MediaTek confirmed it has acquired a second AI chip customer, which is not ByteDance.

MediaTek confirmed in a Q3 2026 earnings call that it has acquired a second AI ASIC customer, with mass production expected in 2028; the customer is not a Chinese company, and previous market speculation pointed to ByteDance. MediaTek's first AI ASIC customer was Google, with collaboration focused on the Google TPU AI accelerator. The first data center AI accelerator has begun limited shipments in September 2026.