Nvidia Invests $3.5 Billion in MediaTek to Boost AI Infrastructure

31 Aug 2026, 8:45 pm · 12d ago · 1 min read · TechCrunch AI

Amount

$3.5B

Lead

Nvidia

Semiconductor giant Nvidia has invested $3.5 billion into Taiwanese chip design firm MediaTek as part of its strategic roadmap to secure dominance in artificial intelligence infrastructure. The deal comes amid mounting pressure from major Big Tech hyperscalers, including Google, Microsoft, and Amazon, who are rapidly developing in-house custom AI chips to reduce their dependence on Nvidia’s GPUs. By partnering with MediaTek, Nvidia aims to expand its custom silicon capabilities, co-develop advanced architectures, and maintain an essential position across the broader hardware ecosystem powering enterprise AI workloads and next-generation compute environments globally.