Xiaomi to Invest 200 Billion Yuan in Core Technologies Including Chips and AI Over Next Five Years

Lei Jun, founder of Xiaomi Group, recently announced that the company will invest at least 200 billion yuan (RMB) in research and development over the next five years, focusing on core underlying technologies such as chips, artificial intelligence (AI), and operating systems (OS). This marks Xiaomi's transition into the more challenging "deep water" zone of technology development, following the completion of its previous 100-billion-yuan R&D initiative.

Over the past five years, Xiaomi has invested 105 billion yuan in R&D, achieving breakthroughs in areas such as self-developed chips. Last year, the company unveiled its first self-developed 3nm chip, the "Xuanjie O1". The next-generation "Xuanjie O2" chip is expected to debut this September. Lei Jun also revealed that 2026 could see the "convergence" of self-developed chips, OS, and AI large models in a single terminal product.