Zhaoxin
Chinese x86 CPU joint venture between VIA and the Shanghai government.
- Headquarters
- Shanghai
- Founded
- 2013
- Market position
- niche
- Value-chain segment
- CPU
About Zhaoxin
Zhaoxin is a fabless semiconductor company, created in 2013 as a joint venture between VIA Technologies and the Shanghai Municipal Government. The company manufactures x86-compatible desktop and laptop CPUs. The term Zhào xīn means million core. The processors are created mainly for the Chinese market: the venture is an attempt to reduce the Chinese dependence on foreign technology.