China's Godson-2 CPU is a MIPS rip chip

But, said the firm in a report, the CPU, which is "95 per cent" MIPS compatible, raises questions about intellectual property. That's because it's an unauthorised re-make of the MIPS R10000.

Although the Godson-2, also known as Dragon, is only being sold into home markets, In-Stat reckons it could make waves abroad by being embedded in consumer electronic products.

One obstacle to China owning the CPU market is that it's a couple of generations behind in fab tech, said In-Stat.

It interviewed Weiwu Hu, the chip "architect", who is a boffin at the Chinese Academy of Sciences. µ

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