2nm Silicon Reaches Phones as On-Device AI Chips Multiply

MediaTek's Dimensity 9600 Pro claims a 51% jump in on-device AI performance, while Axelera ships a second-gen inference chip with 600+ customers.

The hardware layer for local AI advanced on two fronts. Per @FadyEid, MediaTek's Dimensity 9600 Pro is billed as the first 2nm smartphone chip, claiming a 51% jump in on-device AI performance. Getting to 2nm in a phone is a meaningful manufacturing milestone, and a step-change in on-device inference means more model work happening locally rather than round-tripping to the cloud.

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