Self-developed chips from various Smartphone Brands

Smartphone Brands are making their Self-developed chips, because to manage various functions in Smartphones, wearables, cars, VR, laptops, smartwatches, etc., or to improve something special in Image processing, Charging, battery, Artificial Intelligence, etc.

Smartphone Brands

Apple

• A-series for smartphone
• M-series Mac computer
• S-series for smartwatch
• H-series for AirPods
• T-series for security
• R-series for VR

Apple uses self-developed semiconductors in all of its smart devices, allowing Apple to customize the utilization and power to the next level.

Samsung

• Exynos series
• W Series for wearables
• Auto Series for Automotive
• RF Series

• Modem Series is a modulation chip

Huawei

• Kirin is a Mobile Soc
• Balong is a Communication Chip
• Kunpeng is a server chip
• Ascend is an Artificial Intelligence Chip
• Lingxiao is a Wi-Fi Chip

Mi/Xiaomi

• S1 for Mobiles
• C1 for ISP (Image Signal Processor)
• P1 for Charging management
• G1 for Battery management
• Soon Launching these chips -> C2, C3, and P2.

Vivo

• V1, V1+, and V2 for Image Signal Processor

OPPO

• MariSilicon X is an Imaging NPU chip
• MariSilicon Y is an Audio chip
• SUPERVOOC S is a Power Management Chip.

Honor

• C1 is a Communication chip

Overall

Above, we discussed numerous self-developed chips by various smartphone makers for their own reasons. Though this increases R&D costs and is passed on to end users, it allows Smartphones to customize the essential item on their own.

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