China Security Evaluation 2026 No.3: CPUs Reach Level III for First Time, Printer Controller Chips Debut

On September 20, 2026, the China Information Security Evaluation Center (中国信息安全测评中心) published the Security and Reliability Evaluation Results Announcement (2026 No.3). The announcement covers five product categories with a total of 18 certified products.

Central Processing Units (7 products)

Three CPUs achieved Security and Reliability Level III — the highest level and the first time any CPU has reached this tier:

Loongson 3A6000(C)

Loongson 3C3000

Kunpeng 950

Four additional CPUs were certified at Level II (names not listed in the article text; detailed table provided as an image).

AI Training and Inference Chips (2 products)

Ascend 950 — Level II

Kunlunxin M100 — Level I

Printer Controller Chips (4 products) — First Publication

This is the first time printer controller chip evaluation results have been publicly announced.

Loongson 2P0300 — Level II

Loongson 2P0500 — Level II

Jihai KP3701 — Level I

Jihai SN2701 — Level I

Server Operating Systems (2 products)

Galaxy Kylin Advanced Server OS V11 SP1 (kernel Linux 6.6) — Level II (first server OS at Level II)

One additional server OS — Level I (name not listed in article text)

Centralized Databases (3 products)

All three certified at Level I (specific product names not listed in article text; detailed table provided as an image).

The announcement includes reference images for each category's detailed product tables (sorted by stroke count of product name within each level). Source: China Information Security Evaluation Center, via 自主可控新鲜事.