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MediaTek Inc. POLITICAL

POLITICAL AUDIT UPDATED 2026-08-28
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Political Audit: MediaTek

Corporate Communications & Public Stance

MediaTek describes itself in current corporate materials as a global fabless semiconductor company that powers more than 2 billion devices annually, framing its public identity around commercial semiconductor scale rather than regional politics.1 The checked current company materials did not identify an official MediaTek statement on the Israel-Palestine conflict across the press-room surface, the contact and office-location pages, or the 2025 annual report.2345

MediaTek’s public-facing materials do address other macro and social themes, including sustainability and broader market conditions, which makes the absence of an identified Israel/Palestine statement notable within the limited source set reviewed for this audit.12 MediaTek’s 2022 annual report referenced the “Ukraine-Russia war” as a macroeconomic factor, while no equivalent Israel/Palestine corporate statement was identified in the checked 2024-2026 company materials cited here.652 The 2025 annual report continues that pattern by framing geopolitical and market conditions in general commercial terms such as changes in international trade policies, global customers, and supply-chain uncertainty, and a full-text check of the accessible English report did not surface Israel.5

A 3 July 2023 Rutronik announcement stated that Rutronik and MediaTek had signed a franchise agreement to distribute MediaTek IoT chipsets to device makers in “Europe and Israel,” indicating that Israel was presented in partner-facing commercial language as a normal regional market.7 Rutronik’s 19 May 2025 product note continued to market new MediaTek Genio platforms through that same distributor channel, reinforcing that the market framing remained commercial rather than exceptional in the checked source set.8

Operations in Occupied or Contested Territories

Fresh verification from current MediaTek corporate materials does not confirm the earlier inference that MediaTek Semiconductor (Israel) Ltd. was a currently evidenced 100%-owned MediaTek subsidiary.469 MediaTek’s current official office-locations page lists offices in Taiwan, Dubai, Finland, Germany, India, Japan, Korea, Mainland China, Singapore, Sweden, the United Kingdom, and the United States, with no Israel location shown.4 MediaTek’s current Contact MediaTek page likewise lists offices in Finland, Germany, India, Japan, Korea, Mainland China, Singapore, Sweden, Taiwan, UAE, United Kingdom, United States, and Egypt, and the updated memo’s check of that page reported no Israel match.103

Fresh verification of the official 2022 English annual report did not surface Israel; the identified Note 18 entry refers instead to Richtek IC Design Ireland Limited, and the note legend identifies Note 18: Ireland.6 Fresh verification of the official 2021 English annual report likewise did not surface Israel and also identifies Note 18: Ireland rather than Israel.9 On that basis, the earlier annual-report-based claim of an Israel-linked controlled entity in those English annual reports is not confirmed by the updated research memo’s live verification.69

MediaTek’s 2024 Q4 consolidated report listed holdings in PROTEANTECS LTD. at 1% and VisIC Technologies Ltd. at 0% through MTKC Global Holdings Co. Limited.11 MediaTek’s 2022 Q4 consolidated report likewise listed holdings in PROTEANTECS LTD. with a carrying amount of USD 6,501,110 and VisIC Technologies Ltd. with a carrying amount of USD 576,470, while showing ownership figures of 1% and 0% respectively.12 The 2022 Q4 consolidated report also disclosed additional Israel-linked minority holdings through MTKC Global Holdings Co. Limited, including NeuroBlade Ltd. at 5%, Innoviz Technologies Ltd. at 1%, Valens Semiconductor Ltd. at 1%, and Viola Ventures VI, L.P., alongside the already noted positions in PROTEANTECS LTD. and VisIC Technologies Ltd..12

Current issuer and firm materials in the checked set support an Israeli nexus for several of those 2022-named investees.12 proteanTecs currently lists locations in Haifa and Tel Aviv, Israel.13 NeuroBlade currently states that it operates from Tel Aviv and Palo Alto, and its current investor section displays mediatek among investors.14 Innoviz currently states that it is headquartered in Israel, and its 2026 Form 20-F states that it was incorporated in Israel and that its principal executive office is in Rosh HaAin, Israel.1516 Viola currently describes itself as “Israel’s leading technology investment group” and says it enables Israeli entrepreneurs to build technology companies.17 A pre-2020 Valens investor-relations release described the company as headquartered in Israel, although that source alone does not establish current status.18

VisIC’s 14 October 2020 press release stated that MediaTek participated in VisIC’s Series E round and quoted MediaTek SVP Lawrence Loh alongside VisIC leadership, while giving VisIC’s address in Ness Ziona, Israel.19 The current VisIC company page included in the source set emphasizes Vienna operations and automotive and high-reliability GaN work, so the checked materials support a historical Israel nexus and the continuing existence of the company, but they do not quantify any current increase in MediaTek’s position beyond the cited consolidated reports.2019

A pre-2020 Globes report dated 11 January 2017 stated that MediaTek helped lead a $15 million financing round in Corephotonics and described Corephotonics as headquartered in Tel Aviv.21 The sources provided for this audit do not confirm the continuing status of that specific investment relationship beyond the historical report itself.21

Rutronik’s current Israel contact page lists Office Israel via Cidev Electronics in Hod Hasharon, Israel.22 Read together with Rutronik’s 2023 announcement about a MediaTek franchise agreement for “Europe and Israel,” and Rutronik’s 2025 note that the referenced MediaTek platforms are available through Rutronik, the available sources show an identified Israel channel for a distributor publicly marketing MediaTek IoT solutions in that geography and continuity of that channel in the checked public materials.7228

MediaTek’s 2025 Q4 consolidated report and 2025 parent-company-only financial statements did not surface Israel or PROTEANTECS in the accessible English text extraction, so those 2025 filings did not confirm a current Israeli controlled entity or confirm continuation of the earlier named minority holdings.2324 That absence in accessible English text extraction does not by itself prove discontinuation of the earlier disclosed positions.2324

No public evidence identified.

No public evidence identified of MediaTek operations in West Bank settlements, East Jerusalem settlements, or the occupied Syrian Golan in the checked corporate, AFSC, BDS, Who Profits, and trusted pre-scan source set used for this audit.252627 The checked AFSC all companies page did not identify a MediaTek match, the accessible Who Profits homepage surface did not yield a usable MediaTek result in this session, and the prompt-supplied trusted pre-scan reported no MediaTek full-text hit in the named OHCHR 2023 and 2025 database updates, A/HRC/59/23, Amnesty 2022, HRW 2021, and Al-Haq 2024 files.252628

Internal Governance, Content & Retail Policies

MediaTek’s public governance materials set out corporate-governance structures and oversight information, but the reviewed sources do not identify any Israel/Palestine-specific internal governance posture, escalation framework, or employee-relations policy disclosure tied to the conflict.29 MediaTek’s 2025 annual report states that hiring, promotion, and employee-related decisions are to be free from bias based on, among other factors, “political affiliations.”5 no public evidence identified of MediaTek HR enforcement, union litigation, or employee-speech disciplinary cases tied to Israel-Palestine in the checked corporate-governance, press-room, AFSC, and Who Profits source classes for this audit.2922526

MediaTek’s public company materials describe a semiconductor and system-on-chip business rather than a major social, search, or user-content platform.1 no public evidence identified of content-moderation controversies, editorial-policy disputes, app-store restrictions, or analogous platform-governance issues involving MediaTek and Israel/Palestine in the checked source classes.123031 The 2025 annual report continues to present MediaTek as a semiconductor business rather than a major content platform.5

MediaTek’s annual-report and checked public materials do not identify settlement-origin labeling disputes, sourcing actions, or regulatory cases tied to MediaTek products in relation to Israel/Palestine.3252 no public evidence identified of retail-policy or supply-chain enforcement disputes of that kind in the checked company and campaign-source materials used for this audit.32227

Brand Heritage & State Partnerships

MediaTek’s public-facing materials describe the company as a commercial fabless semiconductor business founded in 1997.133 The checked sources do not identify MediaTek branding that foregrounds military heritage, defense origins, or Israeli state-security lineage.133 MediaTek’s 2025 annual report continues to present the company in commercial semiconductor terms rather than through military or state-security branding.5

MediaTek states that founding chairman Ming-Kai Tsai founded the company in Hsinchu in 1997, reinforcing a Taiwan-origin commercial technology narrative rather than any Israel-linked founding story.33 The checked press-room, NGO, and campaign materials do not identify MediaTek accepting Israeli state honors, hosting Israeli government officials, or sponsoring Brand Israel-style public diplomacy campaigns.23127 MediaTek’s 2025 annual report continues to present its foundation and social-engagement work in Taiwan-focused STEM, education, and community terms rather than Israel-related state or public-diplomacy terms.5

Lobbying, Advocacy, Financing & Logistics

MediaTek USA Inc. filed U.S. Lobbying Disclosure Act reports for Q1 2021 and Q2 2021 as a self-registrant.3435 Those filings describe lobbying on U.S. semiconductor research, technology, competitiveness, and manufacturing capacity, while the checked filings do not reference Israel/Palestine policy.3435

No public evidence identified of MediaTek corporate lobbying on Israel/Palestine policy, anti-BDS legislation, or similar regional advocacy in the checked public records and campaign sources used for this audit.343527 no public evidence identified of MediaTek corporate donations or sponsorships to FIDF, JNF/KKL, settlement organizations, or IDF-related welfare funds in the checked corporate and public-source set cited here.12

No public evidence identified of MediaTek directing free services, logistics, transport, cloud credits, or other crisis assets to Israeli state, military, or state-aligned NGO efforts during the present conflict in the checked source classes.22526 no public evidence identified of MediaTek sponsorship of settlement events, donations to settlement entities, or public endorsement of settlement activity in the checked source classes.31272526

The clearly post-19 July 2024 records identified in this audit are MediaTek’s 2024 year-end holdings in PROTEANTECS LTD. and VisIC Technologies Ltd., Rutronik’s current Israel office page, and current issuer or firm pages supporting an Israel nexus for several 2022-named minority investees.1122131416 Rutronik’s 2025 MediaTek product notice further supports public continuity of the Israel-facing distributor channel.8 Within the checked source classes, no post-November 2024 Israel/Palestine-specific donation, lobbying, or public advocacy record by MediaTek was identified, and the checked 2025 MediaTek filings did not independently confirm that the earlier named minority holdings remained on MediaTek’s books.23242

Corporate Structure & Primary Mission

MediaTek’s public corporate materials describe the company as a commercial fabless semiconductor company founded in 1997.133 The company states that its business is built on making technology more accessible and affordable, which frames its primary mission in commercial and consumer-technology terms.1

MediaTek also states that the MediaTek Foundation was established in 2001 to promote technology education and social care in Taiwan.1 In the checked public corporate materials, no state-held golden share, charter-level Israel/Palestine mandate, or founding mission tied to advancing Israeli geopolitical infrastructure was identified.133

MediaTek’s 2025 annual report continues to define the company in standard commercial terms focused on IC research and development, production, manufacturing, marketing, and related technology services.5 MediaTek’s current office-locations page and 2025 annual-report materials do not identify an Israel office, state-held golden share, charter-level Israel/Palestine mandate, or founding mission tied to advancing Israeli geopolitical infrastructure.45 The 2025 annual report’s surfaced top-shareholder section lists Government of Singapore at 2.77% and does not, in the checked excerpt, indicate a 10%+ controlling shareholder.5

Executive & Leadership Footprint

As of 28 February 2026, MediaTek’s 2025 annual report lists Chairman Ming-Kai Tsai, Vice Chairman and CEO Rick Tsai, and Director, President, and COO Joe Chen among the senior named principals.5 The same report shows current shareholdings of 2.61%, 0.05%, and 0.05% respectively for those three leaders.5 As of 31 March 2026, MediaTek’s 2026 meeting agenda lists Chairman Ming-Kai Tsai at 2.61%, Vice Chairman Rick Tsai at 0.05%, and Director Joe Chen at 0.05%, supporting continuity of those principal holdings in the updated record set.36

MediaTek states that Ming-Kai Tsai founded the company in Hsinchu in 1997, anchoring the company’s executive origin story in Taiwan’s semiconductor sector.33 The checked company materials and targeted public-source set used in this audit did not identify Israel/Palestine-specific public statements, op-eds, or signed letters by Ming-Kai Tsai, Rick Tsai, or Joe Chen.5362 The 2025 annual report lists the same principals and describes Ming-Kai Tsai and Rick Tsai as chairing MediaTek affiliates, but it does not identify Israel/Palestine-related advocacy or philanthropy by them.5

The checked public materials also did not identify Israel/Palestine-linked personal philanthropy, family-foundation grants, or board roles in AIPAC, CFI, FIDF, JNF/KKL, or similar organizations by the named MediaTek principals.5362 MediaTek’s publicly described foundation activity is Taiwan-focused rather than Israel-focused in the source set provided for this audit.1

Footnotes

  1. https://www.mediatek.com/company/discover ↩ ↩2 ↩3 ↩4 ↩5 ↩6 ↩7 ↩8 ↩9 ↩10 ↩11 ↩12

  2. https://www.mediatek.com/press-room/tag/press-release ↩ ↩2 ↩3 ↩4 ↩5 ↩6 ↩7 ↩8 ↩9 ↩10 ↩11 ↩12 ↩13

  3. https://www.mediatek.com/company/contact-us ↩ ↩2

  4. https://corp.mediatek.com/about/office-locations ↩ ↩2 ↩3 ↩4

  5. https://www.mediatek.com/hubfs/728015/MediaTek%20Assets/Pdfs/Annual%20Reports/2025-English-Annual-Report.pdf ↩ ↩2 ↩3 ↩4 ↩5 ↩6 ↩7 ↩8 ↩9 ↩10 ↩11 ↩12 ↩13 ↩14 ↩15 ↩16

  6. https://cdn-www.mediatek.com/posts/2022-English-Annual-Report_Final.pdf ↩ ↩2 ↩3 ↩4

  7. https://www.rutronik.com/article/rutronik-and-mediatek-bring-cutting-edge-iot-solutions-to-device-makers-in-europe-and-israel ↩ ↩2

  8. https://www.rutronik.com/article/edge-ai-iot-platforms-for-the-next-generation-of-iot-mediatek-genio-520-and-genio-720-coming-soon-to-rutronik ↩ ↩2 ↩3

  9. https://cdn-www.mediatek.com/posts/2021-English-Annual-Report_Final.pdf ↩ ↩2 ↩3

  10. https://www.mediatek.com/company/contact-us ↩

  11. https://www.mediatek.com/hubfs/MediaTek%20Assets/Pdfs/Financial%20Reports/2024/Q4-Consolidated-Report.pdf ↩ ↩2

  12. https://www.mediatek.com/hubfs/MediaTek%20Assets/Pdfs/Financial%20Reports/2022/Q4-Consolidated-Report.pdf ↩ ↩2 ↩3

  13. https://www.proteantecs.com/contact ↩ ↩2

  14. https://www.neuroblade.com/about/ ↩ ↩2

  15. https://innoviz.tech/about ↩

  16. https://ir.innoviz.tech/sec-filings/all-sec-filings/content/0001178913-26-000724/0001178913-26-000724.pdf ↩ ↩2

  17. https://www.viola-group.com/ ↩

  18. https://investors.valens.com/news-and-events/news/news-details/2019/Valens-Ensures-Automotive-Functional-Safety-Per-ISO-26262-Process-Certification/default.aspx ↩

  19. https://visic-tech.com/visic-series-e_investment-october-2020-eng/ ↩ ↩2

  20. https://visic-tech.com/about/ ↩

  21. https://en.globes.co.il/en/article-phone-camera-co-corephotonics-raises-15m-1001171492 ↩ ↩2

  22. https://www.rutronik.com/rutronik/worldwide-contact/europe/israel ↩ ↩2 ↩3

  23. https://www.mediatek.com/hubfs/MediaTek%20Assets/Pdfs/Financial%20Reports/2025/Q4%20Consolidated%20Report.pdf ↩ ↩2 ↩3

  24. https://www.mediatek.com/hubfs/MediaTek%20Assets/Pdfs/Financial%20Reports/2025/Q4%20Unconsolidated%20Report.pdf ↩ ↩2 ↩3

  25. https://investigate.afsc.org/all-companies?page=0 ↩ ↩2 ↩3 ↩4 ↩5

  26. https://www.whoprofits.org/ ↩ ↩2 ↩3 ↩4 ↩5

  27. https://bdsmovement.net/Guide-to-BDS-Boycott ↩ ↩2 ↩3 ↩4 ↩5

  28. https://static.poder360.com.br/2025/07/relatorio-Francesca-Albanese-para-conselho-de-direitos-humanos-jul2025.pdf ↩

  29. https://www.mediatek.com/investor-relations/corporate-governance ↩ ↩2

  30. https://investigate.afsc.org/all-companies?page=0 ↩

  31. https://www.whoprofits.org/ ↩ ↩2 ↩3

  32. https://www.mediatek.com/hubfs/728015/MediaTek%20Assets/Pdfs/Annual%20Reports/2024-English-Annual-Report.pdf ↩ ↩2

  33. https://www.mediatek.com/press-room/mediateks-founding-chairman-and-ceo-bestowed-gsas-highest-honor ↩ ↩2 ↩3 ↩4 ↩5 ↩6

  34. https://lda.gov/filings/public/filing/d49ca910-0312-4713-9796-962b2b67a361/print/ ↩ ↩2 ↩3

  35. https://lda.senate.gov/filings/public/filing/957e05b9-f156-49a7-8d8b-f77ad007432e/print/ ↩ ↩2 ↩3

  36. https://www.mediatek.com/hubfs/MediaTek%20Assets/Pdfs/Shareholder%20Meetings/Meeting-Agenda/Meeting%20Agenda_2026.pdf ↩ ↩2 ↩3