NVIDIA was rumored to team up with MediaTek to bring its cutting-edge ‘AI smartphone chip,’ with the word around the street being that the SoC would make an appearance during the Computex 2025 trade show. Unfortunately, the latest report states that while the Taiwanese fabless semiconductor manufacturer has shown to become a leading player in the smartphone chipset race, it is facing immense challenges in the Windows notebook category, with companies showing little to no interest in employing the silicon in their products. As for the Kompanio Ultra 910, which utilizes TSMC’s second-generation 3nm process, the firm does not appear to have any luck for this release either. Microsoft also does not appear to show any interest in supporting a MediaTek chipset, making Qualcomm the only player to exist in this space At Computex 2025, WinFuture was speaking to some long-time MediaTek employees at their booth and questioned them as to when the company’s chipset would make a debut. Unfortunately, these individuals did not have positive news to share, stating that it could be a while before we get our first look at the silicon, primarily because both Microsoft and other notebook manufacturers have shown little to no interest in adopting a MediaTek chipset. The report states that both companies do not have a robust relationship, which could be preventing another player from entering this category. This setback for MediaTek gives Qualcomm the opportunity to solidify its position in the ARM-based notebook market. The Kompanio Ultra 910, which was initially targeted at Chromebooks but has enough features, firepower, and efficiency attributes to find a place in Windows machines, will also not be making an appearance. The report does not go in-depth as to why this barrier is created, nor does it mention whether Microsoft or Qualcomm is making things difficult. However, years ago, MediaTek tried to supply its chipsets to power various Windows Phone models, but the report states that the software giant’s ‘strategic interests’ prevented talks from progressing further. Bear in mind that several Windows Phone smartphones featured Snapdragon SoCs, meaning that there is a possibility that Qualcomm had some part to play in keeping MediaTek at bay, though nothing is confirmed right now. With these obstacles, this AI smartphone chip will likely take some time to arrive, but when it does, we will update our readers, so stay tuned. News Source: WinFuture Deal of the Day #mediatek #faces #obstacles #bringing #its