tech
March 4, 2026
China's Xiaomi tells CNBC it's planning a yearly smartphone chip release and its own AI assistant for overseas
Last year, Xiaomi launched the XRing O1, a system-on-chip (SoC) based on an advanced 3 nanometer manufacturing process.

TL;DR
- Xiaomi plans to launch a new smartphone processor chip every year.
- The company is developing its own AI assistant for overseas markets.
- The new chip will debut in a device launched in China this year and eventually be included in international phone models.
- Xiaomi aims to tightly integrate its hardware and software through custom SoCs and its HyperOS operating system.
- The international AI assistant will launch alongside Xiaomi's EVs overseas and may partner with Google's Gemini models.
- Xiaomi invested at least 50 billion yuan ($6.9 billion) over 10 years in chip development.
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