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The Institute of Computing Technology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (), abbreviated as ICT, is a computer science and technology research institute under the
Chinese Academy of Sciences The Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS; ) is the national academy for natural sciences and the highest consultancy for science and technology of the People's Republic of China. It is the world's largest research organization, with 106 research i ...
. Since its establishment in 1956 as China's first specialized institution engaged in computer research, the institute has developed the first and many other general-purpose digital computers in China, and spin-offed the Institute of Software,
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, Dawning,
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, etc.


History

When the Institute of Computing Technology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences was founded in Beijing in 1956, it rented Building 3 of Xiyuan Hotel as a temporary residence for offices and laboratories. It moved to
Zhongguancun Zhongguancun ( Chinese: 中关村) is a major technology hub in the Haidian District, Beijing, China. Zhongguancun occupies a band between the northwestern Third Ring Road and the northwestern Fourth Ring Road in the northwestern part of Bei ...
in February 1958. In the same year, the first general-purpose digital electronic computer of China, the 103, was successfully developed at the institute. In 1964, ICT successfully produced China's first self-developed large
digital computer A computer is a machine that can be programmed to automatically carry out sequences of arithmetic or logical operations (''computation''). Modern digital electronic computers can perform generic sets of operations known as ''programs'', wh ...
, the 119. The 119 was a core technology in facilitating China's first successful nuclear weapon test (
Project 596 Project 596 (Miss Qiu, , as the callsign; Chic-1 by the US intelligence agencies) was the first nuclear weapons Nuclear testing, test conducted by the People's Republic of China, detonated on 16 October 1964, at the Lop Nur test site. It was a ura ...
), also in 1964. The institute is the birthplace of China's first general-purpose CPU chip as well. It is also the R&D base of China's high-performance computers. In addition, the Institute has successively spin-offed several research institutes and high-tech enterprises, including the Institute of Software,
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, Dawning,
Loongson Loongson () is the name of a family of general-purpose, MIPS architecture-compatible, later in-house LoongArch architecture central processing unit, microprocessors, as well as the name of the Chinese Fabless manufacturing, fabless company (Loo ...
and Cambricon.


Research

The mission of the institute is to advance scientific discoveries and technological innovations in computer science and technology, strives to become a world-class research institute, and to contribute to the economic development and social sustainability of China and the world. There are the research divisions of Microprocessor, Computer System, Network, Data Science and Artificial Intelligence; which in turn owns the national Key Laboratory of Processors, the High Performance Computer Research Center, the Network Technology Research Center (NTRC), the Key Laboratory of Network Data Science and Technology, and the Key Laboratory of Intelligent Information Processing, etc. The institute also hosts the national core journals of ''Journal of Computer Research and Development'' (, in Chinese), ''
Chinese Journal of Computers The ''Chinese Journal of Computers'' () is a Chinese monthly scientific journal published by China Science Publishing & Media and co-sponsored by the Institute of Computing Technology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and the China Computer Fede ...
'' (, in Chinese) and ''Journal of Computer Science and Technology''.


Teaching

The institute also hosts the School of Computer Science of the
University of Chinese Academy of Sciences The University of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (UCAS; ) is a public university headquartered in Shijingshan, Beijing, Shijingshan, Beijing, China. It is affiliated with the Chinese Academy of Sciences. The university is part of the Double ...
(UCAS), offering various programs in computer science and technology at undergraduate, master and PhD levels. Since 1960, the institute has cultivated more than 6,000 graduates.


Address

The institute is located at: 6 Kexueyuan Nanlu, Zhongguancun, Haidian, Beijing, China Email : ictoffice@ict.ac.cn


See also

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China Computer Federation The China Computer Federation (CCF) is a professional body and learned society in the field of computer science in China. It was created under the name "Computer Professional Committee of China Electronics Society" () in June 1962. As of 2019, it ...
*
Institute of Software, Chinese Academy of Sciences Institute of Software, Chinese Academy of Sciences (IOS, or ISCAS, ) is one of institutes that Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) established. It was established on March 1, 1985. It's on the 4th Zhongguancun South Fourth Street, Haidian District, B ...


References


External links

* http://english.ict.cas.cn/ {{Authority control 1956 establishments in China Organizations established in 1956 Research institutes of the Chinese Academy of Sciences