AI focus propels MediaTek to record high

"MediaTek's share price has risen sharply in a short period of time, partly due to increasing attention to the company's role in Google's AI strategy. In two trading days, the share price rose by approximately 19 percent. This brought the Taiwanese chip designer to a new record high on the Taipei stock exchange. The jump in share price follows a period of sustained optimism among investors."

"MediaTek is also benefiting from a broader shift in the market. Large investors are actively seeking alternatives within the AI ecosystem, partly because their positions in dominant players such as TSMC are subject to maximum weightings. By increasingly focusing on custom AI chips with higher margins, MediaTek is visibly shifting away from its traditional dependence on smartphone processors, which have been the core of the company for years."

MediaTek's share price climbed about 19% in two trading days to a record high on the Taipei stock exchange amid sustained investor optimism. Growing recognition of MediaTek’s involvement in developing Tensor Processing Units for Google has driven interest. The company is shifting focus from smartphone processors toward custom AI chips with higher margins, reallocating resources toward data center and cloud AI hardware. Large investors are seeking alternatives within the AI ecosystem because of maximum weightings in dominant players like TSMC. The Taiex index reached a new high supported by technology firms, while some analysts remain cautious, noting expectations rely on older assumptions and limited scenarios.

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