Zhaoxin

Shanghai Zhaoxin Semiconductor Co., Ltd. (, Chinese: 兆芯; pinyin: Zhàoxīn) is a fabless semiconductor company, created in 2013 as a joint venture between VIA Technologies and the Shanghai Municipal People's Government. The company manufactures x86-compatible desktop and laptop CPUs. The term 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.