XHEART Announces X9 Large Model Chip Targeted for 2027

XHEART announced its next-generation X9 large model chip roadmap at a recent event, targeting 3000 TOPS of compute and a 2027 release. The chip will feature 700GB/s of single-chip memory bandwidth and continue the 'large model-defined chip' technical route. This roadmap provides a glimpse into the future hardware requirements and development timeline for edge physical AI applications like autonomous driving and robotics. It highlights how specialized hardware is evolving to support increasingly complex world models. CEO Li Zonglin stated that the company follows a research rhythm of 'mass-producing one generation, developing one generation, and pre-researching one generation.' The X9 architecture focuses on hardware-software co-design to efficiently handle next-generation world models.