MediaTek to manufacture chips using Intel Foundry Services

Intel and MediaTek today announced that they will work together to make chips using the advanced process technologies of Intel Foundry Services. MediaTek plans to manufacture multiple chips for smart edge devices using Intel process technologies. MediaTek said in a statement that  “MediaTek has always adopted a multi-sourcing strategy”. 

“As one of the world’s leading fabless chip designers powering more than 2 billion devices a year, MediaTek is a terrific partner for IFS as we enter our next phase of growth,” We have the right combination of advanced process technology and geographically diverse capacity to help MediaTek deliver the next billion connected devices across a range of applications.” said IFS President Randhir Thakur.

MediaTek said it is to adopt Intel's Intel 16 process node, which is comparable to Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co's, 22-nanometer process node, to produce chips used in TVs, routers and other smart-home devices. MediaTek is one of the early adopters of TSMC’s most advanced process technologies such as 4-nanometer and 7-nanometer technologies to build their smartphone chips.

The company already partners with Intel on the 5G data card business - said Tsai

About Intel Foundry Services

Intel Foundry Services offers a wide range of manufacturing services to meet your unique product needs, including our industry-leading sort and test capabilities. Intel Foundry Services was unveiled as part of the Intel IDM 2.0 framework in 2021. Intel's goal is to get more customers to use its manufacturing for chips and to expand its manufacturing business.