Taiwan's MediaTek plans to make more chips in India
What's the story
MediaTek, one of the world's leading fabless semiconductor companies, is open to sourcing more chips from India as the local ecosystem develops. Anku Jain, the Managing Director of MediaTek India, said this while speaking to ET. He emphasized that if local chip consumption and manufacturing increase and the ecosystem can support cost-effective production, it would make business sense to move more assembly or manufacturing to India.
Market presence
MediaTek's market share and future plans in India
MediaTek holds a 45%-47% share of India's smartphone chipset market. Jain expressed enthusiasm over the growing number of companies manufacturing chips in India, saying, "If they are able to fulfill the requirements, we will be very excited to use it." He also praised India's decision to start its semiconductor journey with less complex nodes such as 28nm instead of cutting-edge ones like 6nm and 4nm.
Growth strategy
MediaTek's R&D efforts and future expansion plans
MediaTek has a large R&D team in India, which has been developing different technology sets for many years. Jain said that around 90% of their talent here is for global R&D, working closely with global design centers on both hardware and software aspects of system-on-chip development. The company employs over 1,000 engineers in Bengaluru and Noida who enable MediaTek to address multiple technology verticals from within the country.
Market dominance
MediaTek's market share and focus on AI-powered solutions
Jain revealed that MediaTek holds a 46% share in the smartphone chipset market. The company's focus is on expanding into AI-powered automotive solutions and IoT ecosystems, collaborating with local innovators like JioThings. Jain also said that local manufacturing and exports from Indian fabs will boost value addition from current 20-25% levels.
Sector influence
MediaTek's role in India's 5G and automotive sectors
Jain said that as 5G becomes mainstream, MediaTek's broad Dimensity portfolio is enabling OEMs to deliver affordable, high-performance 5G smartphones across mid-tier and entry-level segments. The company's collaborations include latest flagship devices from the OPPO Find X9 and Vivo X300 series. Beyond handsets, MediaTek is also helping increase adoption of 5G fixed wireless access (FWA) in India with HFCL recently unveiling a 5G FWA indoor customer premises equipment powered by MediaTek's T750 platform.
EV prospects
MediaTek's focus on automotive and electric vehicle opportunities
MediaTek is also focusing on India's automotive and electric vehicle (EV) sector. Jain said their solutions power vehicles such as the Kinetic Green Flex and E-Luna X1. The company has also collaborated with Jio Things on smart digital clusters and modules for two-wheeler EVs. In the four-wheeler segment, infotainment solutions based on MediaTek chips feature in models including Tata Punch EV and Skoda Slavia.