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Well Google has reduced reliance on Broadcom already. They found a new hardware partner, MediaTek, that’s probably much, much cheaper than Broadcom. https://fi

by kccqzy 4mo ago

Well Google has reduced reliance on Broadcom already. They found a new hardware partner, MediaTek, that’s probably much, much cheaper than Broadcom. https://finance.yahoo.com/sectors/technology/articles/broadcom-downgraded-google-moves-reduce-133005468.html https://finance.yahoo.com/sectors/technology/articles/broadc...

mschuster91 4mo ago
> Well Google has reduced reliance on Broadcom already. They found a new hardware partner, MediaTek Oh dear god. I'm actually feeling sorry for Google at that point. Good luck, you'll need it...
- kccqzy 4mo ago
  My hunch is that this change is driven by bean counters.
  - amelius 4mo ago
    Who says Google isn't doing its own designs mostly?
    - kccqzy 4mo ago
      Oh they definitely are. But as a transitional step, replacing Broadcom with MediaTek is probably mostly about cost.
- rasz 4mo ago
  MediaTek was spun out of UMC. UMC was a powerhouse of ASIC design.