The world’s largest manufacturer is said to have made mobile processors more expensive

According to world statistics, MediaTek, currently the largest producer of mobile chipsets, has, according to Asian media, a few percent increase in price. It’s about both 4G / LTE units and 5G variants. Although for each segment with a different percentage jump. In the case of processors with older 4G / LTE connectivity, the price is reportedly fifteen percent higher. For the most modern 5G chipsets, prices should jump by up to 5%.

The reason is quite obvious. Due to the global shortage of processors, the assembly of units at the strategically important Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC), which are dependent and other big players. Although not yet confirmed, similar steps are expected from the world’s second mobile processor, Qualcomm. Taiwanese MediaTek also made WiFi modules more expensive some time ago. It will be interesting to see how the possible rise in price of processors of the largest global manufacturer will affect the prices of mobile phones. These chipsets are mainly used by brands that try to go down with the price as much as possible.

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Source: gizmochina