MediaTek expands India AI and auto push as memory costs threaten device-price increases

MediaTek India is broadening beyond smartphone chipsets into AI, automotive, AI PCs and high-performance computing. The company says it held 49% of India’s smartphone chipset market in Q2 2026, while rising memory costs could raise device prices and pressure consumer demand in coming months.

— Filed Thu, 23 Jul, 2026, 00:34 IST · Source Financial Express · BrandWagon · Updated

MediaTek India is expanding beyond smartphone chips into AI, automotive, AI PCs and HPC. It holds 49% of India’s smartphone chipset market and warns rising memory costs could lift device prices and weaken consumer demand in coming months.

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No related recent MediaTek signals were provided. The current signal shows MediaTek extending its India strategy beyond smartphone chipsets while monitoring component-cost pressure on device demand.

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