Zhaoxin

Shanghai Zhaoxin Semiconductor Co., Ltd.
IndustrySemiconductors
Founded2013; 11 years ago (2013)
Headquarters
Shanghai
,
China
Area served
China
ProductsCentral processing units
Microprocessors
Websitewww.zhaoxin.com

Zhaoxin (Shanghai Zhaoxin Semiconductor Co., Ltd.; /ˈʒaʊʃɪn/, Chinese: 兆芯; pinyin: Zhàoxīn [ʈʂâu ɕín]) is a fabless semiconductor company, created in 2013 as a joint venture between VIA Technologies and the Shanghai Municipal Government.[1] The company manufactures x86-compatible desktop and laptop CPUs.[2] The term Zhào xīn means million core.[note 1] The processors are created mainly for the Chinese market: the venture is an attempt to reduce the Chinese dependence on foreign technology.[3][4]

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