OPPO has recently unveiled its self-developed NPU chipset at the OPPO INNO DAY 2021, the MariSilicon X.
The MariSilicon X is an imaging NPU built on 6nm process technology. It aims to improve the quality of photos and videos as well as further expand the feature set of its cameras. The chip consists of an NPU, ISP, and Memory architecture that delivers ‘incredible’ image processing power with ultra-high power efficiency.
According to the company, it has 18 TOPS (trillion operations per second) processing speed, 11.6 TOPS/W power efficiency, and Tera bps Memory Subsystem for up to 20x faster 4K AI performance. It also enables 4K AI Night Video to be captured in the RAW domain using complete image data.
The MariSilicon X can also harness the full potential of Oppo’s RGBW sensor and can operate a Dual Image Pipeline with 2-time RAW Super Sampling to process the sensor’s RGB and W signals separately before combining them into single images. These hybrid RGB + W images is said to offer an 8.6dB greater signal-to-noise ratio and 1.7 -times more texture, helping objects appear more expressive in both photo and video.
The chip will be available in smartphones next year. It will be adopted in the 2022 Find X series smartphones.
