MediaTek Launches New Dimensity 9600 Pro Chip With Advanced AI Features
Taiwanese chipmaker MediaTek has launched its new Dimensity 9600 Pro smartphone processor, using TSMC's advanced 2-nanometre manufacturing technology as it targets the premium smartphone market. The new chip is designed to support more artificial intelligence features directly on smartphones, increasing the processing capabilities available without relying entirely on cloud-based services. New 2-Nanometre Smartphone Chip The Dimensity 9600 Pro is MediaTek's first mobile processor built using TSMC's 2-nanometre manufacturing process. MediaTek also introduced the Dimensity 9600M , which uses a 3-nanometre process and is aimed at a broader segment of flagship smartphones. The company said the first phones using the new processors will launch soon. AI Processing Comes to the Smartphone One of the major features of the Dimensity 9600 Pro is its dedicated neural processing unit, or NPU. MediaTek says the NPU is designed to handle more complex generative-AI application...