HPMicro / 先楫半导体
About
About HPMicro / 先楫半导体
HPMicro develops microcontrollers and embedded software tools for industrial automation, robotics, energy and automotive equipment. Headquartered in Shanghai, it supplies real-time computing, mixed-signal processing, communications and graphics functions alongside development kits and reference designs. Motor-control applications use these devices to process feedback and command movement close to the motor.
Its portfolio includes EtherCAT-connected microcontrollers for networked motion control and dedicated robot-joint devices. The HPM53M1 combines processing, a three-phase pre-driver and CAN-FD communications in a compact package, reducing the electronics needed around a joint. SDKs, debugging tools and application examples support integration into customer hardware. These controllers provide the embedded execution layer within a robotic system, alongside separate higher-level computers and application software.
Funding
- 2025-09-11 - B+ - HPMicro discloses B+ financing for robotics chip development
HPMicro disclosed completed B+ financing with participation from China Mobile’s CMCC-Capital and other industrial and institutional investors. - source: hpmicro.com
Investors
- CMCC-Capital / 中移和创 - Participant - VC - 1 funding event - first seen 2025-09-11
- Leadshine - Participant - Unknown - 1 funding event - first seen 2025-09-11
- Oriza - Participant - Unknown - 1 funding event - first seen 2025-09-11
- Pudong Venture Capital Group - Participant - VC - 1 funding event - first seen 2025-09-11
- Zhangjiang Technology Investment - Participant - Unknown - 1 funding event - first seen 2025-09-11
- Zhangke Yaokun - Participant - Angel / Individual - 1 funding event - first seen 2025-09-11
Team
- Zeng Jintao (曾劲涛) - Founder
Resources
Curated durable documents and official technical references.
- HPM SDK documentation
WEB · Microcontroller SDK · HPMicro
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Timeline
Events
- 2026-10-13 - Demonstration - HPMicro and Amlogic demonstrate eight-axis EtherCAT joint control
Amlogic A311Y3 runs the touchscreen interface and EtherCAT master; HPMicro HPM5E3Y handles joint-level motor control. The demonstration shows coordinated motion, speed and direction adjustments, and live joint-position feedback. The architecture separates upper-level processing from real-time field-oriented control at each joint.
Source - 2026-06-02 - Product Launch - HPMicro launches HPM53M1 robot-joint control MCU
The device adds CAN-based control to a portfolio that already includes EtherCAT-capable HPM6E8Y and HPM5E3Y. Its integrated three-phase half-bridge pre-driver supports common24 V,48 V and72 V supply configurations. The architecture targets integrated joint-drive control with CAN-FD and CiA402 support.
Source - 2025-09-11 - Funding - HPMicro discloses B+ financing for robotics chip development
Participants include China Mobile’s CMCC-Capital, Pudong Venture Capital Group, Zhangjiang Technology Investment, Zhangke Yaokun, Oriza and Leadshine. The company develops high-performance MCUs for industrial automation, robot-joint motion control and automotive applications.
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Relations
Relationships
- Amlogic
Technology Partner - HPMicro and Amlogic demonstrated an eight-axis robotics control stack pairing real-time joint controllers with Linux-based edge computing.
Context
Context tags
- Embedded control semiconductor supplier - Peer Group - HPMicro supplies embedded RISC-V microcontrollers with motor-control peripherals and developer SDK support.