➀ MediaTek plans to tape out its 2nm chip in September 2025, a major leap in semiconductor technology;

➁ The development highlights its collaboration with TSMC, leveraging advanced process nodes to compete in mobile and AI markets;

➂ The 2nm chip aims to enhance performance and efficiency for next-gen smartphones and AI-driven applications.

➀ Xiaomi's XRing 01 SoC features a 10-core Arm CPU and 16-core Mali G925 GPU, built on TSMC's 3nm process;

➁ Early benchmarks show performance close to MediaTek's Dimensity 9400, with a 33% GPU core advantage;

➂ Chinese smartphone makers accelerate in-house chip development amid U.S. restrictions and cost-control efforts.

➀ MediaTek launched the Dimensity 9400e flagship chipset using TSMC's 4nm process, featuring an All Big Core architecture with Cortex-X4 and Cortex-A720 cores for power-efficient multitasking;

➁ The chip integrates a 12-core Immortalis-G720 GPU for mobile ray tracing and gaming optimizations, while supporting advanced AI models like Llama7B and Gemini Nano through its NeuroPilot SDK;

➂ Enhanced imaging capabilities include an 18-bit RAW ISP and AI-driven video processing tools for content creation, alongside 40% power savings in gaming through adaptive frame rate technology.

➀ Recent rumors suggest a delay in MediaTek's TPU V7e project, which is likely to be confirmed.

➁ The delay is attributed to issues with the compute chip, with Google changing the design and system architecture.

➂ The delay may impact MediaTek's share price and revenue expectations for the project.

➃ MediaTek's TPU V8e project is still moving forward, but it is in an early development stage.

➄ MediaTek is in discussions with ByteDance for a second-generation AI accelerator, but the project is not yet finalized.

➀ MediaTek's Dimensity 9500 chip is set to use TSMC's latest 3nm process N3P for production;

➁ The chip features a new all-core architecture, including 1 Travis+, 3 Altos, and 4 Gelas cores;

➂ It integrates a new microarchitecture Immortalis-Drago GPU, improving ray tracing performance and reducing power consumption, and supports full AI capabilities;

➃ It is expected to provide 100 TOPS of computing power and support 10667Mbps of LDRDR7Mbps 4.55 memory.

➀ This article lists the top ten semiconductor companies in 2024, based on data from Gartner.

➁ The top five companies are Nvidia, Samsung, Intel, Hynix, and Qualcomm.

➂ The full list includes other notable companies such as Broadcom, Micron, AMD, and MediaTek.

➀ MediaTek has introduced a new flagship chip for Android phones, the Dimensity 9400+. It is an iterative upgrade with a clock speed boost and features like the MediaTeck Frame Rate Converter (MFRC) 2.0+ and Speculative Decoding+ (SpD+) for AI performance.

➁ The chip features a single Arm Cortex-X925 core at up to 3.73GHz, three Cortex-X4 cores, and four Cortex-A720 cores, with LPDDR5X-10667 memory support and Wi-Fi 7 connectivity.

➂ MediaTek expects the new chip to enhance AI experiences and gaming performance, with the first phones featuring the Dimensity 9400+ to launch this month.

➀ MediaTek has unveiled two new IoT platforms, the Genio 720 and Genio 520, aimed at bringing advanced generative AI capabilities to edge devices.

➁ These platforms are designed for smart home, retail, industrial, and commercial applications, featuring high performance, advanced multimedia, and energy efficiency.

➂ Built on a 6nm process, they include an octa-core CPU with AI acceleration and support for up to 16GB LPDDR5 memory, enabling real-time AI tasks like natural language processing and computer vision.

➀ NVIDIA and MediaTek are expected to enter the PC CPU market this year, increasing competition.

➁ Intel's CEO acknowledges the increased competition and emphasizes the need to stay alert.

➂ Arm's CEO predicts that Arm-based CPUs will challenge Intel and AMD's x86 architecture in the coming years.

➃ Reports suggest that NVIDIA and MediaTek are developing new Arm architecture CPUs for PCs.

➄ The entry of these companies is driven by the rise of AI PCs and the growing demand for more efficient and powerful processors.

➅ Microsoft's role in encouraging the development of new CPU architectures for Windows PCs is highlighted.

➀ Apple plans to add satellite communication and blood pressure monitoring to its smartwatches by 2025, targeting specific consumer upgrades.

➁ Apple will replace Intel with MediaTek as the supplier of modulator chips for some smartwatch models, recognizing MediaTek's technical strength in modulator technology.

➂ This marks MediaTek's first entry into Apple's main hardware product supply chain and is of significant importance.

➀ NVIDIA和MediaTek正在合作开发一款新的AI智能手机芯片和基于Arm架构的AI PC处理器，预计将在2025年Computex上发布。

➁ 这项合作旨在加强NVIDIA在定制芯片市场的地位。

➂ AI PC芯片将采用TSMC的3nm工艺和Blackwell架构。