While MediaTek chipsets have seen a rise in demand, supply constraints and the global semiconductor shortage have made them short in supply. And Now, the company is following other chipmakers and is apparently raising the prices of its processors as well.
According to a UDN report, the Taiwanese chipmaking giant is raising the prices for some of its smartphone chips that are in high demand this month. The bump in prices are as high as 15 percent, so the company is also expected to see stronger performance and higher profits due to the robust momentum. Unfortunately, the company did not offer any comments on its chip price hike, although, sources close to the matter confirmed that MediaTek has raise the prices of smartphone processors.
The sources stated that 4G LTE enabled chips saw a sharp price rise since the primary focus of chipmaker’s is usually the 5G smartphone market. 4G chips now hold a smaller stake in the market but demand for 4G smartphones is still high in markets such as India where 5G networking is still not commercialized. Furthermore, the order of 4G handsets have caused the supply of LTE enabled phones to surpass the demand. Similarly, the brand’s rival, Qualcomm, is also expected to raise the prices of its chipsets, although, this has yet to be confirmed.
The rise in prices of MediaTek processors is as high as 15 percent for 4G chips and 5 percent for 5G enabled chips. The primary reason for the hike in price is due to the increase cost of production from TSMC’s foundry. Previously, the company had also raised the prices of its WiFi chips by about 20 percent as well while we had also reported on other foundries like Samsung raising their prices.
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