Lei Jun responded: Why can Xiaomi make a 3nm flagship SoC

Xiaomi Group held the 2025 Investor Conference today, and Lei Jun reported on Xiaomi’s recent development at the meeting.

This time, we also responded to the chip issue that everyone is most concerned about – why can Xiaomi make a 3nm flagship SoC?

He first emphasized: Making 3nm mobile phone SoC is indeed very difficult.

There are many companies making chips at present, but the 3nm flagship SoC is the jewel in the crown of chips. There are only four companies in the world, and Xiaomi is the first in mainland China.

In four and a half years, Xiaomi has invested more than 13 billion yuan.

Moreover, just because a product is created does not mean it can be adopted immediately. It may require generations of platform iterations.He first emphasized: Making 3nm mobile phone SoC is indeed very difficult.

There are many companies making chips at present, but the 3nm flagship SoC is the jewel in the crown of chips. There are only four companies in the world, and Xiaomi is the first in mainland China.

In four and a half years, Xiaomi has invested more than 13 billion yuan.

Moreover, just because a product is created does not mean it can be adopted immediately. It may require generations of platform iterations.

Lei Jun said that our first failure in making chips taught us a huge lesson, the essence of which is: without more than 10 years of investment, it will not work.

Making chips requires us to adhere to long-termism.

From September 2014 to today, Xiaomi’s chip journey has lasted for a full 11 years and has experienced many ups and downs.

The most core ability in chip making is team ability. Building good team ability is the key to chip making.

More than four years ago, when Xiaomi made up its mind to restart the SoC chip, it was fully prepared mentally, firmly believed in “long-termism”, and formulated a long-term continuous investment plan, promising to persist for at least 10 years and invest at least 50 billion yuan. It was determined to be both ambitious and down-to-earth.

In order to achieve the final victory in the chip battle, the entire group must be united and prepared for a long-term battle.

Lei Jun said: “Here, I want to thank our chip team again, they are really amazing. The performance of the chip has far exceeded my expectations. In the past few years, they have demonstrated strong R&D capabilities and super execution. More than four years ago, we said that we would release this chip today, four years later. The complexity in the process is unimaginable; they released it as scheduled, and also released three terminals equipped with Xuanjie chips, which is amazing. I think this team is also worth our continued investment for ten or twenty years.

Although Xiaomi is a latecomer in the chip field, I believe that latecomers always have opportunities! “