Xiaomi's 3nm Breakthrough

On May 22, Xiaomi launched its self-developed 3nm mobile SoC, the XRing O1, making it just the fourth company worldwide, after Apple, Qualcomm, and MediaTek, to design and provide a 3nm mobile SoC.

On May 22, China's Xiaomi launched its self-developed 3nm mobile system-on-chip (SoC), the XRing O1, making it just the fourth company worldwide, after Apple, Qualcomm, and MediaTek, to design and provide a 3nm mobile SoC.

Xiaomi's breakthrough, amidst stiffening US export restrictions on chips, has brought attention to China's chip self-sufficiency development.

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