StarFive and LECARC Forge Partnership to Co-Develop RISC-V Server CPUs and Seize New Opportunities in the Agentic AI Era

June 29, 2026 --  StarFive, a leading provider of RISC-V architecture IP and solutions, and Theo End Computing(LECARC), a cloud computing CPU chip and solutions provider, officially announced a strategic partnership. Under the agreement, LECARC will adopt StarFive's self-developed RISC-V CPU IP — Dubhe-100 — to develop next-generation server CPUs for intelligent edge computing.

AI Agents Drive Surging Demand for Server CPUs, Market Expanding Rapidly

As Agentic AI technologies advance and AI agent applications proliferate across industries, computing products are undergoing profound transformation. A Bernstein report indicates that the CPU's share of computational workload in agentic tasks will rise from approximately 14% in traditional large language models (LLMs) to 50%, putting it on par with GPUs. By 2029, the GPU-to-CPU ratio in cloud service providers' inference clusters is projected to decline from a peak of 8:1 to 1:1. Based on these trends, Bernstein has raised its forecast for the global server CPU market to $223 billion by 2030 — a sixfold increase from $37 billion in 2025, representing a compound annual growth rate of 43%.

Dubhe-100: China's First Delivery-Ready Server-Class RISC-V CPU IP

StarFive's Dubhe-100 is a server-class processor core purpose-built for next-generation computing infrastructure. Beyond delivering outstanding standard performance, the IP features advanced security protections, cryptographic extensions, and efficient interrupt handling capabilities, fully meeting the stringent demands of current server products for high throughput and robust security.

To address specific server application scenarios, StarFive and LECARC are conducting deep collaborative optimization. Leveraging its extensive technical expertise in the RISC-V ecosystem, StarFive provides customization and microarchitectural tuning tailored to LECARC's actual business needs — significantly shortening chip design cycles and reducing integration risks. Under this partnership, StarFive has also delivered customized support for data processing and computational precision, substantially enhancing the overall efficiency of server CPUs in AI inference tasks.

A Powerful Alliance to Strengthen the RISC-V Server Ecosystem

LECARC brings deep expertise in the server CPU domain, with extensive design experience and a nuanced understanding of user scenarios. Together, the two companies will address real-world server CPU workload requirements, refining StarFive's RISC-V IP into chip products that combine high performance, energy efficiency, and complete functionality. Their collaboration aims to establish a full commercial pathway — from RISC-V IP to production-ready edge server CPUs — and deliver internationally competitive solutions.

Xu Tao, Chairman and CEO of StarFive, stated: "We have always been committed to defining and iterating our IP based on application scenarios. Dubhe-100 was designed from the ground up for server-class workloads. This partnership with LECARC will allow us to continuously validate and optimize our technology in real data center environments, making RISC-V a truly reliable cornerstone of computing infrastructure."

Zheng Shengwei, Chairman of LECARC, added: "We are deeply impressed by StarFive's technical capabilities and collaborative approach. Their IP not only delivers exceptional performance but also fully embodies the flexibility and extensibility that make RISC-V distinctive — providing strong support for us to build highly competitive server CPUs. We look forward to jointly driving the mass production and large-scale deployment of RISC-V server chips."

Looking ahead, StarFive will continue to iterate on its RISC-V processors, network-on-chip (NoC) technologies, and other core innovations, continuously rolling out full-stack RISC-V IP, chips, and solutions for AI computing centers. These efforts will provide open, efficient, and self-reliant foundational support for the deep empowerment of AI-era computing infrastructure.

Explore StarFive IP:

• High Performance 64-bit RISC-V Processor
• CPU IP Following the RVA23 Profile, supporting RVV1.0 and all extensions of Vector Crypto
• 64-bit application processor for energy-efficient computation
• Ultra-low power consumption out-of-order commercial-grade 64-bit RISC-V CPU IP

About StarFive

StarFive is a chip and solutions company focused on next-generation AI computing infrastructure. The company develops foundational chip products across critical nodes of computing systems — including intelligent computing, device management, energy scheduling, resource scaling, and node intelligence — helping computing systems become more efficient, controllable, intelligent, and autonomous.

About LECARC

LECARC is a fabless design house specializing in server CPU R&D, also providing reference designs and solutions to customers. Following the launch of its server CPUs based on the ARM V9 instruction set, the company is now actively expanding into the open-source RISC-V ecosystem. LECARC will continue to work with upstream and downstream industry partners to accelerate the industrialization and commercialization of intelligent edge devices in the AI agent era.