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Nvidia’s $3.5B MediaTek bet reveals its plan for tackling Big Tech’s AI chip buildout

L2 · PractitionerIndustry & BusinessTechCrunch AI· 8/31/2026

Shows how AI infrastructure is evolving and how practitioners can expect more integrated hardware options

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Nvidia invests $3.5B in MediaTek to integrate its NVLink technology, enabling custom AI chips to work alongside Nvidia GPUs in data centers.

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Nvidia invests $3.5 billion into Taiwanese chipmaker MediaTek. The deal shows how Nvidia plans to stay essential to AI infrastructure as Big Tech begins to build its own AI chips.

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