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