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Zhaoxin is ready to enter the domestic (Chinese) consumer market with its homegrown x86 CPUs, the KaiXian KX-6000 series. The CPUs will be used by Chinese ODM, IP3 Technology, in more than 50 products which include desktop PCs, notebook PCs, all-in-ones, Mini PCs & even industrial machines.
The Zhaoxin x86 CPU powered product portfolio was announced by IP3 Technology (Yingzhong Technologies) at an event hosted by the ODM. As mentioned above, there are a range of PC devices that will make use of Zhaoxin's KX-6000 series processors which are the only chips besides AMD & Intel to make use of an x86 architecture. While several products were showcased, IP3 Technology didn't unveil their respective specifications and prices yet.
[...] As for performance numbers, Zhaoxin x86 CPUs, while offering a 50% boost in performance per watt, don't necessarily have to come close to current Intel and AMD CPUs. Beijing primarily wants replacement of hardware made by international vendors with its homegrown Zhaoxin CPUs in various government organizations.
Previously: Zhaoxin KaiXian KX-6000: A Chinese x86 SoC
Zhaoxin x86 CPUs Available to PC Makers in China
China's Homegrown Zhaoxin KaiXian CPU Used in a Mini-PC
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday May 13 2020, @04:39PM (1 child)
Or maybe not. If they could get away with it, maybe. But before you get all Huawei-paranoid and buying into Qualcomm's buying off the US Government, remember that the same rule as Huawei applies... They might not only intentionally not bake in the spyware on export models, they might cut back on any legitimate QI phoning home as well. Why? Because if it is proved more trustworthy than US equipment, they still win. Spying would be a bonus, sure. But taking the high road might be the more winning strategy for them.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday May 13 2020, @07:23PM
If china made open hardware with all FOSS support, i would buy it over proprietary US tech. fuck Qualcom et al.