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The pandemic caused by the coronavirus and the war between Russia and Ukraine have deeply affected the entire planet. There are many different approaches, but it has become clear that reliance on certain companies is a dangerous thing. For this reason, more and more companies are announcing the development of certain products that they have until now entrusted to third parties.
And if we talk about processors, as is the case in the mobile phone sector, we have very good examples, to which we now add two companies that are not new to the creation of chips, but which are going go further .
What are AP chips
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Microprocessor technology is exceptionally complex, and there are many chips, SoCs, and processors that serve different purposes.
In smartphones, access points or application processors are particularly relevant, processors that go beyond what a single chip does.
These access points They differ from microprocessors used for other devices in that they not only use a processor for computational tasks, but also include other add-on processorslike an NPU chip for artificial intelligence, a GPU for graphics-related calculations, etc.
It all seems safe if you’ve seen them in multiple mobile processors, which are actually hotspots.
Besides, these access points are often not run by a simple kernel, but by a complex operating system who is even able to use apps. In this case, that system is Android.
Finally, in general, Access points usually have built-in RAM memorywith a process called package-on-package (PoP), and they only require storage memory to be operational.
OPPO and Samsung are interested in making them
Oppo knows that it is better to be able to manufacture its own processors than to depend on brands like Qualcomm or MediaTek, which could change their sales policies in the future.
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This is why it announced that it is developing a processor that will be launched in 2023. This processor would be an AP, and not a coprocessor like MariSilicon X, which is an ISP, a chip designed to control photography.
For its part, Samsung has confirmed that it will develop its own processor for its Galaxy, independent of the Exynos family which it also sells to other companies, such as Vivo.
There are more things than performance
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There are many reasons why Samsung and OPPO have started developing their hotspots, but CPU control is the most important.
We have seen in recent years how companies sometimes have difficulty controlling the heat released by their mobiles because the processors consume a lot of energy.
This is something that also affects autonomy, a critical aspect in products such as smartphones. Tell Samsung.
Apple showed what it was capable of by designing processors itself, in products like iPhones, but also in devices like Mac computers.
OPPO and Samsung still do not have control over the Apple operating system on which their mobiles run, but of course it is to be expected that the performance of their processors will be better, compared to the energy that they spend, than those obtained by other brands. .
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