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UltiChip’s plug-and-play 5G chip could be a real Qualcomm rival

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By Emily Curryer


Imagine a world where your entire household could stream, game, and video call simultaneously without threatening the family Wi-Fi. UltiChip’s plug-and-play 5G chip can now bring this into fruition. We discovered the company at Mobile World Congress 2025, where they introduced a technology set to rival Qualcomm.

So what is it?

According to Yeeshyi Chang, vice president at UltiChip, it can fit into a palm-sized device you can plug into your home that instantly delivers up to 5,000 Mbps, shared seamlessly across up to 32 handsets. Yes, UltiChip‘s plug-and-play 5G chip can deliver those speeds per device. Think 160 Mbps per user, all from a single chip solution. It’s small and simple to set up: no software, no downloads, just plug, link, and boom.

And how does it hold up against the behemoths? Yeeshyi claims its new chip not only costs five times less than the Qualcomm alternative, but it also runs on 30–40% less power. Plus, it takes up less space making it perfect for crowded tech hubs or design-limited deployments.

This isn’t just for your 32 Xbox-playing children. The UltiChip semiconductor is being pitched as an ideal drop-in solution for industrial, consumer, and commercial environments alike. It’s the kind of plug-and-play that makes engineers grin.

The chip inside? We’re talking bleeding-edge reliability paired with a high level of integration. For engineers who’ve long defaulted to Qualcomm out of habit, this may be a wake-up call. UltiChip’s service-first approach makes them easy to work with too, offering evaluation agreements that streamline the road from prototype to product.

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