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> 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

> 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.