PCL
academicPengcheng Laboratory (PCL), established in March 2018 in Shenzhen, is a state-backed new-type research institution (新型研发机构) and a cornerstone of China's National Laboratory system. With an estimated annual budget of 10–12 billion yuan ($1.4–$1.7 billion), it serves as the hardware backbone of China's AI strategy, specifically through its leadership in the "East Data West Compute" project and the China Computing Net (C²NET).
The lab's research is powered by the Pengcheng Cloud Brain, a world-class AI supercomputing infrastructure. Cloud Brain II provides 1,000 PFLOPS of compute using Huawei Ascend processors. In early 2026, the lab began scaling Cloud Brain III toward a target of 16 EFLOPS, designed to be the primary training ground for 10-trillion+ parameter models using entirely domestic interconnects and silicon.
Research at PCL is characterized by large-scale collaboration, notably the PanGu series co-developed with Huawei, and proprietary flagships like PengCheng-Mind. The lab's recent expansion into Embodied AI (the PAR world model) and "AI for Science" (PengCheng-Nebula) positions it as a key driver of China's domestic technology self-reliance.
People
- Gao Wen Google Scholar — Director
- Yue Yu Google Scholar — Core Researcher