The Microprocessor Technology Research Center is mainly engaged in the research on Loongson series high-performance general-purpose CPU chips, SOCs, and related technologies. Its purpose is to solve the problems of security hidden troubles in information systems and low profit rate in information industry for the lack of general-purpose CPU chips with autonomous intellectual property right, so as to make a contribution to building China’s independent and controllable computer industry as well as to provide a solution of low-cost informatization for China.　　　　
  Its main research areas are as follows: high performance processor architectures, IP and SOC design technology, low power consumption processor design technology, processor verification and test technology, nanometer-ICs design technology, high-speed signal transmission technology, etc. 
  This Center now has a staff of 1 academician, 2 professors, 1 senior engineer of professor rank, 11 associate professors and senior engineers. In recent years the Center has mainly undertaken projects from the National 973 Program, the National 863 Program, and the National Outstanding Youth Foundation, projects of overall importance from the National Natural Science Foundation, and projects of important guidance for the CAS Knowledge Innovation Program, etc., obtaining the funds of a hundred million yuan in total. Currently it is mainly engaged in the R&D of the multi-core Loongson No. 3 processors.　　 
  Main research achievements already obtained include 32 bit Loongson No.1 processor and its IP, 64 bit Loongson 2C/2E/2F processor, Loongson network SoC chips, etc. Of the above achievements, Loongson No.1 is China’s first high-performance general-purpose processor; Loongson 2E has a clock frequency of 1GHz with its performance having reached the level of Intel Pentium 4 processor; Loongson 2F, the successively-improved SoC chip of Loongson 2E, has been batch-produced for one million chips.