Company:Biren Technology
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| Industry | Semiconductors |
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| Founded | 2019 |
| Founders | Lingjie Xu and others |
| Headquarters | , |
| Products | BR100, BR104 |
| Website | {{{1}}} |
Shanghai Biren Intelligent Technology Co. (/biːrɛn/ BEE-ren) is a Chinese fabless semiconductor design company.[1][2] The company was founded in 2019 by Lingjie Xu and others, all of whom were previously employed at NVIDIA or Alibaba.[3] Biren has advertised two general-purpose graphics processing units (GPGPUs), the BR100 and BR104.[4] Both cards are aimed at artificial intelligence and high-performance computing.[5]
As a result of U.S sanctions effective in October 2022 regarding exportation of advanced computing devices and manufacturing materials, Biren's contracted semiconductor manufacturer Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) halted all manufacturing of the company's products.[6] In an apparent effort to get around a stipulation of the U.S. sanctions, Biren reportedly modified their BR100 GPU to be able to process less data, so that it would not qualify for restriction for its manufacturer, TSMC.[7][8]
See also
- CHIPS and Science Act
- Semiconductor industry in China
References
- ↑ "China Chip Startup Biren Seeking Funds at $2.7 Billion Valuation" (in en). Bloomberg.com. 2022-03-28. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-03-28/china-chip-startup-biren-seeking-funds-at-2-7-billion-valuation.
- ↑ "U.S. vs. China: The Race to Develop the Most Advanced Chips" (in en). https://www.wsj.com/video/series/u.s.-vs.-china/us-vs-china-the-race-to-develop-the-most-advanced-chips/6F2E219F-28E7-43BF-88B8-CE785ACB359B.
- ↑ Lee, Jane Lanhee; Nellis, Stephen (2022-09-08). "Analysis: U.S. ban on Nvidia, AMD chips seen boosting Chinese rivals" (in en). Reuters. https://www.reuters.com/technology/us-ban-nvidia-amd-chips-seen-boosting-chinese-rivals-2022-09-08/.
- ↑ Shilov, Anton (2022-08-10). "Chinese Biren's New GPUs Have 77 Billion Transistors, 2 PFLOPS of AI Performance" (in en). https://www.tomshardware.com/news/chinese-biren-rolls-out-new-gpus-with-77-billion-transistors-2-pflops-of-ai-performance.
- ↑ Peckham, Oliver (2022-08-23). "Chinese Startup Biren Details BR100 GPU" (in en-US). https://www.hpcwire.com/2022/08/22/chinese-startup-biren-details-br100-gpu/.
- ↑ "TSMC Suspends Work for Chinese Chip Startup Amid US Curbs" (in en). Bloomberg.com. 2022-10-22. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-10-22/tsmc-said-to-suspend-work-for-chinese-chip-startup-amid-us-curbs.
- ↑ "Chinese chip designers slow down processors to dodge US sanctions". Financial Times. 2022-11-07. https://www.ft.com/content/7df13a5e-84e8-44af-b0d3-3e3efa6a8671.
- ↑ Dobberstein, Laura. "Chipmakers slow down products to evade US China ban" (in en). https://www.theregister.com/2022/11/08/chipmakers_alter_products_china_ban/.
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