"No Choice" for Lei Jun: How Many Xiaomi Devices Must Be Sold to Sustain Its Chip Venture?
2025-05-25 / Read about 0 minute
Author:小编   

Eight years ago, when Xiaomi Group's founder, Lei Jun, unveiled the company's maiden self-developed SoC chip, the Surge S1, he pondered, "Developing chips is a risky endeavor with slim odds of success. Why is Xiaomi still pursuing it?" Since then, Xiaomi's chip business has been through phases of both stagnation and reinvigoration. On May 22, during Xiaomi's 15th-anniversary celebration, Lei Jun held up the newly released Xuanjie O1 chip, echoing his earlier resolve.