On March 14th, ByteDance recently confirmed to the foreign media The Information that it has invested in the domestic ReRAM enterprise Xinyuan Semiconductor.
According to the equity information query, it was found that Xinyuan Semiconductor underwent an investor change on March 4th. Currently, PICOHEART (SG) PTE. LTD. holds 9.5% of the shares, making it the third largest shareholder. Additionally, according to Finance Link News, PICOHEART (SG) PTE. LTD. is a subsidiary of ByteDance.
公开消息显示，昕原半导体成立于 2019 年，专注于 ReRAM 新型存储技术及相关芯片产品的研发，涵盖高性能工控 / 车规 SoC / ASIC 芯片、存算一体（Computing in Memory）IP 及芯片、系统级存储（System-on-Memory）芯片三大应用领域。
According to previous reports, Xinyuan Semiconductor's 28/22nm ReRAM pilot production line achieved trial production in February 2022. As of now, Xinyuan remains the only company in mainland China to achieve mass production of advanced process ReRAM.
ByteDance stated that this equity investment would contribute to the development of its virtual reality headsets.
ReRAM, based on the resistive switching principle, changes resistance by applying specific voltages and records data based on the resistance level. It is widely considered a feasible alternative to NOR flash memory and is suitable for embedded applications.
Source: IT Home
The original article was first published on the WeChat official account (Aibang VR Industry News)：ByteDance invests in domestic ReRAM enterprise Xinyuan Semiconductor, boosting the development of VR headsets
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