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OPPO to mass-produce self-developed AP chip next year; mobile SoC to launch in 2024

Jeet — Wed, 06 Apr 2022 01:09:01 +0000

OPPO has been working on its plan to reduce its reliance on other companies for semiconductors and in line with that, the company is reportedly all set to launch its own Application Processor (AP) next year.

If a new report coming from China is to be believed, then OPPO is working on a self-developed application processor (AP) which is expected to get launched in 2023. The mass production of the chip will be done using TSMC’s 6nm process.

Along with that, the company is also working on its own System On Chip (SoC) which will integrate the Application Processor (AP) and a Modem. This chip is expected to get launched in 2024 and will be manufactured using a 4nm process by TSMC.

OPPO has so far launched its own NPU chip named Mariana MariSilicon X. The company has said that front-end design, back-end design, IP design, memory architecture, ARM CPU design scheme, algorithm, and supply chain tape-out are completed by the company’s own team which includes the design, digital verification, and the back-end integration team.

The upcoming smartphone SoC from OPPO, which is expected to be launched in a couple of years, may not be on par with the offerings from Qualcomm and MediaTek in terms of performance. However, the company is expected to start using its own chips with budget or low-cost smartphones and then gradually keep using them to power more devices.

OPPO unveils its first self developed MariSilicon X NPU imaging chip

Sean — Tue, 14 Dec 2021 10:31:37 +0000

Earlier today (14th December 2021), the OPPO INNO Day 2021 event had officially kicked off. During this conference, the company unveiled a number of new technologies, which included its first self develop NPU chipset, the MariSilicon X.

The Chinese smartphone maker’s Founder and CEO, Chen Mingyong, showcased the new first self developed chipset. As per the official announcement, the new MariSilicon X NPU is an imaging based chipset that was independently designed and developed by the company. The senior executive stated that the chipset was named after the Mariana Trench, which is the deepest part of the world. This particular name was set to signify the great depth of the company’s “imagination” and innovation.

During the announcement, the Founder also added that tech giants need to develop core technologies to be prepared for any challenged that they might face in the future. In other words, this chip is also its step towards more self sufficiency. The new MariSilicon X is manufactured using the 6nm process from TSMC and seeks to improve imaging performance of upcoming Oppo smartphones. The company further added that the new chipset will be available in handsets starting from next year.

The new chipset will offer real time AI computing to improve energy efficiency while also offering “industry leading” ultra HDR capabilities. This chipset would also enable lossless real time RAW captures and maximize the RGBW sensor’s performance as well as offer extreme dynamic range via 20bit HDR. Notably, OPPO also officially announced that this new chipset will be featured in 2022 Find X series flagship phones, which would mark the arrival of the dual chip technology.

Oppo to showcase MariSilicon X NPU and new Smart Glasses at INNO Day 2021

Sean — Thu, 09 Dec 2021 07:15:17 +0000

During the upcoming INNO Day 2021 event, Oppo is gearing up to unveil its latest technologies and innovations. This will includes its first self developed NPU (Neural Processing Unit), smart glasses, and more.

We've developed a cutting-edge neural processing unit (NPU) called the MariSilicon X. Can you guess what it does?

Tune in to #OPPOINNODAY2021 to find out! pic.twitter.com/BbECacK70s

— OPPO (@oppo) December 8, 2021

Leading up to this event, the Chinese smartphone maker has already teased the aforementioned technologies and even offered us a glimpse at its retractable camera technology as well via Twitter. The brand has even officially announced that it will be showcasing its first foldable smartphone during the event, which is set between 14th December and 15th December in Shenzhen, China. Notably, the Founder and CEO of the company, Tony Chen, will also be sharing a keynote speech in the event, talking about the company’s updates corporate strategies and new research and development strategies.

Oppo added that “other senior executives will introduce the new NPU and smart glasses,” during this event. So, we can expect to hear more about the new Retractable Camera technology, as well as Digital Human and other technological breakthroughs in the fields of imaging, AI, AR, and even 5G. A highly anticipated announcement would also be for the company’s first NPU, which is being called the MariSilicon X.

Retractable Camera Technology

As per our previous report, the company had also revealed on Twitter that it is gearing up to announce the Oppo Find N foldable phone during this event as well. It will be the company’s first foldable handset and has been in development for four years and has gone through six generation of prototypes. So stay tuned for more updates, as we will be covering this major company conference.

Oppo, OnePlus phones tipped to use in-house chips based on TSMC’s 6nm node

Sean — Wed, 08 Dec 2021 09:33:00 +0000

Earlier today (8th December 2021), Oppo had officially announced that it is working on its first self developed chip. Now, a new report from a tipster has claimed that the chip will be based on TSMC‘s 6nm process technology and might be launching soon.

A known tipster @数码闲聊站 on Weibo (a Chinese microblogging website) shared new information related to the company’s upcoming self developed chipset. While the Chinese smartphone brand did not not share any specifics regarding this chip, the tipster revealed some key details. As per the social media post, the new proprietary chipset in question will be an NPU (Neural Network Processing Unit). The tipster added that this new chipset will also offer new imaging solutions and will be arriving in smartphones soon as well.

Similarly, Huawei had also launched its HiSilicon Kirin 970 chipset back in 2017, which also featured an NPU for the first time. Now, it seems that Oppo is also following this move for its own self developed chipset. Notably, Digital Chat Station claimed that the new chip will not be exclusive to Oppo smartphones alone, and will even include OnePlus models as well. For those unaware, the former had merged with the latter earlier this year, with both brands being collectively known as Oujia.

The tipster stated that phones from Oujia will feature these new chips that will also be based on TSMC’s (Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co) 6nm chip processing technology. Unfortunately, this is all the information we have at the moment but keep in mind that this report is still unconfirmed as of right now, so take it with a grain of salt.

OPPO is reportedly poaching MediaTek & UNISOC engineers for its own chip

Jed John Ikoba — Thu, 28 May 2020 17:07:43 +0000

OPPO was first rumoured to be working on its own chipset called OPPO M1 in November 2019. The company indeed confirmed this in January 2020 but is yet to share further details. Apparently, the Chinese tech giant is still recruiting experts for the project.

A new report claims the BBK subsidiary is poaching MediaTek and UNISOC engineers in its bid to woo them over. Jeffery Ju, MediaTek’s former co-chief operating officer is reported to have been hired. While Ju left MediaTek in 2017, OPPO is also looking to hire another top executive from MediaTek’s 5G smartphone chip development in a couple of months. The report also tips OPPO as spreading its tentacles to pick up executives from Qualcomm and Huawei’s HiSilicon unit, adds the report.

OPPO’s effort to commence chip manufacture isn’t unrelated to Huawei’s predicament even though the company believes owning the chip design capability will give it more control over its supply chain, according to sources. The path to outputting a workable chipset isn’t a rapid one, though. It might take up to a year before a chipset is born. The success of such chipset against those from Qualcomm and Mediatek looks bleak. Recall Xiaomi made a similar effort with the Surge S1 but since then nothing as heard about the self-developed chip. We hope to get more details of the OPPO chipset in the coming months.

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