ByteDance close to deal with Mediatek to acquire data center custom AI chips

ByteDance is in advanced talks to buy custom data center chips from Taiwan’s MediaTek, Bloomberg has reported, with the TikTok owner after another source of AI computing power while US export restrictions continue to block its access to Nvidia’s most advanced processors. Bytedance wants to secure application-specific integrated circuits (ASICs) chips tailored to a single customer’s computing needs, although Bloomberg has reported that the order volume is still undecided with an agreement not reached yet. An agreement would make ByteDance MediaTek’s second major ASIC customer after Google, if talks are completed. Why ByteDance is shopping for custom silicon US export restrictions have led ByteDance to look at alternatives to Nvidia’s advanced AI chips.

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