The Xiaomi Technology Park in Beijing is brightly lit at midnight, with Lei Jun holding the newly successful “Xuanjie O1” chip in his palm. This small square piece, weighing less than 1 gram, embodies over 2,000 days and nights of hard work from Xiaomi’s engineers. As the live broadcast camera sweeps across the chip’s surface … Read more
Out of the blue, Lei Jun suddenly announced that Xiaomi’s long-awaited self-developed mobile SoC chip “Xuanjie O1” is coming! Lei Jun also posted: “After ten years of hard work, the passion for chip development is still strong. Xiaomi has been on the path of chip development for over a decade. Everyone knows that making chips … Read more
Last night, Lei Jun officially announced that the Xiaomi Xuanjie chip will be released at the end of the month, directly trending on social media and sparking widespread discussion. Xiaomi has gradually deepened its involvement in the semiconductor industry, from the early Surge S1 to the current Xuanjie chip. So, what is an SoC chip? … Read more
In today’s smartphone application processor market, leading manufacturers MediaTek, Qualcomm, and Apple are in a three-way competition. Including the entry-level favorite UNISOC and the gradually declining Samsung Exynos, we can barely count five giants. If it weren’t for some complex external factors, Huawei’s HiSilicon should have been a dominant player here. A few years back, … Read more
According to foreign media WCCFtech, in order to reduce reliance on Qualcomm and MediaTek, Xiaomi has begun to develop its own chips, with the upcoming self-developed chip named Xring. It is reported that this team has about 1,000 employees and will operate separately from Xiaomi’s main company.According to the leaker@Jukanlosreve, more details about Xring were … Read more
In recent years, one of the hot topics in the military sector has been chips. The United States has imposed a long-standing blockade and sanctions on Chinese chips, refusing to sell any military-grade chips and restricting many high-end civilian chips. The ZTE incident serves as a significant lesson: without mastering core technologies, one can be … Read more
On April 15, according to Sina Technology, Xiaomi recently announced internally the establishment of a Chip Platform Department under the Product Department of the mobile division, appointing Qin Muyun as the head of the Chip Platform Department, reporting to Li Jun, the general manager of the Product Department. In response, Wang Hua, general manager of … Read more
The current chip development chain is too fragmented. Design companies are only responsible for design, EDA tool companies provide software, foundries are responsible for manufacturing, and packaging and testing companies handle packaging and testing… This specialization looks beautiful on the surface, but what is the reality? Every time communication crosses departments or companies, it feels … Read more
The Chinese chip industry is rapidly developing, with most chips being tackled by our enterprises. However, high-end automotive chips are still in a “blank period,” with car manufacturers having only a few foreign companies’ products to choose from in their supply chains. The breakthrough in automotive chips is urgent. On April 3, at the Dongfeng … Read more
