No 9 Cambricon's AI chip

Cambricon Technologies Co, a Chinese artificial intelligence chip startup backed by Alibaba Group Holding Ltd, announced on Nov 6, 2017 that it aims to have one billion devices using its semiconductor intellectual properties in three years.

The company's flagship processor, Cambricon-1A Chip, the world's first commercial-use processor for deep learning, can be widely used in robotics, drones, autonomous vehicles and consumer electronics.

Compared to the world's existing processors, the Cambricon-1A Chip boasts better performance when running mainstream AI algorithms with higher energy efficiency. Besides, the chip has a higher integration density, which makes it ideal for incorporation into mobile devices.

The company has raised $100 million in series A-funding led by SDIC's subsidiary–Chuangye Investment Management.

The Cambricon-1A Chip is exhibited during the 2017 National Mass Entrepreneurship and Innovation Week's Beijing themed exhibition from Sept 15 to Sept 21. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]