MediaTek has introduced the Dimensity 9600 Pro, a processor built on a 2-nanometer process. The chip pairs eight high-performance CPU cores with two neural processing units, aimed at running AI workloads locally on the device rather than in the cloud. MediaTek has not yet detailed which phones or devices will use it.
Reports from China indicate that CXMT, the country's only domestic producer of high-bandwidth memory, is achieving poor yields on its HBM3 chips and has to discard most of its output. HBM is a key component for AI accelerators, so the shortfall complicates China's efforts to build up domestic AI hardware without foreign suppliers. CXMT has not publicly confirmed the reported yield figures.
A previously little-known startup, Kepler Computing, says it has developed a chip design approach along with a proprietary material that could relieve the memory supply constraints behind recent price spikes. The company has not yet disclosed full technical details or independent verification of its claims. If the approach works at scale, it could reduce pressure on a market where memory costs have climbed sharply.
Qualcomm is designing custom silicon for AWS spanning several product generations, with an emphasis on AI inference workloads. The arrangement expands Amazon's use of purpose-built chips alongside its existing in-house processors for cloud AI services.
AWS will use Qualcomm hardware for AI inference workloads, according to reports. Qualcomm is developing custom chips for AWS across multiple product generations, focusing on inference tasks. Qualcomm is also relying on AWS Bedrock to help design those chips.