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IT Home · Published October 15, 2026, at 11:49

Reports indicate ByteDance is negotiating to purchase MediaTek AI chips for data centers and could become its second-largest ASIC customer.

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According to Bloomberg, ByteDance is in advanced talks with MediaTek regarding custom ASIC chip supply to support data center operations. If the deal closes, ByteDance could become MediaTek's second-largest customer for ASICs, following Google. This year, ByteDance may allocate up to $70 billion in capital expenditure, fully betting on AI infrastructure.

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