TikTok parent ByteDance Ltd. is in advanced negotiations with Taiwanese semiconductor maker MediaTek Inc. to purchase custom Application Specific Integrated Circuits (ASICs) for its data centers. If finalized, the supply agreement would make ByteDance MediaTek's second major ASIC client after Alphabet Inc.'s Google, aiding MediaTek's push to rival Qualcomm Inc. Reuters noted on October 15, 2026, that it could not immediately verify the report.
ByteDance and MediaTek custom chip negotiations
- ▪Under a proposed arrangement, MediaTek Inc. will supply an unspecified quantity of Application Specific Integrated Circuits customized for ByteDance Ltd.'s data center platform
- ▪Reuters reported on October 15, 2026, that it could not immediately verify Bloomberg News' report of a potential chip supply arrangement between ByteDance Ltd. and MediaTek Inc.
- ▪ByteDance Ltd. is in advanced talks with Taiwanese chipmaker MediaTek Inc. to secure customized data center semiconductors, according to a Bloomberg News report published on October 15, 2026
Significance of MediaTek's custom ASIC business
- ▪Securing a custom data center chip agreement with TikTok owner ByteDance Ltd. would help Taiwanese chipmaker MediaTek Inc. compete against Qualcomm Inc.
- ▪If finalized, ByteDance Ltd. would become MediaTek Inc.'s second major customer for custom Application Specific Integrated Circuits after Alphabet Inc.'s Google
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