Goals
Short-term (1~3 years)
- Invest at least NT$80 billion per year in R&D expenses.
- Mass-produce 5G products meeting various levels of demand.
- Integrate AI computing functions into products across all product lines.
- Continuously implement low-power design concepts to improve product energy efficiency.
Long-term (3~5 years)
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Actively participate in technical specification-setting associations, with meeting attendance exceeding 80%.
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Actively establish AI application ecosystems for various product categories.
- Implement the 3A (Accessibility, Affordability, Availability) strategy to enable people in every corner of the world to harness the power of technological innovation.
Management Approach
| Responsible Unit | Engineering R&D Unit |
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Invested NT$148.3 billion in 2025. |
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Engagement Channels |
R&D, sales, and other relevant units maintain smooth two-way communication channels with customers, enabling us to grasp market trends and consumer needs. |
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International Solid-State Circuits Conference (ISSCC) Number of patents |
Progress and Results in 2025
- Invested NT$148.3 billion in innovation and R&D.
- MediaTek's chips drive approximately 2 billion end devices each year, providing convenient living for modern people.
- Launched the innovative third-generation All Big Core architecture, the latest flagship 5G Agentic AI chip Dimensity 9500, designed for edge AI, immersive gaming, and extreme imaging, bringing a new flagship experience to the mobile communications market in on-device generative AI, gaming, and imaging.
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Unveiled the new Dimensity Auto Cockpit platform product C-X1. Built on a 3nm process, the C-X1 leverages advanced generative AI technology to revolutionize the smart automotive experience, delivering astounding computing power breakthroughs for smart cockpits and accelerating the automotive industry’s entry into the AI era.
Core Concepts
Innovation is a never-ending relay race. At MediaTek, our core belief is that technology must be accessible to people from all walks of life. As an upstream leader in the semiconductor value chain, we leverage our innovations to bridge the digital divide and solve real-world challenges. By closely monitoring industry trends and evolving user needs, we stay at the forefront of technology, ensuring our breakthroughs create tangible opportunities for the public. We believe innovation is the engine of sustainable growth. Through highly competitive products and services, we empower users everywhere to co-create a better life and explore limitless possibilities.
To maintain this momentum, MediaTek relentlessly invests in advanced R&D and emerging fields. In 2025 alone, our R&D investment reached NT$148.3 billion, bringing our cumulative three-year total to approximately NT$390 billion. This steadfast commitment allows us to drive global digital transformation and maintain our leadership across the 5G, wireless communication, and AI sectors.
Innovation in Practice
Talents
Culture
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Since 2002, MediaTek’s highest honor for (technological) innovations has been the Innovation Award and Special Contribution Award (ISCA), presented annually. The ISCA recognizes outstanding employee contributions in two categories: the Special Contribution Award and the Innovation Award. The Special Contribution Award is further divided into Project/Product and Operation categories, while the Innovation Award highlights exceptional achievements in key technological breakthroughs. Both teams and individuals are selected through a rigorous evaluation process.
- MediaTek also encourages employees to participate in internal and external events and conferences to foster motivation, inspiration, and greater engagement in innovation and invention.
Exchanges
Deepening Value Chain Collaboration to Jointly Create New Technological Opportunities
MediaTek is working closely with DENSO, one of the world’s leading automotive technology providers, to develop a custom automotive System-on-Chip (SoC) solution tailored for Advanced Driver-Assistance Systems (ADAS) and cockpit systems. This joint effort merges DENSO’s automotive-grade safety expertise and deep vehicle integration with MediaTek’s technologies cultivated through the development of Dimensity AX, leveraging power-efficient, high performance SoCs and AI capabilities to offer a scalable, production-ready platform for next-generation driver assistance.
The collaboration leverages three key pillars to deliver breakthrough ADAS capabilities:
Automotive-Grade Safety, Reliability & Compliance Leadership
Drawing from DENSO’s proven safety and system engineering prowess, the custom SoC targets ISO 26262 compliance, enabling ASIL-B/D levels of functional safety. Supported by AEC-Q100 qualification and automotive-standard system integration, the platform ensures robust reliability for automotive OEMs and Tier-1 suppliers worldwide.
Industry-Leading AI Compute, Perception Architecture, and IP Portfolio
MediaTek brings best-in-class heterogeneous compute capabilities, featuring dedicated AI/NPU accelerators and advanced ISP for superior performance in ADAS applications. The platform supports multisensor fusion—including camera, radar, and lidar—using advanced vision pipelines, all optimized in tandem with DENSO’s domain expertise.
Faster Design Quality and Time-To-Market
The joint solution delivers higher system design quality and accelerated time to market (TTM) thanks to a comprehensive portfolio of pre-validated, automotive-grade IP, safety work products, reference designs, and toolchains aligned to ISO 26262 and AUTOSAR standards.
This collaboration brings two industry leaders together to support the most demanding requirements of global automotive manufacturers and system integrators, exceeding benchmarks in safety, power efficiency, and AI-enabled perception to advance the future of assisted driving. MediaTek, through its partnership with DENSO, aims to shape the future of intelligent mobility, enable rapid deployment of advanced driver-assistance systems, and redefine the automotive experience for customers across the globe.
Patent Strategies and Participation in Standard Organization
Since its founding, innovation has been the cornerstone of MediaTek’s daily operations. To properly protect its valuable R&D achievements, continuously strengthen its competitiveness in the global market, and achieve technological leadership in key areas, the Company has formulated an intellectual property management plan aligned with its business objectives, providing the best products and services to customers worldwide through the approach of “Global Reach, Local Presence” and continuing to pursue leadership in its industry with a sustainable development mindset.
MediaTek’s patent portfolio spans the globe, including Taiwan, mainland China, the United States, Europe, India, Japan, Korea, Brazil, and South Africa, with a total of over 10,000 patent applications. Since MediaTek’s establishment in 1997, as of the end of 2025 the Company has held over 16,800 patents globally, of which more than 2,800 domestic and international patents were granted in 2025, ranking first in Taiwan’s IC design industry. MediaTek was named a Clarivate “Top 100 Global Innovator” and a LexisNexis “Global Top 100 Innovator,” and continues to pass the Taiwan Intellectual Property Management System (TIPS) Grade A certification review with outstanding performance. At the same time, the Company ranks first in Taiwan’s industry in the number of global patents in 5G communications, Wi-Fi, and HEVC/VVC video coding.
Given the rapid pace of technological evolution and the growing importance of information and technology interoperability, MediaTek actively participates in technical standard organizations across various related fields. Through ongoing exchanges with industry peers and research institutions, the Company stays at the forefront of technology standards and continues to strengthen its technology and patent portfolio.
Innovation Achievements
At MediaTek, our mission is to enrich and enhance everyone’s life through technology. Despite rapid advances in technological innovation, billions of people have yet to experience its benefits. By implementing our 3A strategy — Accessibility, Affordability and Availability — we ensure that everyone can access and benefit from opportunities brought about by technological innovation, enabling people worldwide to achieve better living.
With the advent of a fully intelligent era, we leverage our solid foundation in edge computing to drive innovation across diverse fields, including smart devices, smart vehicles, and smart homes. Today, AI is integrating into daily life at an unprecedented speed, shaping more convenient, efficient, and innovative ways of living and working. Our Dimensity series continues to drive industry transformation with top-tier technology. From highly creative generative AI applications to proactive Agentic AI, we are equipping devices with powerful capabilities to deliver truly intuitive user experiences. Representing the pinnacle of our AI innovation in 2025, the Dimensity 9500 demonstrates our belief that continued investment in technology, products, and ecosystems will inject strong momentum into the flagship market.
Furthermore, our Dimensity Auto Cockpit Platform C-X1 and Dimensity Auto Connect MT2739 showcase the future of intelligent driving. By enabling generative AI-enhanced cockpits and Agentic AI applications, these innovations seamlessly integrate state-of-the-art AI and multimedia technologies into next-generation vehicles, delivering a comprehensive industry solution.
