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Xiaomi Trademarks Indicate Plan to Build Apple Silicon-Like Family of Custom Chips

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Xiaomi has filed a trademark for a second-generation custom chip called the "XRING 02," signaling that the company is proceeding with its in-house silicon roadmap mirroring Apple's transition to its own custom chips.

XRING O1
Xiaomi's new filing, first reported by Wccftech and verified via China's TianYanCha trademark database, suggests that development of the XRING 02 system-on-a-chip (SoC) is now underway. The move follows the company's announcement earlier this year of the XRING O1, its first custom processor built with a 3-nanometer process, which debuted in the Xiaomi Tablet 7 Ultra.

Xiaomi openly said that it had looked to Apple as a benchmark for its hardware ambitions and vertical integration across its ecosystem. The company said it had asked itself:

We also want to become one of the top chipmakers, with our phones targeting iPhones, can our chips also be compared against those of Apple's?

The new XRING 02 trademark is one of several filings made by the company in recent weeks. Others include the XRING T1 and XRING 0. Xiaomi likely seeks to build a family of custom processors for use across device categories, similar to Apple's use of the A-series, M-series, and S-series chips in iPhones, Macs, and Apple Watches.

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blahbar
12 months ago
I love how Macrumors spins everything as everyone else copying Apple. Does it matter that any other companies were doing it already before Apple? Nah - must be an apple innovation! You see this with literally every topic whether Apple is the originator of the idea or not.
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Ctrlos
12 months ago
Huawei looked dead after the Google ruling and yet they've gone on to be the biggest company in China, to the point that Android isn't even the basis of their HarmonyOS anymore. They still make the best camera phones whilst the Tri-fold is at the cutting edge of display technology.

I do wonder if this is making other companies follow suit? Beyond IM most of the apps we use are really just wrappers for website data and PWAs are capable of everything from running locally to sending notifications. You can even get a GBA emulator to play locally stored ROMs with a web app saved to your iPhone.

I wonder if we are on the verge of a change nobody saw coming where the big companies all splinter off with their own chipsets, hardware and OSes and then rely on the open web for PWAs and services?

Developers wanting to maintain maximum compatibility could just build a web app at the fraction of the cost of submitting to a closed app store and not have to worry about a dozen different chipsets. Apple's hardcore defence of its app store revenue might quickly become quite antiquated.
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MacTwick
12 months ago
More competition!
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uller6
12 months ago

That’s my big question. I know Taiwan is part of China, but there’s a difference between making it in mainland China, rather than having TSMC make something they already make with a few changes.


It would be interesting to see China make something new and innovative. Global competition helps everyone.
Many Chinese scientists and engineers are way ahead of their American counterparts in certain fields. This perception that China makes cheap low quality knockoff products is at least 20 years old and doesn’t reflect the reality of today. There is tons of innovation in China now - both manufacturing innovation and at a more basic level they have excellent state supported academic R&D programs. Top-down government technology priorities enable long-term research stability. Chinese R&D is far more robust than American R&D today, and given the current zeitgeist in the US they are likely to eclipse the US in scientific output and technology innovation in a few years.
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anshuvorty
12 months ago
What is that saying?
Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.

yeah, good luck with that Xioami - all they know is to copy and replicate existing ideas - they did it with their phones, cars, and now, their SoCs…won’t mean that they are as efficient or performant as the OGs…
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ThailandToo
12 months ago

What is that saying?
Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.

yeah, good luck with that Xioami - all they know is to copy and replicate existing ideas - they did it with their phones, cars, and now, their SoCs…won’t mean that they are as efficient or performant as the OGs…
Competition is a good thing for us all. In the current regulatory environment, or lack thereof, it’s nice to see competition. Have some Xiaomi items and they’re good - ex vacuum and cameras for home security. Made well and packaged well with not terrible software.
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