Loongson Technology · 龙芯中科技术股份有限公司

State-Backed Design House

Formally established in Beijing’s Zhongguancun district in April 2010 with funding traced to China’s 10th and 11th Five-Year Plans — the clearest case in t…
Published

October 11, 2026

Chinese name: 龙芯中科技术股份有限公司 (Lóngxīn Zhōngkē Jìshù Gǔfèn Yǒuxiàn Gōngsī)

TipWhy This Matters

Formally established in Beijing’s Zhongguancun district in April 2010 with funding traced to China’s 10th and 11th Five-Year Plans — the clearest case in this tracker of a design house built explicitly for indigenous instruction-set independence, developing its own LoongArch ISA rather than licensing ARM or x86. Revenue is growing but the company remains unprofitable: the formal H1 2026 report (29 August) showed revenue ¥271.9 million (+11.6% YoY) with a net loss of ¥223.9 million (narrowed 24%), gross margin up 9.6 points to 52.1%, and R&D absorbing 90.9% of revenue. The sell-side 2026 forecast has been cut (Huachuang, ¥771M on 31 August) and the equity-incentive hurdle — 2026 revenue +80%/+100% vs 2024 (~¥907M/¥1.01B) — looks a near-certain miss at the H1 run-rate. A ¥2.3 billion private placement to fund the 7000-series server CPU and GPU programs passed inquiry on 31 August and remains under SSE review.

What does this firm design?

General-purpose CPUs (the Loongson 3-series and successors) built on the self-developed LoongArch architecture, used primarily in government, state-owned enterprise, and industrial systems, with growing consumer availability. H1 2026 segment mix: informatization/IT chips ¥147M (+27.8% YoY), industrial-control chips ¥68M (-22.6% YoY), and solutions/services ¥58M (+38.7% YoY). The 3C6000 server family (16C 3C6000/S, 32C dual-die 3D6000, 64C quad-die 3E6000, all on LA664 cores) entered small-batch shipment, with management guiding order-of-magnitude 2026 growth off a tiny base; the 9A1000 GPGPU returned from fab and is scheduled for card launch H1 2027, and the 3D7000 server chip is slated for tape-out before H1 2028.

Key Facts

Category State-Backed Design House
Founded 2010
Location Beijing, Beijing Municipality
Product Focus General-purpose CPUs for government, industrial, and (increasingly) consumer use
Node Sophistication Not confirmed at leading-edge nodes; primarily mature-node CPU production
Entity List Yes — US Commerce BIS
Last Verified Newest source dated 28 Sep 2026 (4 sources)

Design Score

4/5

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