[[Loongson]] is a family of MIPS-compatible microprocessors designed by the [[Chinese Academy of Sciences]]' Institute of Computing Technology (ICT). Independently designed by the Chinese, early models lacked support for four instructions that had been patented by MIPS Technologies.<ref>[http://www.mdronline.com/mpr/h/2006/0626/202602.html China's Microprocessor Dilemma]</ref> In June 2009, ICT licensed the MIPS32 and MIPS64 architectures from MIPS Technologies.<ref>[{{Cite web |url=http://www.mips.com/news-events/newsroom/release-archive-2009/6_15_09.dot |title=China’s Institute of Computing Technology Licenses Industry-Standard MIPS Architectures] |access-date=2017-04-21 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110508055843/http://www.mips.com/news-events/newsroom/release-archive-2009/6_15_09.dot |archive-date=2011-05-08 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Starting in 2006, a number of companies released Loongson-based computers, including [[nettop]]s and [[netbook]]s designed for low-power use.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.linuxfordevices.com/c/a/News/Chinese-150-Linux-miniPC-races-OLPC-to-market/ |title=LinuxDevices article about the Municator |archiveurl=https://archive.is/20121216080125/http://www.linuxfordevices.com/c/a/News/Chinese-150-Linux-miniPC-races-OLPC-to-market/ |archivedate=2012-12-16 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.linuxdevices.com/news/NS2928309621.html |title=''Yeelong'' Specs |publisher=LinuxDevices |date=22 October 2008 |archiveurl=https://archive.is/20121210034609/http://www.linuxfordevices.com/c/a/News/Netbook-runs-Debian-on-Chinamade-CPU/ |archivedate=10 December 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
In recent years, the Loongson space dedicated chip(1E04/1E0300/1E1000,1F04/1F0300,1J) has been used on 3-5 Beidou navigation satellites.
