Xiaomi‘s self-developed chip company increased its capital to 1.92 billion yuan
27 2023-06-12
Recently, Shanghai Xuanjie Technology Co., Ltd. underwent industrial and commercial changes, with its registered capital increasing from RMB 1.5 billion to RMB 1.92 billion.http://www.ic-bom.com/
The company was established in December 2021. Its legal representative, executive director, and general manager are Zeng Xuezhong, Senior Vice President of Xiaomi, and its supervisor is Liu De, co-founder of Xiaomi. Its business scope includes information system integration services; Integrated circuit chip design and services; Software development; Sales of electronic products; Sales of semiconductor discrete devices; Retail of electronic components, etc., is wholly-owned by X-Ring Limited. It is reported that the establishment of Xuanjie Company was once regarded by the industry as a crucial step for Xiaomi on the path of self-developed chips.
A reporter from Science and Technology Innovation Board Daily found that since its establishment in 2017, Xiaomi Investment has invested in about 110 chip semiconductor and electronics related enterprises, including optoelectronic chips, automotive chips, semiconductor manufacturing equipment and other fields. And over the past 6 years, multiple chips have been released, mainly the Surge S1, Surge C1, Surge P1, and Surge G1.http://www.ic-bom.com/
Xiaomi‘s 6-Year Core Manufacturing Journey Layouts Over 100 Semiconductor Related Enterprises
Previously, Lu Weibing, president of Xiaomi, said at the Xiaomi financial report meeting that Xiaomi‘s investment in self-developed chips will not waver. It is necessary to fully realize the long-term nature and complexity of chip investment, respect the development law of the chip industry, be prepared for a protracted war, and be prepared for a long-term struggle of 10 or 20 years. You cannot run a marathon at the speed of "100 meter race". He also stated that the purpose of chips is to enhance the competitiveness and user experience of terminal products.
As early as 2014, Xiaomi collaborated with Lianxin to establish Pineapple Electronics.
In 2017, Xiaomi released its first self-developed mobile phone SoC chip, the surging S1. With the emergence of the surging S1, Xiaomi has become the second mobile phone manufacturer in China to have self-developed chips and the fourth global mobile phone manufacturer to master chip research and development technology.
In 2021, Xiaomi released its self-developed ISP chip, the Pengpai C1. Unlike the surging S1, the surging C1 is an ISP chip that uses self-developed ISP and algorithms to help mobile phones perform more refined and advanced 3A processing.
And Xiaomi‘s third self-developed chip is the surging P1. The Pengpai P1 is Xiaomi‘s first self-developed charging chip, responsible for providing users with high-efficiency and better compatibility ultra high power fast charging.
In 2022, Xiaomi officially announced its fourth self-developed chip, the surging G1, which is a battery management chip. List of Xiaomi products announced that the Xiaomi 12S Ultra will carry two self-developed chips, namely, Xiaomi Pengpai P1 and Xiaomi Pengpai G1.http://www.ic-bom.com/
In addition to self-developed core manufacturing, in recent years, Xiaomi Investment has laid out over a hundred semiconductor and electronics related hard technology companies.
According to public data, Xiaomi Industrial Investment was founded in 2017, co sponsored by Xiaomi Company, Hubei Changjiang Fund and Wuhan Optics Valley Fund, with a registered capital of 12 billion yuan. Xiaomi Company accounts for 80%. The main investor is Hubei Xiaomi Changjiang Industrial Fund Partnership (Limited partnership), and Lei Jun is the chairman of Xiaomi Industrial Investment.
Since its establishment in 2017, Xiaomi Investment has invested in approximately 110 chip semiconductor and electronics related enterprises, including optoelectronic chips, automotive chips, semiconductor manufacturing equipment, and other fields. In 2021 alone, Xiaomi Investment has strategically invested in 47 companies in the semiconductor and electronics fields, including nano chip micro and black sesame intelligent.http://www.ic-bom.com/
From a layout perspective, Xiaomi Industrial Investment focuses more on early layout and coordinates with the industrial chain, with a wide range of layout areas and basically no overlapping projects in the same field of investment.