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Nvidia Invests $3.5B in MediaTek for AI Chip Development

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Nvidia is investing $3.5 billion in MediaTek to enhance the latter's capabilities in designing custom AI chips for cloud providers and AI companies. This partnership will allow MediaTek to utilize Nvidia's technology, including the NVLink Fusion ecosystem, to standardize AI infrastructure across its customer base. The collaboration also extends to developing platforms for AI-powered vehicles.

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Nvidia's investment in MediaTek marks a strategic shift to support custom silicon development while maintaining its dominance in AI infrastructure.

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Nvidia is investing $3.5 billion into Taiwanese chipmaker MediaTek.

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MediaTek expects its custom data center ASIC operations to generate $2 billion in revenue by 2026.

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Nvidia announced a partnership with Amazon Web Services to deploy an additional 2 million Nvidia GPUs.

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MediaTek will adopt Nvidia’s NVLink Fusion ecosystem.

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