Oppo may launch customised chipsets for its smartphones – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Google made its customised Tensor chipset last year. Recently, an online report revealed that Samsung is also planning to manufacture its customised chipset for Galaxy smartphones. Now it appears that another smartphone maker is all set to join this trend. According to an online report, Oppo is also planning to launch its own processor.
According to an online report by ITHome, Oppo is planning to mass-produce its first smartphone processor in 2023 and the company is expected to launch the same in 2024. The report also adds that the chipset will be used in entry-level and affordable smartphones. The chipset is expected to be manufactured using TSMC’s 6nm process. However, Oppo is rumoured to use a 4nm TSMC fabrication process in the future Oppo chipsets.
The report also adds that the various parts of the chipset design will include back-end and front-end design, IP design, algorithm, supply chain tape-out, memory system architecture and integration are done within the company.
This is not the first time that Oppo is designing chips. Last year, the company launched its first smartphone chipset — Mariana MariSilicon X. It is Oppo’s first multi-purpose chipset that combines NPU (Neural Processing Unit), ISP, and multi-tier memory architecture. The chipset also promises to offer advanced camera-centric features such as 4K night mode video with live preview and more.
Meanwhile, Oppo is all set to launch its new Oppo F21 Pro series in India. The Chinese smartphone maker has confirmed that it will launch the Oppo F21 Pro and Oppo F21 Pro 5G smartphones in the country on April 12.