Cambricon
Updated: November 25, 2025
Founders: Chen Tianjin, Chen Tianshi
Country: China | Funding: $761.9M (+)
Website: http://www.cambricon.com/
Cambricon is called Chinese Nvidia - as it builds core processor chips and general-purpose graphics processing units for use in the field of artificial intelligence (AI). The company's core business is the development and design of AI chips for cloud servers, edge devices and terminals, as well as data-centre clusters but it also produces AI chips to power smartphones. Like Nvidia, Cambricon designs chips itself but outsources the wafer manufacturing to foundries. Cambricon heavily relies on government-affiliated clients that is why it was added to US trade blacklist, restricting it from acquiring US core technology, including using foundry services offered by TSMC. So Cambricon relies on mainland foundries such as Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation and Hua Hong Semiconductor.
Website: http://www.cambricon.com/
Cambricon is called Chinese Nvidia - as it builds core processor chips and general-purpose graphics processing units for use in the field of artificial intelligence (AI). The company's core business is the development and design of AI chips for cloud servers, edge devices and terminals, as well as data-centre clusters but it also produces AI chips to power smartphones. Like Nvidia, Cambricon designs chips itself but outsources the wafer manufacturing to foundries. Cambricon heavily relies on government-affiliated clients that is why it was added to US trade blacklist, restricting it from acquiring US core technology, including using foundry services offered by TSMC. So Cambricon relies on mainland foundries such as Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation and Hua Hong Semiconductor.
