Cambricon Technologies Corporation Limited

Certifications

• National High-tech Enterprise
• National Postdoctoral Research Station
• ISO 9001 Quality Management System

Main Products & Services

Leading Chinese AI chip designer and the first AI chip company listed on the Shanghai Stock Exchange STAR Market; often referred to as 'China's Nvidia'.

Core Products

• Cloud Intelligent Chips and Accelerator Cards (Siyuan/MLU series: MLU290, MLU370, MLU590, MLU690)
• Edge Intelligent Chips and Accelerator Cards (Siyuan 220 series)
• Terminal Intelligent Processor IP (Cambricon-1A, 1H, 1M)
• Basic System Software Platform (Cambricon Neuware, MagicMind)
• Intelligent Computing Cluster Systems

Service Areas

• Cloud Computing
• Edge Computing
• Smart Terminals
• Smart City Infrastructure
• Industrial AI Applications

Provides a 'cloud-edge-terminal' integrated hardware and software ecosystem with unified architecture and development tools, supporting large-scale AI training and inference.

Company Information

Location

Beijing, China (Haidian District, No. 7 Zhichun Road, Zhizhen Building)

Established

2016

Registered Capital

421,685,170 RMB

Business Scope

Research, development, design, and sales of artificial intelligence chips and related software; technical services, consulting, and import/export of technology and goods.

Production Capacity

Fabless business model; relies on external foundries (SMIC, formerly TSMC) for chip fabrication.

Financial Overview

Listed on SSE STAR Market (688256.SH). Achieved first full-year profitability in 2025 with revenue of 6.497 billion RMB.

Mission: To create value for customers and become a leader in the intelligent era through continuous innovation. Vision: To make machines understand and serve humans better.

Major Projects & Clients

Notable Projects

• Kunshan Intelligent Computing Center
• Nanjing Intelligent Computing Center
• Smart City Infrastructure Projects in various Chinese provinces

Key Clients

• China Mobile
• Alibaba Cloud
• Tencent
• ByteDance
• Sugon (Dawning)
• Inspur
• Lenovo
• Huawei (Historical partner until 2019)

Industry Applications

• Internet
• Finance
• Transportation
• Energy
• Power
• Manufacturing
• Healthcare

Team & R&D

Team size: Approximately 1,107 employees (as of 2025/2026 reports)

R&D capabilities: Strong R&D focus with over 80% of staff in technical roles; high percentage of employees hold master's or doctoral degrees.

Technical expertise: Deep learning processors, chip architecture design, system software development, and AI algorithm optimization.

Management

• Chen Tianshi (Chairman and CEO)
• Chen Yunji (Co-founder)
• Ye Haoyin (Deputy GM, CFO, Board Secretary)
• Wang Zai (Deputy GM, COO)
• Liu Shaoli (Deputy GM)

Overseas Layout

Production Bases

• None: The company operates on a Fabless model and does not own or operate any production factories or manufacturing bases overseas.

Sales Offices

• Hong Kong, Wan Chai: Cambrian (Hong Kong) Co., Ltd.; Address: RM19C Lockhart CTR 301-307, Lockhart Rd, Wan Chai, Hong Kong.
• USA, San Jose: Cambricon (USA) Inc.; Historical presence in Silicon Valley (100 Century Center Ct), though operations are currently restricted by US sanctions.

Investment Companies

• Cambrian (Hong Kong) Co., Ltd. — Hong Kong: 100% owned subsidiary serving as a hub for international business and investment.

Global strategy: Focusing primarily on the domestic Chinese market and self-sufficiency in response to US export controls and Entity List restrictions.

Overseas revenue: Less than 1% (as of 2023-2024 financial reports)