MediaTek and Qualcomm face 2nm, memory cost pressures driving flagship SoC price hikes

Jay Liu, Taipei; Charlene Chen, DIGITIMES Asia Tuesday 25 November 2025 0

Credit: DIGITIMES

Leading smartphone chip designers Qualcomm and MediaTek are reportedly set to increase prices for their 2026 flagship mobile SoCs due to dual pressures from advanced wafer foundry processes and soaring memory expenses.

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