Integrated circuit design and embedded systems for wearables and IoT
Chipup designs and manufactures integrated circuits and embedded systems, with active development across RISC-V architecture, 5G/WiFi 6/7 protocols, and wearable products. The stack spans hardware description (Verilog, VHDL, Cadence Virtuoso), embedded OS layers (FreeRTOS, Linux, RT-Thread), and IoT connectivity (MQTT, LwM2M, Bluetooth, 4G/5G NR). Engineering-led organization (8 of 14 active roles) focused on chip design, protocol analysis, and ecosystem expansion — with minimal recent hiring velocity suggesting either execution phase or constrained growth.
Zhejiang Chipup Electronic Technology, founded in April 2020 and based in Hangzhou, designs integrated circuits and develops embedded systems software. The company operates across the full semiconductor value chain: chip design and manufacturing, circuit design services, embedded software development, and electronics product sales. Current project focus includes a wearable product launch, RISC-V ecosystem expansion, and protocol analysis for emerging wireless standards. The organization serves domestic and international markets, with stated challenges around export compliance systems and overseas talent acquisition for chip design roles.
Stack includes Verilog, VHDL, Cadence Virtuoso for design; FreeRTOS, Linux, RT-Thread for embedded OS; JTAG, UART, CAN, MQTT, LwM2M for connectivity; and RISC-V, 5G NR, WiFi 6/7 protocols for core architectures.
Current projects include a new wearable product launch, RISC-V ecosystem expansion, end-to-end chip system design, 5G NR/WiFi 6/7 protocol analysis, and RF link specification development.