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On May 19, Lei Jun, founder, chairman, and CEO of Xiaomi Group, announced that as of the end of April this year, the total R&D investment in the Xuanjie project has exceeded 13.5 billion RMB. Currently, the R&D team has surpassed 2500 people, with an expected R&D investment of over 6 billion RMB this year.
Lei Jun stated, “Now, we have finally delivered our first answer sheet:” Xiaomi Xuanjie O1, utilizing second-generation 3nm process technology, aims to rank among the top-tier flagship experiences.
Recently, Lu Weibing, president of Xiaomi Group, stated that there are several products equipped with Xiaomi’s self-developed “Xuanjie O1” chip, not just smartphones.
Industry insiders claim that with the release of Xiaomi’s self-developed smartphone chip, Xiaomi will become the fourth global and the second domestic smartphone brand with core self-developed chips, following Apple, Samsung, and Huawei. Analysts from brokerage firms have commented that Xiaomi’s self-developed chip is expected to become the core computing hub of Xiaomi’s “full ecosystem of people, vehicles, and homes,” further strengthening its ecological barriers and competitiveness.
Previously, it was revealed that the Xuanjie team of Xiaomi’s self-developed chips has reached over a thousand people and operates as an independent company.
In 2023, Xiaomi’s second Xuanjie chip company was established, with a registered capital of 3 billion RMB. Its business scope includes: integrated circuit chip design and services; sales of integrated circuit chips and products; integrated circuit design, etc.Beijing Xuanjie Technology Co., Ltd. is the second “Xuanjie Technology” under Xiaomi. As early as December 2021, Shanghai Xuanjie Technology Co., Ltd. was established with a registered capital of 1.5 billion RMB, and the legal representative is also Zeng Xuezhong.According to reports, the business scope of Shanghai Xuanjie Technology Co., Ltd. includes: technical services in the semiconductor technology field; information system integration services; integrated circuit chip design and services; sales of integrated circuit chips and products; integrated circuit design, etc. It is wholly owned by X-Ring Limited.In addition to officially announcing the Xiaomi Xuanjie O1 news, Lei Jun also announced that the Xiaomi strategic new product launch event is scheduled for May 22 at 7 PM, where several heavyweight new products will be released: the smartphone SoC chip Xiaomi Xuanjie O1, Xiaomi 15S Pro, Xiaomi Pad 7 Ultra, and Xiaomi’s first SUV, Xiaomi YU7.
Here is the full text from Lei Jun:
This year marks the 15th anniversary of Xiaomi’s founding.
As early as 11 years ago, in 2014, we began our journey in chip development.
In September 2014, the Surge project was initiated. In 2017, Xiaomi’s first smartphone chip, the Surge S1, was officially unveiled, targeting the mid-to-high-end market. Later, due to various reasons, we faced setbacks and paused the development of large SoC chips. However, we kept the spark of chip development alive and shifted to the “small chip” route. Subsequently, various Surge chips were launched, including fast charging chips, battery management chips, imaging chips, antenna enhancement chips, and other “small chips,” gradually accumulating experience and capabilities in different technology tracks.
In recent years, many Mi fans have been asking whether Xiaomi will still develop large chips. There have been various rumors online, and many have mocked the Surge SoC for not having a follow-up. But I want to say, that is not our “black history”; that is our journey so far.
At the beginning of 2021, we made a significant decision: to enter the automotive industry. At the same time, we made another major decision: to restart the “large chip” business and resume the development of smartphone SoCs.
Xiaomi has always had a “chip dream” because to become a great hardcore technology company, chips are a peak that must be climbed, and an unavoidable hard battle. We deeply summarized the lessons learned from our first chip-making experience. We found that only by making high-end flagship SoCs can we truly master advanced chip technology and better support our high-end strategy.
Thus, from the beginning of the Xuanjie project, we set very high goals: the latest process technology, flagship-level transistor scale, and top-tier performance and efficiency.
At the same time, we are well aware of the difficulties in chip manufacturing and have established a long-term continuous investment plan: at least 10 years, with at least 50 billion RMB invested, steadily advancing step by step.
In just over four years, as of the end of April this year, the total R&D investment in Xuanjie has exceeded 13.5 billion RMB. Currently, the R&D team has surpassed 2500 people, with an expected R&D investment of over 6 billion RMB this year. I believe this scale ranks among the top three in the domestic semiconductor design field, both in terms of R&D investment and team size. Without tremendous determination and courage, and without sufficient R&D investment and technical strength, Xuanjie would not have reached today.
Now, we have finally delivered our first answer sheet: Xiaomi Xuanjie O1, utilizing second-generation 3nm process technology, aims to rank among the top-tier flagship experiences.
Xiaomi’s chip journey has spanned 11 years, but in the face of our peers’ accumulation in chip technology, we can only consider ourselves just beginning. Chips are the core track for Xiaomi to break through hardcore technology, and we will definitely give our all.
Here, I sincerely ask everyone to give us more time and patience, and support us in our continuous exploration on this path.
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