China: National Cybersecurity Standardisation Technical Committee adopted Network Security Standard Practice Guide — Technical Specifications for Security Functions of Artificial Intelligence Acceleration Chips (V1.0-202601)

On 12 January 2026, the National Cybersecurity Standardisation Technical Committee (TC260) adopted the Network Security Standard Practice Guide — Technical Specifications for Security Functions of Artificial Intelligence Acceleration Chips (V1.0-202601). The document provides systematic security technical requirements and assessment methods for artificial intelligence (AI) acceleration chips, focusing on components such as acceleration computing cores, control units, memory units, and interconnect interfaces. The guide centres on seven dimensions of security for AI acceleration chips: hardware security, interface security, firmware security, secure storage units, cryptographic technology mechanisms, fault detection and diagnosis, and data protection. Security functional requirements are classified into Basic Level and Enhanced Level, with the latter indicated by specific formatting. The guide provides a mapping relationship between these requirements and methods in an appendix to assist in the secure development and assessment of AI hardware.