Vivo is currently gearing up to launch its first self-developing chip which is reportedly an Image Signal Processor (ISP). The chip, which has been codenamed “Yueying,” has now appeared in the leaked image.

The leaked image has been shared by reliable tipster Digital Chat Station and it reveals that the first chip from the Chinese smartphone manufacturer will be called Vivo V1 as the branding appears on the chip.

The image shows the physical map of the Vivo V1 chip, indicating that the mass production may have been completed or is still undergoing. In any case, it is expected to be officially announced soon. While the launch date is not yet known, reports indicate that Vivo’s first in-house chip could be announced along with the Vivo X70 series smartphones next month.

So far, we are aware of two chip-related trademarks from the company — Vivo SoC and Vivo Chip. The product categories covered by these two trademarks include central processing units, modems, computer chips, printed circuits, and computer storage.

It’s noteworthy that Vivo partnered with Samsung for the Research & Development of chipset and the Chinese brand was closely associated with the development, providing in-depth inputs during the process.

Vivo is quite focused on developing chips as the company is planning to have a team of around 500-600 members in this department. It is currently looking to hire several new team members to the chip division for Research & Development. The company has also planned to invest a huge amount in the Research & Development of 5G, Artificial Intelligence, and other emerging technologies.

OPPO, the sister company of Vivo, is also developing its own chip which is expected to be officially released with the Find X4 smartphone early next year. Both these companies are following the footsteps of Xioami which has already launched an ISP chip named Surge C1.

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Last month, we reported that Chinese smartphone brands Vivo and OPPO are working on their own in-house ISP chips. Now, more details about the upcoming chip have surfaced, along with information about the first smartphone packing it.

As per the latest report, Vivo’s first self-developed ISP chip, which is codenamed “Yueying,” could be made official next month, i.e., September 2021. It is also being reported that the upcoming Vivo X70 series could become the first devices to pack this new chip.

Vivo seems to be quite focused on developing its own chips as the company is planning to have a team of around 500-600 members in this department, claimed Hu Baishan, Executive Vice President at Vivo. In September 2019, while acknowledging the company’s plan of making its own chips, he added that Vivo started thinking about it in 2018.

The company is also looking to hire several new team members of the chip division for Research & Development and is willing to pay them handsomely, at least that’s what the report from ITHome indicates.

So far, we are aware of two chip-related trademarks from the company — Vivo SoC and Vivo Chip. The product categories covered by these two trademarks include central processing units, modems, computer chips, printed circuits, and computer storage.

Vivo has also planned to invest a huge amount in the Research & Development of 5G, Artificial Intelligence, and other emerging technologies. Its sister company OPPO is also developing its own chip which is expected to release with the Find X4 smartphone early next year. OPPO‘s chip development team has about 1,000 members.

Another Chinese brand, Xiaomi has already launched its first self-developed ISP chip named Surge C1 and is packed in the company’s first foldable smartphone — Mi MIX Fold which was launched last year.

The development of making their own chips seems like a precautionary move since Chinese companies are now investing more to become self-reliant after China-based tech giant Huawei was put on the “Entity List” by the United States. It effectively banned the company from doing business or procuring components from US-based companies.

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