en.Wedoany.com Reported - Chinese general-purpose heterogeneous intelligent CPU chip company Cix Technology and Swiss modular computing company MetaComputing officially announced a strategic cooperation agreement on May 13, 2026. The two parties will engage in deep collaboration in the field of modular, high-performance agentic computing, launching next-generation open-source Arm computing solutions for global developers and creators, and jointly promoting technological innovation and ecosystem implementation of Agentic Compute.
Cix Technology and MetaComputing already have a foundation of product-level cooperation. In December 2025, MetaComputing launched the world's first Framework Laptop 13 compatible motherboard based on the Arm architecture, with its core processor being Cix Technology's Cix CP8180 chip. The motherboard comes pre-installed with a Linux system, and the complete mini-host version with a 16GB plus 1TB configuration is priced at $549 USD. At the Cix Technology Ecosystem Conference in November 2025, MetaComputing participated as a partner and showcased an AI PC product built on the Cix P1. This strategic cooperation upgrades the relationship between the two parties from single-product adaptation to comprehensive ecosystem synergy for the era of agentic computing.
MetaComputing is a modular computing solution provider registered in Switzerland, dedicated to providing an open, customizable computing platform for the developer community and filling the gap for Arm architecture motherboards within the Framework Laptop ecosystem. Cix Technology was established in Shanghai, China in October 2021, focusing on the design and development of on-device intelligent CPU chips and energy-efficient computing solutions. In July 2025, it released its first heterogeneous high-efficiency SoC, the Cix P1, which utilizes TSMC's 6nm process and Armv9 architecture, integrating a 12-core CPU, GPU, and NPU, with on-device AI computing power reaching 45 TOPS. In March 2026, Cix Technology released the CIX ClawCore series chips, including three products: ClawCore-P, ClawCore-A, and ClawCore-E, covering full scenarios from on-device and edge to high-performance computing. During the same period, the company completed a Series B financing round of nearly 1 billion RMB, jointly led by Shanghai IC Fund and Pudong Venture Capital, with continued investment from existing shareholders Lenovo Capital and Incubator Group, Tongge Venture Capital, and Oriza Puhua.
The cooperation between the two parties focuses on the concept of Agentic Compute, which refers to a computing architecture designed for the operation of AI Agents, requiring large model inference, tool invocation, and autonomous decision-making to be completed locally on-device. The open-source Arm architecture, with its open ecosystem, high energy efficiency ratio, and broad developer base, is becoming one of the core technical routes for Agentic Compute. Sun Wenjian, Founder and CEO of Cix Technology, previously pointed out that the large-scale implementation of on-device AI cannot be separated from a high-performance, secure, and controllable computing power base. In 2025, the company contributed 30 patches and over 4,500 lines of code to the Linux kernel mainline, and nearly 120,000 lines of code to the openKylin and deepin communities. MetaComputing's experience in modular hardware design and open-source community operations complements Cix Technology's open OS ecosystem.
Cix Technology has already deployed a comprehensive roadmap for agentic CPUs. The ClawCore-P series was first launched in March 2026, featuring Armv9.2 architecture, a 12-core CPU, a clock speed of 3.2GHz, and 45 TOPS of AI computing power. The ClawCore-A series, focused on AI inference optimization, is planned for launch in June 2026, while the ClawCore-E series, targeting low power consumption, is expected to debut in December 2026. The company is also collaborating with Microsoft, Arm, and Linaro to advance Project ARP, building an open Armv9 PC reference platform based on the Cix P1.
To date, Cix Technology has completed product adaptation with multiple domestic and international manufacturers, with application areas covering personal computing, intelligent cockpits, embodied intelligence, and AI edge servers. The strategic cooperation with MetaComputing will inject new hardware platform supply and community collaboration momentum into the open-source Arm computing ecosystem in the direction of Agentic Compute.
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