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ByteDance taps MediaTek for custom data center chips
Original: ByteDance taps MediaTek for custom data center chips - report (BDNCE:Private)
ByteDance, the Chinese parent company of TikTok, has commissioned MediaTek to design custom chips for its data centers, according to a report. The move would help ByteDance secure its AI and cloud computing infrastructure amid US restrictions on advanced chip exports to China. The news lifted interest in MediaTek, a Taiwanese chip designer, as companies increasingly turn to custom silicon.
Why now: It highlights how Chinese tech firms are working around US chip export curbs by partnering with alternative suppliers for AI hardware.
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