NVIDIA’s $3.5B MediaTek Deal Supercharges NVLink Fusion For Custom AI Chips

NVIDIA is investing $3.5 billion to purchase convertible bonds from MediaTek, deepening their strategic collaboration. This partnership focuses on three primary sectors: AI infrastructure, local AI computing, and software-defined automotive platforms. By strengthening ties with the Taiwanese chip design firm, NVIDIA aims to remain essential to AI infrastructure as Big Tech companies increasingly develop their own custom AI chips. The deal specifically supercharges NVLink Fusion to enhance the development of custom AI chips for the market.