{"data":{"slug":"biren-br100","etype":"chip","name":"Biren BR100","cat":"AI Accelerator","subtitle":"The Chinese GPU startup flagship that US sanctions cut off at the knees.","summary":"Biren's BR100 — 77 billion transistors, chiplet design, OAM form factor — was announced in 2022 as China's most ambitious GPU. Weeks later the October 2022 US export rules cut it off from TSMC manufacturing above the control thresholds. Biren redesigned cut-down parts and pursued a Hong Kong listing in 2025.","attrs":[{"g":"Overview","l":"Designer","v":"Biren Technology"},{"g":"Overview","l":"Status","v":"Historical — original part blocked by export controls"},{"b":"Vendor spec","g":"Manufacturing","l":"Transistors","v":"77 billion"},{"b":"Vendor claim","g":"Compute","l":"BF16","v":"1,024 TFLOPS (announced)"}],"kf":{"node":"TSMC N7","year":2022,"class":"AI Accelerator","designer":"Biren"},"aliases":["BR100","Biren"],"ticker":null,"exchange":null,"hq":null,"founded":null,"website":null,"status":"Historical","region":null,"asof":"2026-01-15","sources":[{"url":"https://www.birentech.com/","label":"Biren"}]},"meta":{"found":true,"count":1,"served_from":"site cache (no live upstream calls)","as_of":"2026-10-14T05:46:21+00:00","disclaimer":"Research and information only — not investment advice. Structured records carry basis labels (vendor spec / reported / estimate); market quotes are delayed/indicative.","attribution":"Records compiled from vendor documentation, official filings and reputable public reporting; market quotes via financial data providers. See /data-sources."}}