Google Taps MediaTek for Next-Gen TPU, Prompting Premarket Slide

GOOGL shares slid about 5% in premarket trading after a breakout week as Ming‑Chi Kuo said Google is developing an upgraded TPU v9 AI chip, codenamed Triggerfish, with MediaTek as exclusive development partner. The new chip would boost memory and inference for next-gen AI workloads, with production expected late 2027 and ramping in 2028, underscoring MediaTek’s growing role in custom AI silicon alongside Nvidia and Microsoft collaborations.