China's Xiaomi tells CNBC it's planning a yearly smartphone chip release and its own AI assistant for overseas
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Last year, Xiaomi launched the XRing O1, a system-on-chip (SoC) based on an advanced 3 nanometer manufacturing process.
BARCELONA — Xiaomi plans to launch a new smartphone processor chip every year, the company's President Lu Weibing told CNBC, underscoring the company's ambition to expand into more sophisticated areas of technology.
In a wide-ranging interview on Tuesday, Lu also said that Xiaomi is gearing up to launch its own AI assistant for overseas markets.
Last year, Xiaomi launched the XRing O1, a system-on-chip (SoC) based on an advanced 3 nanometer manufacturing process. Few smartphone makers design their own SoCs, which power the devices they are built into.
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