MediaTek joined the NVIDIA NVLink Fusion ecosystem as both companies expanded edge-to-cloud AI-platform collaboration.

MediaTek joined NVIDIA’s NVLink Fusion ecosystem as the companies expanded their existing collaboration on edge-to-cloud AI computing platforms. NVIDIA chief executive Jensen Huang described the relationship as a major engineering alignment and MediaTek as one of NVIDIA’s largest partners.

The announcements also said NVIDIA would invest $3.5 billion through convertible bonds issued by MediaTek. The supplied reports do not provide the bonds’ interest rate, maturity, conversion price, conversion ratio, collateral, covenants, or resulting potential dilution.

MediaTek separately said Alphabet, described as a long-term AI-infrastructure partner, participated in its record $3.9 billion overseas convertible-bond offering. The sources do not clarify the allocation among investors beyond NVIDIA’s reported $3.5 billion investment.