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MediaTek Beats Qualcomm to TSMC's 2nm Chip Race With Its New Dimensity 9600 Pro ...
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Fusion42 · 15 September 2026 · Fusion42 review
MediaTek has launched the Dimensity 9600 Pro, the first smartphone processor built on TSMC's 2-nanometer N2P process, beating Qualcomm to market by a week with an all-big-core CPU design.
This Wire brief sits within Fusion42's coverage of Semiconductors, and 3 sources have reported it between 15 Sep 2026 and 16 Sep 2026.
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Mobile chipmakers just got a new bar for performance and design with MediaTek’s lead on TSMC’s 2nm process. If you work in smartphone silicon, prepare for a fresh batch of design trade-offs and rivalries heating up.
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3 sources · first reported 15 Sep 2026 · latest 16 Sep 2026
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