US chipmaker Intel Corp said it will produce chips for Taiwan\u2019s MediaTek Inc, one of the world\u2019s largest chip design firms.<\/p>\n
The manufacturing arrangement is one of the most significant deals Intel has announced since it launched its so-called foundry business early last year.<\/p>\n
A foundry business builds chips that other companies design and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co (TSMC) is the top player in that space. Intel has mainly built chips it designed itself.<\/p>\n
\u201cThat\u2019s a pretty big deal for us to engage a customer from Taiwan and them betting on us to grow and try this. And so this is a major anchor customer win,\u201d Randhir Thakur, president of Intel Foundry Services, told Reuters.<\/p>\n
TechInsights\u2019 chip economist Dan Hutcheson said there were doubts in the industry on whether Intel could pull off the foundry business, but the deal with MediaTek shows it\u2019s on the right path and its investments, including in recruiting the right executives, are paying off.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhen you go into a foundry, you\u2019re putting at risk about two years of work,\u201d said Hutcheson about the risk for chip design firms like MediaTek. \u201cIf something happens and the foundry can\u2019t pull it off, you\u2019ve lost that design window in that market window.\u201d<\/p>\n
While Intel didn\u2019t give any financial details of the deal or say how many chips it would be producing for MediaTek, it said the first products would be manufactured in the next 18- to 24- month period and will be in a more mature technology process called Intel 16, with the chips used for smart devices.<\/p>\n
\u201cMediaTek has always adopted a multi-sourcing strategy,\u201d MediaTek said in a statement. \u201cIn addition to maintaining close partnership with TSMC in advanced process nodes, this collaboration will enhance MediaTek\u2019s supply for mature process nodes.\u201d<\/p>\n
Intel previously announced that its foundry business has signed deals with Qualcomm Inc and Amazon.com.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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