Chinese RISC-V Chipmaker SpacemiT Launches K3 AI CPU, Highlighting the Rise of Open-Source Hardware in Intelligent Computing
Hangzhou, China, Jan. 29, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- As the global technology industry accelerates its shift toward open architectures and on-device artificial intelligence, Chinese RISC-V chip company SpacemiT announced the launch of its new K3 AI CPU on January 29. The company aims to combine the open RISC-V instruction set with general-purpose and AI computing capabilities, offering a more flexible, power-efficient and cost-effective platform for intelligent terminals and edge computing. For decades, the processor market has been dominated by x86 and Arm architectures. However, as AI workloads gradually move from the cloud to end devices, there is growing interest in more open and customizable computing platforms. RISC-V, as a fully open-source instruction set architecture, is increasingly seen as a key foundation for the next generation of open computing ecosystems. Founded in 2021 and headquartered in Hangzhou, SpacemiT is one of the few Chinese semiconductor companies committed to ...