The in-house chip development programs of leading Chinese smartphone makers has been under spotlight. On May 31st, Huawei-spinoff smartphone brand Honor set up a wholly-owned subsidiary Shanghai Honor Smart Technology Development Co. (temporary translation), fueling speculation if Honor will strengthen its in-house chip design deployment. In the aftermath of Oppo's recent disbandment of its in-house chip design team, there has been speculation if Honor will establish a chip design subsidiary and absorb talents from Oppo's disbanded IC design te...