1. Background 
2.Founder Background and Fundraising Status 
2.1 Founder Background: Industry Experience Facilitates Product Commercialization 
2.2 Fundraising Status: Several Startups Secure More than US$1 Million in Funding 
3. Product Types, Patents, and Application Areas 
3.1 Product Types: Focus on ASIC 
3.1.1 New Computing Architecture: Focus on In-memory Computing and Neuromorphic Chips 
3.1.2 ASIC: Focus on 28nm Chips for Entry-level and Mid-range Markets 
3.1.3 Algorithm + ASIC: Focus on Image Recognition and Enhanced Intelligent Functions of Edge Devices 
3.2 Patent Portfolio: Focus on Voice and Image Recognition 
3.3 Application Areas: Focus on Security Surveillance and Smart Home 
3.MIC Perspective 
Appendix 
Glossary of Terms 
List of Companies

Background of AI developments in China

Background of Chinese major AI chip startups in IP (Intellectual Property) and ASIC (Application-Specific Integrated Circuits) and includes their fundraising and product types

Patent deployment strategies and application targeted by these Chinese major AI chip startups such as Unisound, Combricon, Intellifusion, Bitmain, Horizon Robotics, Chiplntelli, Canaan Creative, NextVPU, and ThinkForce.
 

Figure 1 Patent Counts by Company 
Figure 2 Top 20 Patent Classes and Counts 

Table 1 Chinese AI Chip Startups (by Year of Establishment) 
Table 2 Background of Startup Founders 
Table 3 Startups’ Fundraising Status 
Table 4 Chinese AI Chip Vendors by Product Type 
Table 5 Chips with New Architecture by Chinese AI Chip Vendors 
Table 6 Comparison of Chinese AI Chip Startups’ ASIC Chips 
Table 7 Comparison of Chips by Chinese AI Chip Startups 
Table 8 Applications Targeted by Chinese AI Chip Startups