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Posted on May 20, 2025
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Add as preferred source on GoogleXiaomi begins mass production of its Xring O1 chip, set to power the Xiaomi 15S Pro and Pad 7 Ultra, following a $1.87 billion investment.
SHANGHAI (Reuters) -Xiaomi's founder Lei Jun said on Tuesday that the company has started mass production of its self-developed Xring O1 advanced mobile chip.
The first two products to be powered by the chip will be the Xiaomi 15S Pro smartphone and the Xiaomi Pad 7 Ultra, he said on his personal Weibo account.
Xiaomi plans to hold a launch event for the products on Thursday.
On Monday, Lei said Xiaomi had invested 13.5 billion yuan ($1.87 billion) to develop the Xring O1, and that it planned to invest at least 50 billion yuan more in chip design over at least 10 years.
($1 = 7.2227 yuan)
(Reporting by Brenda Goh; Editing by Tom Hogue)
The main topic is Xiaomi's mass production of its self-developed Xring O1 chip and its investment in chip design.
The Xiaomi 15S Pro smartphone and the Xiaomi Pad 7 Ultra will be powered by the Xring O1 chip.
Xiaomi has invested 13.5 billion yuan ($1.87 billion) in developing the Xring O1 chip and plans to invest at least 50 billion yuan more over 10 years.
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