国芯科技(688262.SH)：公司在NPU领域和香港应科院合作

Core Insights - Company is collaborating with Hong Kong Applied Science and Technology Research Institute in the NPU field to develop AI technology for edge applications, resulting in the CNN20, CNN100, and CNN200 series NPU IP cores [1] - CNN20 and CNN100 have completed design and are available for external licensing, while CNN200 is still under development [1] - CNN20 and CNN100 have a single-core computing power of 1 Tops@INT8, suitable for low-power AI MCU chips, while CNN200 can reach 10 Tops@INT8, applicable for various edge computing AI SoC chips [1] - The company is also working with Longqing Technology to develop the CNN300 NPU IP core for AI PC applications, which combines scalar and vector processing units, achieving a single-core performance of 8 Tops [1] - The CNN300 features a multi-core consistency interface (MLS) that supports the expansion of multiple CNN300 IP cores for higher computing power, with a potential 32 Tops performance using a four-core stack [1] - Collaboration with Tsinghua International Innovation Center in Shanghai is focused on developing GPGPU cores based on the open-source RISC-V instruction architecture, with the first version of RTL code design completed and publicly released by July 2024 [1] - The company is concentrating on the R&D and design of automotive electronic chips, server and cloud application security chips, quantum security chips, and AI MCU chips, while the current phase of RISC-V GPGPU development has concluded [1] - Future R&D plans for RISC-V GPGPU will depend on the further development of open-source RISC-V GPGPU technology internationally [1]