OPPO closes its Zeku chip design division, responsible for MariSilicon X processors

May 15. (Portaltic/EP) –

OPPO has communicated the closure of its Zeku chip design divisionwhich produced the MariSilicon X processors, and which ceases its activity due to “uncertainties in the world economy” and “adjustments for long-term development”.

the chinese company created the Zeku processor design division in 2019 and throughout his career he developed chips that have served different high-end devices on the market, such as the processing chip Image MariSilicon Xwhich was patented in 2021.

Now, the technology company has announced the closure of this division claiming to “make adjustments for long-term development”, as picked up by the media South China Morning Post last Friday, who also had access to statements by the employeeswhich ensured that the news “was a surprise” and that they found out by receiving notice “with less than a day’s notice.”

In this sense, according to OPPO, in addition to the adjustments for the future of the company, the reasons for the closure are based on “uncertainties in the global economy and the smartphone industry”.

Likewise, the company also stressed that it would continue to manage related matters “adequately” and that would continue working to “offer excellent products and services to users around the world.

As for the employees, as the South China Morning Post was able to verify, for two weeks the division continued to have job openings available for processor development.

However, according to this same medium, it was the last Thursday when workers were told not to come to the office the next day. As an anonymous employee recounted, he could not even “go back to the office to get the laptop.” For her part, the The company has not offered further statements. no explanations for his sudden dismissal from the Zeku chip design division.