MediaTek Inc (聯發科), Taiwan’s largest chip designer, yesterday said that it has adopted Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co’s (TSMC, 台積電) advanced 2-nanometer process to build its next flagship system-on-a-chip (SoC).
The SoC has completed the tape-out stage, in which the final design is sent for manufacturing preparation, and is expected to enter mass production in the second half of this year and be available at the end of next year, MediaTek said in a statement.
Although the company did not reveal the chip’s name, international media reported it could be the Dimensity 9600, MediaTek’s next-generation mobile flagship SoC, as part of its strategy to cement its global position in cutting-edge semiconductor technologies.
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MediaTek president Joe Chen (陳冠州) said the company’s partnership with TSMC has enabled its flagship chips to deliver highly efficient performance and provide solutions across products ranging from edge applications to cloud services.
MediaTek and TSMC have long collaborated on mobile platforms, computing, automotive electronics and data centers, the chip designer said.
The new SoC highlights the strength of their relationship, it added.
TSMC deputy co-chief operating officer and senior vice president of business development and global sales Kevin Zhang (張曉強) said the 2-nanometer process marks TSMC’s entry into nanosheet transistor architecture, underscoring its commitment to meeting customer demand by upgrading technologies, and enhancing computing performance and energy efficiency.
The partnership with MediaTek reflects TSMC’s ambition to support a broad range of applications, Zhang added.
MediaTek is among several companies adopting TSMC’s 2-nanometer process. Other prominent customers — including Apple Inc, Nvidia Corp and Advanced Micro Devices Inc — are also expected to release products built with the technology.
The 2-nanometer process would be the world’s most advanced in density and energy efficiency, offering full-node improvements in performance and power consumption, TSMC said on its Web site.
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