China’s Hygon moves beyond data centres with embedded processors for robotics, edge AI

Chinese chipmaker Hygon Information Technology launched its Hygon 1000 series CPUs on Tuesday, expanding beyond cloud computing into embedded processors for robotics and industrial edge devices. The four-core, eight-thread chips are built on Hygon's x86-compatible C86 architecture and support both DDR4 and DDR5 memory, enabling computing and graphics processing to run locally in industrial automation systems such as robotics and factory controllers.

Advertisement China’s Hygon moves beyond data centres with embedded processors for robotics, edge AI Shanghai-listed firm says new chips will help bring AI from cloud servers to factory floors and industrial machines 2-MIN READ2-MIN Listen Iris Deng https://www.scmp.com/author/iris-deng in Shenzhen Chinese chipmaker Hygon Information Technology on Tuesday launched a suite of central processing units CPUs for robotics https://www.scmp.com/business/china-business/article/3368217/swire-coca-cola-gets-robots-heavy-lifting-satisfying-chinese-consumers-thirst?module=inline&pgtype=article and industrial edge devices, expanding beyond cloud computing and into the fast-growing market for physical artificial intelligence. The firm unveiled its Hygon 1000 series processors, designed to be embedded into physical devices in industrial automation systems https://www.scmp.com/economy/china-economy/article/3367877/president-xis-industrial-power-play-sees-china-bet-big-ai-chips-and-smarter-factories?module=inline&pgtype=article such as robotics and factory controllers, enabling computing and graphics processing to be handled locally. Built on Hygon’s x86-compatible C86 architecture, the four-core, eight-thread CPU supports both DDR4 and DDR5 memory. Select Voice Select Speed 1x AI-generated voice