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CHIP DESIGNERS🇹🇼 Taiwan · 2454 · TWSE

MediaTek is the world's largest mobile SoC designer by unit volume, shipping chips into over 2 billion devices annually. Its Dimensity 9400 (on TSMC N3) directly competes with Apple M4 and Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite for advanced node capacity at TSMC, meaning every MediaTek wafer order affects the availability of TSMC capacity for NVIDIA AI GPU production.

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Cadence

Leading EDA software provider; IC design tools (Virtuoso, Genus, Innovus) used by every advanced chip designer; US export-controlled to Chinese entities since 2022

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EDA TOOLSprovides EDA tools to

Synopsys

Largest EDA software provider; IC design and verification tools (Design Compiler, PrimeTime, VCS) essential for all advanced chip tapeouts; US export-controlled to Chinese entities

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EDA TOOLSprovides EDA tools to

Arm Holdings

Dominant CPU/NPU IP licensor; virtually all AI chips in mobile, edge, and cloud use Arm instruction set

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CHIP IPlicenses CPU/NPU IP to

TSMC

World's largest contract chip manufacturer

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FOUNDRIESfabricates Dimensity SoC dies for

SK Hynix

Leading HBM3/HBM3E supplier for AI accelerators

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MEMORY (HBM)supplies LPDDR5X mobile memory to

Samsung Memory

World's largest DRAM and NAND supplier, ramping HBM3

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MEMORY (HBM)supplies LPDDR5 mobile memory to

ASE Technology

World's largest OSAT; packages AI chip dies from TSMC and Samsung for NVIDIA, AMD, Apple, and Qualcomm

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OSAT / PACKAGINGprovides packaged SoC modules to

Amkor Technology

Second-largest OSAT; packages dies for NVIDIA, Qualcomm, Apple, and Broadcom; operates advanced 2.5D/3D packaging for AI chips

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OSAT / PACKAGINGprovides packaged SoC modules to

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MediaTek

World's #1 mobile SoC designer by volume; Dimensity AI chips compete with Qualcomm/Apple for TSMC advanced node capacity

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~38% global smartphone SoC (by units)
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Xiaomi

China's #1 smartphone maker by volume; primary MediaTek Dimensity customer; also uses Qualcomm Snapdragon; deploys on-device AI via mobile SoC NPU

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EDGE DEVICESsupplies Dimensity SoCs to

OPPO

China's #2 smartphone maker (OPPO/OnePlus/Realme brands); major Qualcomm and MediaTek customer; runs on-device AI models via NPU

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EDGE DEVICESsupplies Dimensity SoCs to

Samsung Mobile

World's largest smartphone maker; uses both Qualcomm Snapdragon and MediaTek in Galaxy phones; integrates Galaxy AI on-device features via NPU

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EDGE DEVICESsupplies Dimensity SoCs to

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QWhat is MediaTek's role in the AI chip supply chain?

World's #1 mobile SoC designer by volume; Dimensity AI chips compete with Qualcomm/Apple for TSMC advanced node capacity

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