MEMC CHIP

Definition

The MEMC chip is used in higher-end televisions to simulate higher frame rates, by adding custom frames between actual ones. It stands for Motion Estimation, Motion Compensation. Further, MEMC is a smart algorithm that allows for frame insertion and interpolation layer.

Available device in current smartphone

One plus 8 pro

How MEMC Chip works

This chip is used basically for adding the frames rates to a video. The MEMC chip is often integrated on higher-end TVs to simulate higher frame rates. Videos are shot in 24fps, 30fps and 60fps. MEMC chip is Motion estimation motion compensation.

MEMC on TV's

If you've bought a TV in the last 10 years, you've probably heard of the "soap opera effect." If not, well, the soap opera effect is a colloquial name for when a TV's MEMC (motion enhancement, motion compensation) settings make content look like a daytime soap: overly smooth and decidedly less "cinematic.