Questions about the chips, the IP and validation.
What does Fanshi Semiconductor offer?
ASIC chips for edge LLM inference (Forge, Trident, Argus), FPGA evaluation boards, and inference core IP (FS-Fusion, FS-Attention, FS-MoE, FS-Linear) that can be deployed into a customer ASIC or FPGA.
What is the difference between compute-in-memory and near-memory compute?
Compute-in-memory performs multiply-accumulate inside the memory array, so weights never leave the storage cells. Near-memory compute places compute units next to high-bandwidth memory and uses on-chip streaming to minimise data movement. The first gives the lowest power and marginal cost; the second suits models that keep evolving.
Can the model be updated after it is cast into the chip?
Not on the MaskROM route: weights are fixed at tape-out. SRAM compute-in-memory loads weights at boot and can be updated. Near-memory compute keeps weights in external memory and supports continuous iteration.
Which models are supported?
Forge targets Qwen 3.5 0.8B; Trident supports up to Qwen 3.5 35B; Argus runs SmolVLM, SegFormer and similar vision models. The IP family covers Qwen3 / 3.5 (0.6B to 9B), SmolLM2, sparse MoE models and DeltaNet-style linear attention.
How are figures such as 17,000 token/s defined?
They are decode-throughput design targets for the core model listed with each product. Exact model, precision, batch size and test platform are confirmed per project. The live demo on the site shows the measured decode rate of that conversation.
Can the inference IP run on an FPGA?
Yes. All four cores target both ASIC tape-out and FPGA prototyping, with an evaluation board for early validation, so an engineering sample can exist before silicon.
What process and supply chain does Fanshi use?
A mature domestic SMIC 28 nm supply chain. The gains come from architecture, not from advanced nodes, which keeps cost and supply predictable.
How do I request a sample or evaluation board?
Email info@fanshi-silicon.com with the target model, performance goal, power budget, interfaces and project timeline.
Have a project question?
Send the target model, performance and power goals. We reply with a route and an evaluation plan.
