nm process with an octa-core CPU that consists of power-hungry ARM Cortex-A78 cores and power-efficient Cortex-A55 cores. It also features several 4K monitors, AV1 video decoding, and Wi-Fi 6E support.
The chip includes MediaTek’s APU 3.0 for AI processing of operations such as voice recognition and camera enhancement while optimizing battery efficiency. These enhancements are aimed at improving multimedia entertainment and providing seamless cloud gaming. With integrated AI processing capability, the chipset provides better interactivity and improved multimedia output quality. MediaTek’s Neural Processing Unit (NPU) delivers up to 4 TOPS of AI performance while processing image data effectively and performing computations at the fastest moments.
Kompanio Ultra is intended for ultra-thin and lightweight Chromebooks, offering longer battery life and richer computing experiences. That technological leap keeps Google’s plans to implement AI deeper in ChromeOS on track, potentially paving the way for more robust Chromebook generations in the not-so-distant future.
