China's First CPU Chip Developed

　　China's first practical 32-bit CPU chip with own intellectual property, Fangzhou-1, had passed the tests of the Ministry of Science and Technology, the Ministry of Information Industry and Chinese Academy of Engineering. From then on, China had said farewell to the age of no chip.

　　CPU (central processing unit) is the heart of all the information equipment as well as the foundation of the IT industry. A nail-sized CPU involves multiple technology of microelectronics and computer, therefore is named the pearl on the IT crown.

　　Beijing Zhongxin Micro-system Technology Co. Ltd. was in charge of developing Fangzhou-1 CPU chip. "Fangzhou-1" is the first child of the "Fangzhou" family, a highly integrated CPU chip designed for wide-band network application. It can be used in the products like network computers, wide-band intellective terminals, settop boxes (STB), digital televisions, switchboards, routes and industrial controlling.

　　Fangzhou-1 CPU chip has already been used in Zhongxin's NC2000 network computer. After using NC2000 for trial, banks, government departments and enterprises expressed their satisfaction upon it. It proves that 32-bit CPU has begun to be used in engineering systems.

　　"Fangzhou-1" passed appraisal by the appraisal committee composed of 20 experts including Song Jian and Zhu Gaofeng, academicians of Chinese Academy of Engineering. The committee reached the consensus that "Fangzhou-1" developed by Zhongxin had its own systematic structure. China possesses the independent intellectual property right of the CPU. "Fangzhou-1" is China's first 0.25-micron, 32-bit CPU, which is up to the domestic and international advanced level in the field of embedded CPU.

　　Experts praise the success of "Fangzhou-1" as one of historical significance in China's microelectronics and computer field that marks the beginning of production of China's own CPU products with independent intellectual property. It plays an important role in protecting China's information security and strengthening the core competitiveness and profits of China's IT industry.