MicroNano Core

MicroNano Core (杭州微纳核芯电子科技有限公司) is a Hangzhou-based AI chip company developing 3D computing-in-memory (3D-CIMTM) processors for edge AI inference. Founded by a team incubated at the Zhejiang Provincial Peking University Information Technology Research Institute, the company has been working on compute-in-memory technology since 2018 and introduced its 3D-CIMTM architecture in 2023, combining near-memory computing, in-memory computing, and RISC-V heterogeneous integration to address the performance-power-cost trade-off in AI chips .

The company has raised over RMB 1 billion in total Series B funding across multiple tranches, with BlueRun Ventures leading the initial B round in late 2025 and adding to its stake in subsequent B3 and B4 rounds completed by mid-2026 . Its investor base includes a mix of financial and strategic backers: Sequoia China, Xiaomi, Lenovo Capital, SMIC Capital, Zhaoyi Innovation, China Mobile's supply-chain fund, and Biwin Storage, among others .

MicroNano Core positions itself as the first company globally capable of mass-producing 3D edge AI chips, targeting applications in AI phones, AI PCs, IoT devices, and servers for large-model inference . It also serves as the lead unit for the RISC-V Computing-in-Memory Application Group under China's RISC-V Industry Committee, coordinating standard-setting efforts with dozens of industry players including Xiaomi Mobile, vivo, and Inspur .