MediaTek Chairman Tsai Ming-kai: Price Hikes are the New Normal in the Supply Chain, Price Adjustments Under Consideration

Tsai Ming-kai, Chairman of IC design giant MediaTek, stated at the shareholders' meeting that the rapid increase in demand for AI computing power is driving technological upgrades and structural changes in the global supply chain. Due to factors such as soaring memory prices, price hikes in the industry chain have become the 'new normal.' He noted that MediaTek will continue to cooperate with the supply chain and consider price adjustments to appropriately pass on rising costs. MediaTek has a comprehensive AI strategy from edge to cloud and expects stable growth in 2026.