Oppo might have its own in-house chipset for phones by 2023

(Pocket-lint) - It looks similar Oppo wants to person much power implicit the hardware powering its mobile devices.

The Chinese shaper has reportedly started moving connected its precise ain chipset, according to Nikkei Asia, which said it could onshore conscionable successful clip for caller telephone releases successful 2023 oregon 2024. Apparently, Oppo is readying to usage a 3-nanometer spot manufacturing process with TSMC.

Previous job postings besides suggest Oppo has besides been hiring AI experts and spot developers from Qualcomm, Huawei, and MediaTek.

Add it each up, and Oppo intelligibly seems poised to go 1 of the galore telephone makers present investing successful their ain chipsets.

Apple, Huawei, Samsung, and Google - conscionable to sanction a fewer - each person in-house designed system-on -a-chips (also called SoCs). Apple has the A-series, Huawei has Kirin, Samsung has Exynos, and Google precocious presented the Tensor processor for Pixel 6.

So, it's nary astonishment to larn Oppo is considering 1 of its own.

Like those others earlier it, Oppo is apt attempting its ain chips not lone truthful it tin make much almighty smartphones with much accidental than ever, but besides to alteration its dependence connected third-party semiconductor suppliers - similar MediaTek and Qualcomm - which presently powerfulness Oppo devices.

Writing by Maggie Tillman. Originally published connected 25 October 2021.