Arctic Xiongxin Information Technology

Arctic Xiongxin Information Technology (Beijing) Co., Ltd., operating as Polar Bear Tech, is a semiconductor company specializing in high-performance computing solutions through a Chiplet-based model. The company was founded in July 2021, originating from the Institute for Interdisciplinary Information Sciences at Tsinghua University and incubated by the Xi'an Institute for Interdisciplinary Information Core Technology.

The founder, Dr. Ma Kaisheng, is an assistant professor and doctoral supervisor at Tsinghua University's Institute for Interdisciplinary Information Sciences. He obtained his Ph.D. in Computer Science and Engineering from Pennsylvania State University in 2018 and was subsequently recruited to Tsinghua. His focus on creating cost-effective, high-performance systems using domestic supply chains, coupled with the challenges of Moore's Law, led him to explore and eventually commercialize Chiplet technology. The company is further bolstered by the involvement of Turing Award laureate and Chinese Academy of Sciences academician, Andrew Chi-Chih Yao, who serves as the chief scientific advisor. The research and development team, which constitutes over 90% of the staff, includes professionals with experience from major semiconductor firms like Intel, Cadence, Marvell, and Huawei.

Arctic Xiongxin's business model centers on the design and development of Chiplet-based products, which address the growing demand for specialized, high-performance computing in a post-Moore's Law era. By deconstructing large, complex System-on-a-Chip (SoC) designs into smaller, modular 'chiplets,' the company can significantly reduce design cycles, lower manufacturing costs, and improve yield rates. This approach allows for flexible, semi-customized solutions for clients in sectors such as AI, data centers, autonomous driving, and industrial intelligence. The firm offers a portfolio including general-purpose HUB Chiplets, functional Chiplets (like AI accelerators), and high-speed Die-to-Die (D2D) interconnect interfaces.

A significant milestone was the February 2023 release of the "Qiming 930," an intelligent processing chip based on a heterogeneous Chiplet architecture. This product validated the company's model on a fully domestic manufacturing and packaging supply chain. More recently, in August 2024, the company announced the successful tape-out of its next-generation "Qiming 935" series, which includes a high-performance HUB Chiplet and the "Ursa Major" AI Chiplet, designed to natively support Transformer models for AI inference tasks. These products, developed to automotive-grade standards, have achieved ISO-26262 ASIL-B certification, marking a critical step for entry into the intelligent vehicle market.

Keywords: Chiplet technology, semiconductor, high-performance computing, heterogeneous integration, AI accelerator, custom silicon, SoC design, RISC-V, NPU, Polar Bear Tech, Ma Kaisheng, intelligent processing unit, data center solutions, automotive-grade chips, autonomous driving, edge computing, D2D interface, Andrew Yao, Tsinghua University, Qiming 930, Qiming 935, fabless semiconductor, integrated circuits, AI inference, advanced packaging, silicon design