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# The global AI boom has thrust CPUs back into the spotlight as Nvidia, Qualcomm, MediaTek, and others challenge Intel and AMD in the AI data center CPU market (Nikkei Asia)

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**Published:** July 8, 2026  
**Original:** https://www.techmeme.com/260708/p6#a260708p6  

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## Overview

Nikkei Asia: The global AI boom has thrust CPUs back into the spotlight as Nvidia, Qualcomm, MediaTek, and others challenge Intel and AMD in the AI data center CPU market &mdash; TAIPEI/PALO ALTO, California &mdash; The global AI boom is reshaping one of the semiconductor industry's most important battlegrounds: CPUs.

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