The semiconductor market he’s not having a good timethe result of this uncertainty has ended with the closure of Oppo’s chip division called Zeku. This company has closed unexpectedly, even to the surprise of many of its employees, who received the announcement one day in advance. The closure of its Zeku division also affects one of the company’s most recent chips, the Marisilicon Xwhich was in charge of boosting their phones using AI and assisted in image processing.
This decision of the sudden closure of its Zeku division has been due to the global uncertainty that exists with semiconductors. There are no official figures on the number of workers that Zeku had, who even I was offering positions a few days agobut it is said that he would have hired about 3,000 workers. The company’s sales have fallen by up to 22% over the last year, something that has not only suffered Oppo and may be one of the reasons why they have made this difficult decision. It may also be related to Difficulty in acquiring chips with advanced technology in China for companies like Zeku that design chips, but have to order its manufacture to third parties.
This closure will removal of these own chips of its Oppo phones, including the Marisilicon X, which was a revolution for the company’s phones.
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I am a Computer Engineer and my specialty is automation and robotics. My passion for hardware began at the age of 14 when I gutted my first computer: a 386 DX 40 with 4MB of RAM and a 210MB hard drive. I continue to give free rein to my passion in the technical articles that I write at Geeknetic. I spend most of my free time playing video games, contemporary and retro, on the 20+ consoles I own, in addition to the PC.