Mediatek launches fresh smartphone chips that use TSMC's latest 2nm technology

MediaTek has unveiled the Dimensity 9600 Pro, its first mobile chip built on Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co.’s 2-nanometer process, as the company takes a more direct shot at Qualcomm in the premium smartphone market.

The processor is MediaTek’s first for phones to use TSMC’s 2nm manufacturing, the same generation of process technology that Nikkei Asia reports also goes into Apple’s folding iPhone Duo. The chip also packs Arm’s latest G2-Ultra NX graphics core and can handle 4K slow-motion video at up to 240 frames per second.

The chip features two neural processing units that handle AI workloads, allowing generative AI features to run directly on the phone instead of relying on the cloud. MediaTek says this also cuts the time between an AI query being received and the start of the response by 51% compared with the previous generation.

Mediatek aims for Qualcomm’s premium turf

MediaTek also introduced the Dimensity 9600M, a ‘lesser’ chip version aimed at a wider range of price points. While the flagship 9600 Pro uses TSMC’s 2nm process, the 9600M is built on the company’s older 3nm technology, and as such is seen as a less premium version. Both chips are expected to reach the market before the end of the year.

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