BEIJING, May 19 (Reuters) - Chinese smartphone and electric vehicle maker Xiaomi 1810.HK plans to invest at least 50 billion yuan ($6.93 billion) in chip design over at least 10 years starting from 2021, its founder Lei Jun said on Monday in a post on social media platform Weibo.
Xiaomi has invested 13.5 billion yuan to self-develop its advanced mobile chip XringO1, Lei said, adding that the company's chip design unit employs more than 2,500 people.
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(Reporting by Beijing Newsroom; Editing by Christopher Cushing)
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