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MediaTek Unveils Dimensity 9600 Pro Chip With Agentic AI Focus
Smartphone chips are now about more than speed. MediaTek has unveiled its new Dimensity 9600 Pro at MediaTek Tech Day, built with a 2nm design, meaning the tiny circuits on the chip are just 2 nanometers wide, allowing more power in less space. The chip features a new CPU setup and hardware specifically focused on agentic AI, a type of artificial intelligence that can act on tasks for users rather than just respond to prompts. According to PCQuest, the chip also brings a 61% drop in power use, which could mean longer battery life and cooler performance for phones that use it. This signals how AI is becoming central to how smartphones are designed and marketed.
Words to know
- 2nm design
- — Chip built with extremely tiny 2-nanometer circuits, allowing more power and efficiency in a small space.
- Agentic AI
- — AI that can act and complete tasks on its own, not just answer questions.
- CPU
- — Central Processing Unit, the chip's main component that runs calculations and tasks.
- Dimensity 9600 Pro
- — MediaTek's newly unveiled smartphone chip designed with AI capabilities built in.
Summary written from PCQuest's headline and teaser