Anker made its own chip to bring AI to all its products
Anker just built its own AI chip. Here's why every consumer electronics company is about to do the same.
Why it matters
Consumer hardware makers are moving upstream into silicon design to embed AI locally on edge devices. Anker's custom compute-in-memory chip signals a shift away from cloud-dependent AI—and raises questions about who owns the AI supply chain beyond NVIDIA.
The key facts
6 to knowAnker announces 'Thus' custom silicon for AI audio and IoT devices
Thus positioned as 'world's first neural-net compute-in-memory AI audio chip'
Key advantage: smaller form factor and lower power consumption vs. traditional chips
CEO Steven Yang highlights architecture difference: unified model storage + computation (vs. legacy separate storage/compute requiring repeated parameter transfers)
Target devices: audio products, mobile accessories, IoT hardware
Published April 22, 2026
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Publisher excerpt: Anker has announced its own custom silicon that the company says will bring local AI to audio devices, mobile accessories, and IoT devices. The Thus processor is the world's first neural-net compute-in-memory AI audio chip, which is smaller than traditional chips, and requires less power to run…