Arm rolls out new smartphone tech and MediaTek signs up to use

Arm Ltd on Monday rolled out new chip technology for mobile devices and Taiwan smartphone chip maker MediaTek Inc said it will be using it for its next-generation product.

MediaTek, a longtime supplier of low- and mid-tier smartphone chips, has been pushing into the market to supply chips for premium smartphones, once dominated by rival Qualcomm Inc, which has been in a legal battle with Arm since last year over chip licensing agreements.

In Arm’s blog announcing the new products, MediaTek said the new chips will help improve the performance of its next-generation smartphones.