Ξένη δημοσίευση)- ΑΝΑΚΟΙΝΩΣΗ ΤΥΠΟΥ - TSOMOKOS SA - Zepp Invests in Greece by setting up a Research & Development Hub through its subsidiary company, Whale Microelectronics.
ΑΝΑΚΟΙΝΩΣΕΙΣ ΤΥΠΟΥ / Τετάρτη 13 Ιουλίου 2022, 11:53 / Πηγή: TSOMOKOS SA
Zepp Invests in Greece by setting up a Research & Development Hub through its subsidiary company, Whale Microelectronics.
Athens, Greece - July 11, 2022 - WhaleMicro, a subsidiary of Zepp (NYSE: ZEPP) - a global smart wearable, and health technology leader, empowers users to live their healthiest lives by optimizing their health, fitness, and wellness journeys through its leading consumer brand Amazfit, today announced that it has completed the setup of WhaleMicro's R&D hub in Greece and also hired a well-known researcher in the tech community Nikos Moschopoulos.
The investment is focused in production of modern microprocessors and systems used by Zepp. Through its subsidiary WhaleMicro that specializes in semiconductor technology, Zepp aims to build a team of world class researchers in Greece. Mr. Moschopoulos will be leading Research & Development for WhaleMicro's R&D hub in Greece. Having worked in leadership positions in large companies in Greece and abroad, he aims to make Greece the center of the microprocessor research in Europe by hiring talent to strengthen the role of Zepp in AI and wearable chips.
Greece is becoming a multinational digital hub and it caught the attention of Zepp. Zepp is one of the world pioneers in the wearable industry and will be actively an R&D hub in Greece. Zepp has been active in technology development for years with many innovations in health & fitness and has created popular and affordable products such as Amazfit smartwatches. Zepp is committed in the process of establishing a presence in Greece as an innovator.
Mr. Nikos Moschopoulos stated: “Greece has a surplus of talent and human resources in the field of high technology. We have very good scientists who work on smaller projects or go abroad. Zepp, through its subsidiary WhaleMicro, is coming to Greece for this very reason because it sees good talent and great growth prospects. It does not come to 'sell' products, but to create opportunities for highly qualified executives who want to stay in our country and develop technology that will be applied worldwide in wearable products". He stated the goal is to find experts to be part of a program with great prospects and to create products that will be applied to wearable technology.
About WhaleMicro
Whale Microelectronics was established in February 2021 to replace the chip division created in 2018 by Zepp (NYSE: ZEPP), a world leading maker of smart wearables with a mission to connect health with technology. As a fabless silicon vendor, WhaleMicro is committed to the R&D of multi-functional wearable artificial intelligence chips, optoelectronic health vital signs sensor chips and modules, Bluetooth Low Energy systems, as well as other silicon-based products with large-scale commercial use in the fields of Health,Sports Equipment and Electric Vehicles.
For more information, please visit
http://www.whalemicro.com/sy and https://www.linkedin.com/company/whalemicro/about/
About Zepp
Zepp, (NYSE:ZEPP), a global smart wearable, and health technology leader, empowers users to live their healthiest lives by optimizing their health, fitness, and wellness journeys through its leading consumer brand Amazfit. Powered by its proprietary Zepp Digital Health Management Platform, which includes the Zepp OS, AI Chips, biometric sensors, and data algorithms, Zepp delivers cloud-based 24/7 actionable insights and guidance to help users attain their wellness goals. The company has also applied its AI expertise to emerging industrial medical imaging technologies and delivers big data and analytics capabilities to support medical and diagnostic service providers. To date, Zepp has shipped over 200 million units and its products are available in 90+ countries. Founded in 2013 as Huami Corp., the company changed its name to Zepp Health in February 2021. Zepp has 1,300+ team members, with offices across the North America, EMEA, and APAC regions.
For more information, visit www.zepp.com