On December 14, OPPO 2021 Future Science and Technology Conference, oppo INNO DAY 2021, was officially opened in Shenzhen, and the conference was divided into 14 days and 15 days.
Today is the first day, OPPO officially announced its first self-developed chip "Mariana MariSilicon X", which is the world's first dedicated NPU chip for imaging; and the third generation of smart glasses OPPO Air Glass, which weighs only 29 grams, is the world's lightest smart glasses; the new brand proposition "Smile Forward", which is also officially released to global users.
MariSilicon X: A key step in OPPO's underlying technological breakthrough
Mariana MariSilicon X is an important research and development achievement of OPPO's "ten years of grinding a sword", marking a key step in OPPO's breakthrough in the core underlying technology.
As OPPO's first self-designed and self-developed image-specific NPU chip, Mariana MariSilicon X is the world's first mobile independent NPU using a 6nm advanced process, with unprecedented ai computing energy efficiency and integrated self-developed AI processing unit MariNeuro.
AI computing power can reach up to 18 trillion AI calculations per second. In real-world application scenarios, its performance per watt can also reach 11.6 trillion times per second, which is the energy efficiency milestone of mobile phone NPU, so it is also the world's strongest NPU chip so far.
Mariana MariSilicon X integrates a dedicated on-chip memory subsystem for AI compute units that deliver throughput of up to terabits per second. In addition, the independent DDR bandwidth provides dedicated bandwidth up to 8.5GB/s for each IP within the chip. Such a two-tier storage architecture provides powerful support for the ultra-high energy efficiency ratio of on-chip AI computing.
As an NPU built for imaging, this chip integrates OPPO's self-developed, industry-leading MariLumi image processing unit, which can support up to 20bit image processing and Ultra HDR ultra-dynamic range, and the picture-to-light ratio can reach up to 1,000,000:1, which is four times the performance of the current top platform.
OPPO believes that compared with the traditional post-processing of computing images, the RAW domain is the golden point of computing images. Mariana MariSilicon X breaks the mold by placing advanced AI algorithms and 20-bit HDR fusion in the RAW domain, allowing AI computing to no longer be limited by the loss of information, providing "raw" image data with a higher signal-to-noise ratio of 8dB for end-to-end image links.
In addition, through dual-path image processing, mariana MariSilicon X achieves the separation of RGB and W for the first time, which can improve the signal-to-noise ratio and 1.7 times the resolution power by up to 8.6dB, maximizing the use of each pixel characteristic and unlocking the full potential of the RGBW array.
Adapted to future imaging standards, the sensor supports ultra-high-definition 4K resolution, lossless RAW computing, pure images brought by AI, and rich layering from the extreme dynamic range of 20bit Ultra HDR.
Overall, Mariana MariSilicon X breaks through the four core technical problems of computing power bottleneck, traditional HDR limit, memory wall limitation, and traditional upgrade routine, and is dedicated to the core, fully serving OPPO's customized computing image needs, which will open a new chapter in OPPO's imaging in the next decade.
It is worth noting that the new oppo Find X series will be the first to carry mariana MariSilicon X, which is expected to debut in the first quarter of 2022.
OPPO's third-generation smart glasses drive the adoption of consumer-grade XRs
Another breakthrough technological achievement at the conference, OPPO Air Glass, came from the ubiquitous field of OPPO's "3+N+X" technology transition strategy that represents the differentiated ability "X".
Prior to this, OPPO has launched two generations of AR products and accumulated rich experience in research and development and products. Liu Chang, vice president of OPPO and president of the research institute, said, "For auxiliary reality products, information is the pain point that users are most eager to break through, and the product must be easy to use and practical. ”
With a weight of only 29 grams and a lens thickness of only 1.3 mm, OPPO Air Glass is the lightest smart glasses in the industry. OPPO cooperated with the Key Laboratory of Human Factors and Ergonomics of the General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine of the People's Republic of China to fully verify the comfort and safety of the user's vision under the situation of wearing for a long time, so that it can be worn for a long time without burden.
In terms of functions, OPPO Air Glass realizes functions such as obtaining information anywhere, real-time navigation, and portable translation. In particular, its characteristic "inscription speech" function can directly project the speech content onto the lens of the glasses, which greatly facilitates the speaker and can be called the artifact of the conference. Through a series of innovations, this glasses will effectively make smart glasses go out of the living room and into people's daily lives, complete the transformation from toys to tools, shape the "third screen" of personal technology experience, and promote the application of consumer XR.
The product is not APT, OPPO Air Glass will launch two color schemes, namely Silver Wing and Black Mirror, together with two custom frame kits, which will be released to the Chinese market in the spring of 2022. At the same time, OPPO will also provide a surprise trial for OPPO users in February 2022. At that time, OPPO will also open up all SDKs and join more developers and industry partners to jointly promote the construction of the XR ecosystem.
The new brand advocates "smiling forward" OPPO and climbers agree on the future
In addition to the launch of important scientific and technological achievements, OPPO has also launched an important brand initiative, and the new brand advocates "smiling forward", which was also officially released at the INNO DAY.
Chen Mingyong said at the conference, "Over the past 17 years, OPPO has never stopped moving forward, smiling forward, which is our posture along the way, but also our attitude towards the future." In the face of the various challenges and pressures in life, OPPO believes that smiling forward is "choosing the right road, not afraid of the far", always maintaining a relaxed, optimistic and elegant forward posture, not afraid of a momentary win or loss, not seeking a momentary gain or loss, I believe that under their own efforts, life will become happier and better. And this group of uplifters, OPPO defines it as "hill climbers".
"Moving Forward with a Smile" will become a future-oriented agreement between OPPO and all climbers. OPPO will promote smart scene innovation through scientific and technological innovation, and provide solutions for global users such as smart learning, smart production, smart entertainment, and smart health, so that every climber can get a real sense of happiness, resist the gravity that pulls the body and mind downward, and maintain elegance.
In addition, as one of the important measures of the OPPO brand, the OnePlus brand also officially returned to the OPPO family in 2021. In the future, OnePlus and Realme will jointly provide users with a more complete and ultimate product experience under the OPPO parent brand.
The above is the main content of the first day of this OPPO Future Technology Conference, and at tomorrow's event, OPPO will release its first folding screen mobile phone - OPPO Find N and a series of other major content.