MediaTek has abruptly pulled a planned Computex 2026 keynote by chief executive Rick Tsai, and the timing has people eyeing Nvidia. The session was due on 3 June, but organizer TAITRA says it was canceled because of schedule changes, with no further explanation. The move comes just as Nvidia’s own appearance is set to become the marquee event at the start of the show.
Jensen Huang is confirmed for 1 June at the Taipei Music Center, one day before Computex opens on 2 June, and the event is listed under GTC Taipei ahead of the conference sessions running from 2 to 4 June.
What TAITRA confirmed
TAITRA said it was sorry to disappoint attendees who were looking forward to Tsai’s talk, but framed the cancellation as a scheduling change rather than a substantive shift in plans. That is the sort of corporate phrasing that says very little while inviting everyone to infer everything. It also pointed attendees toward talks from Qualcomm, Marvell, Intel, and NXP instead.
Why Nvidia and MediaTek are being watched together
The real reason this cancellation is attracting attention is the collaboration already brewing between Nvidia and MediaTek on an Arm-based laptop chip that combines Nvidia CPU and GPU technology. The companies have been linked to low-power, high-performance silicon aimed at AI PCs, with Dell and Lenovo mentioned among the expected launch partners. In a market where every PC maker wants an AI story, joint launches have a habit of becoming the headline whether the companies intend that or not.
Huang has previously described the project as a compact, efficient system for AI computers, which is exactly the kind of language that tends to precede a very polished demo stage. Rumors around the effort point to N1 and N1X chips, and speculation has them looking a lot like the GB10 Blackwell superchip used in DGX Spark mini supercomputers.
Computex 2026 dates and keynote schedule
- Nvidia keynote: 1 June at the Taipei Music Center
- Computex 2026: 2 June to 4 June
- Canceled MediaTek keynote: 3 June
- Expected product focus: Arm-based notebook silicon for AI PCs
If there is a joint announcement coming, this is exactly how companies like to grease the skids: remove one keynote, elevate another, and let the rumor mill do the rest. If there isn’t, MediaTek has still managed to make an empty slot feel suspiciously crowded.