“India is a very big growth engine”: MediaTek announces Dimensity 9500 Chipset

MediaTek, a leading Taiwan-based semiconductor company, unveiled its latest Dimensity 9500 chipset, emphasising its capabilities and significant presence in India, reports 24brussels.

Anku Jain, Managing Director of MediaTek, highlighted the company’s commanding 47% market share in India’s smartphone sector, along with its leadership in categories such as smart TVs, routers, and Chromebooks. “So we had a very busy day, and especially we had an announcement of our Dimensity 9500 chipset… we are a chip design company, a semiconductor company, and we design chipsets for several verticals like smartphones, smart TVs, routers, and Chromebooks,” he stated.

Jain also addressed the growing semiconductor ecosystem in India, which is being bolstered by the government’s Production Linked Incentive (PLI) scheme. This initiative has led to the announcement of ten new products, a development Jain views positively, despite acknowledging challenges such as a shortage of skilled manpower. “I think the semiconductor ecosystem is really developing now in India… In fact, 10 products have already been announced based on the PLI scheme… However, as you said, there are certainly some constraints. I would say that the constraints are things like skilled manpower,” he noted.

Expressing enthusiasm for India’s evolving technology landscape, Jain reiterated MediaTek’s strategic role as a design firm collaborating with manufacturers. The company has also introduced advancements in satellite communication, announcing chipsets specifically for IoT-NTN and NR-NTN. “For SATCOM, we have already announced our chipsets for IoT-NTN and NR-NTN,” he said. Jain projected confidence in the Indian market’s potential for growth, stating, “So MediaTek is a Taiwan-based company, headquartered in Taiwan and in India we have engineering centres here… I think India is a very big growth engine and that’s the reason that MediaTek is very bullish on the Indian market.”