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Be Innovative for Green

Life-Cycle Thinking (LCT)

As part of its initial product design phase, MediaTek uses a Life-Cycle Thinking (LCT) management method in which environmental impact factors of a product's life cycle—from its initial production to the final disposal stage—are included in product design considerations. As well, MediaTek invests considerably in R&D in order to design innovative, energy saving technology, which is then included in design parameters. Finally, MediaTek's "3Rs" (Reduce, Reuse, Recycle) design philosophy not only ensures the efficient use of resources, but also lowers resource consumption, and reduces the amount of polluting emissions.

Green Design

MediaTek's system on a chip (SoC) integrated technology effectively simplifies the structure of our products, thus offering clients an extremely competitive cost advantage, as well as a significant reduction of components needed for assembly and lowered power consumption costs for products.

Mobile phone chipsets:
By successfully integrating the four chips needed for mobile phone technology onto a single chip, MediaTek has reduced the resources needed for production of these chipsets by 50%; the number of components needed by 27%; and the amount of materials used in the phoneboard by 35% when compared to first generation chips.

DVD-RW optical storage chipsets:
Leveraging MediaTek's SoC technology, MediaTek has already reduced the resources needed for the production of these chipsets by 97%; the number of components needed by 79%; and the amount of materials used in the motherboard by 65% when compared to first generation chips.

Digital TV chipsets:
Compared with first generation digital TV chipsets, MediaTek's SoC technology has effectively reduced the consumption of components by 33%, and through continuous innovation and the expansion of motherboard features, significantly increased the efficiency of digital TV motherboard.

DVD player chipsets:
Leveraging MediaTek's SoC technology, MediaTek has already reduced the resources needed for the production of these chipsets by 86%; the number of components needed by 66%; and the amount of materials used in the motherboard by 60% when compared to first generation chips.

Based on the premise of "Quality First", MediaTek works closely with its suppliers to improve its production technology as a way to upgrade product performance. At the same time, MediaTek has introduced energy saving and carbon reducing steps into its manufacturing process to help lower energy consumption and polluting by-products, thus realizing a environmentally friendly, yet efficient design and manufacturing process that is creating a win-win situation for both our customers and the environment.

Green materials

In addition to ensuring that all materials used its product lines meet EU ROHS compliance standards, EU REACH policies, as well as other restrictions regarding prohibited industrial materials, MediaTek has also committed itself to the use of Halogen free materials and a manufacturing process which emphasizes the reduced use of chemical substances as a way to prevent environmental degradation. Furthermore, at present over 90% of MediaTek's products meet standards regulating brominated and chlorinated compound levels. MediaTek hopes that through the concrete application of criteria dictating the use of environmentally friendly materials, it can reduce CO2 and other greenhouse gas emissions and help mitigate greenhouse effect driven climate change.

Green Transportation

MediaTek requires that its suppliers, both during on-site operations and transport, use recycled materials and make efforts to reduce the amount of consumable materials being used. For example, the reuse of plastic trays for IC products, and the use of anti-electric-static-damage black boxes or other reusable materials when storing and delivering products reduces the need for paper-based containers. In addition, MediaTek has itself reduced the use of paper-based documents by developing an electronic documentation and file system for logistic applications.

Concrete results include:
1. Over 90% of the containers used either during the production or transport of goods are now made from reusable materials, thereby preventing 5156 tons of CO2 emissions from entering the atmosphere.
2. For products sent between MediaTek and its suppliers, 90% of paper-based containers have been replaced by non-consumable, environmentally friendly versions, saving an equivalent of 700 trees.
3. The digitizing of the logistics system has effectively reduced the need for paper by 90%, saving an equivalent of 62 trees.