Big win for Movidius as drone deal finalised

Movidius pulls ahead of bigger rivals like Qualcomm and Intel

Sean Mitchell and David Moloney Pic: Maxwells

Movidius, the low-energy silicon chip maker that counts Google as a customer, has won another big client: the top drone-making firm DJI.

Founded in Dublin, Movidius creates tiny chips that are used in the making of everything from virtual reality headsets to drones. DJI is the world leader in visual drones and quadcopters, and its new Phantom 4 drone uses Movidius’s Myriad 2 chip as part of its object tracking and collision avoidance ...