(Shanghai, June 16, 2026) — LqspaceAI Aerospace (Shanghai) Intelligent Technology Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as "LqspaceAI Aerospace") and the School of Integrated Circuits (School of Information and Electronic Engineering) at Shanghai Jiao Tong University (hereinafter referred to as "SJTU IC School") have jointly established the "Satellite Internet Joint Lab," and held an unveiling ceremony and symposium. The two parties will collaborate on key areas including LEO satellite phased-array antennas, core technologies for satellite communication terminals, on-board intelligent computing, and high-reliability chip systems — driving deep integration of academic research advantages, industrial engineering capabilities, and application scenarios, and contributing innovative momentum to the high-quality development of China's satellite internet industry.
Guo Xiaojun, Executive Vice Dean of SJTU IC School, along with relevant expert teams, and Mr. Qin Kaijian, Chairman of LqspaceAI Aerospace, and Mr. Zhu Ke, General Manager, together with the core management team, attended the signing and unveiling ceremony. At the ceremony, representatives from both sides jointly unveiled the Joint Lab and held in-depth discussions on lab construction planning, research directions, talent development mechanisms, and other core topics, reaching multiple consensus agreements.
Serving National Strategy: Joint Research on Key Satellite Internet Technologies
Satellite internet is a critical component of next-generation information infrastructure and a key convergence area for strategic emerging industries including commercial aerospace, integrated circuits, artificial intelligence, and advanced manufacturing. Currently, China's LEO satellite internet is transitioning from technical validation and constellation deployment to application demonstration and early commercialization. The industrial chain increasingly demands low-cost, highly reliable, mass-producible terminal products, as well as core chip platforms for on-board processing, satellite-ground collaboration, and intelligent services.
The establishment of this Joint Lab represents a forward-looking strategic move by both parties to address major national needs, support the commercial aerospace ecosystem in Shanghai, and prepare for large-scale future satellite internet applications. The lab will adhere to the development philosophy of "demand-driven, technology-focused, engineering-verified, and results-oriented" — addressing key technical challenges in LEO satellite internet terminals and on-board intelligent systems, and establishing a collaborative innovation mechanism spanning fundamental research, core device development, system design, and application validation.
Focus Areas: Building a "Terminal + Chip + On-Board Intelligence" Innovation Platform
According to the joint plan, the Joint Lab will focus on the following key areas:
First, around LEO satellite phased-array antennas and core satellite communication terminal technologies, conducting research on highly integrated, low-power, lightweight, and mass-producible terminal systems — supporting large-scale application of LEO terminals in vehicle-mounted, marine, emergency communications, industry private networks, ocean monitoring, and other scenarios.
Second, around on-board intelligent computing and payload-side computing demands, leveraging LqspaceAI's self-developed AI computing chip platform to explore application areas including satellite control, payload data processing, on-orbit inference, event-triggered downlink, intelligent compression, and data filtering — driving satellite internet evolution from "communication connectivity" to "intelligent services."
Third, around on-board network interconnectivity, security and trustworthiness, and high-reliability storage — conducting chip-level, board-level, and system-level verification in satellite environments, and exploring high-reliability computing, interconnect, storage, and security architectures for complex on-board mission chains.
Fourth, around industry-education integration and talent development, leveraging SJTU's disciplinary strengths in integrated circuits, wireless communications, microsystem integration, and intelligent information processing, combined with LqspaceAI's industrial experience in chip design, satellite terminals, intelligent manufacturing, and engineering delivery — to jointly cultivate interdisciplinary innovative talent at the intersection of commercial aerospace and integrated circuits.
Deep Industry-Research Integration: From Lab Innovation to Commercial Deployment
The Joint Lab will establish a rapid response mechanism geared toward industrial needs. The two parties will jointly define technical requirements and research topics around real-world application scenarios — using industrial challenges to drive research, engineering validation to accelerate commercialization, and application deployment to feed back into technology iteration.
LqspaceAI Aerospace stated that the satellite internet industry is entering a critical phase of transitioning from "point technology breakthroughs" to "systemic capability building." Terminals, chips, payloads, networks, data, and applications require closer collaborative innovation. Universities possess advantages in cutting-edge theory, fundamental technologies, and high-level talent, while enterprises bring strengths in product definition, engineering implementation, supply chain management, and market delivery. This Joint Lab with SJTU IC School will help bridge the critical gap from research innovation to product deployment, enhancing both the independent controllability of core technologies and the efficiency of industrialization.
He Chong, the SJTU IC School representative responsible for the Joint Lab, noted that the School consistently serves major national needs and key industrial technology challenges, actively promoting collaboration between research platforms and leading enterprises. LqspaceAI Aerospace has demonstrated clear industrial vision and engineering capabilities in AI computing chips, LEO satellite terminals, and on-board intelligent systems, making this partnership highly complementary in both technology and development potential. Looking ahead, the School will leverage the Joint Lab as a vehicle to accelerate the translation of high-level research outcomes in satellite internet and commercial aerospace, and to cultivate more innovative talent with systemic vision and industrial practice capabilities.
Zhu Ke, General Manager of LqspaceAI Aerospace, stated that SJTU IC School possesses deep academic heritage and high-level research platforms, with notable strengths in RF integrated circuits, phased-array antennas, microsystem integration, wireless communications, and intelligent information processing. LqspaceAI is focused on the integrated development of "artificial intelligence + commercial aerospace," with sustained investment in LEO satellite terminals, AI computing chips, on-board intelligent computing, and related areas. The establishment of this Joint Lab represents a significant step by both parties to serve the national satellite internet strategy, advance the commercial aerospace ecosystem in Shanghai, and explore pathways for deploying new quality productive forces.
Looking Ahead: Building a Model of High-Level Innovation Collaboration in Satellite Internet
Going forward, the Joint Lab will continue to pursue key technology breakthroughs, prototype validation, joint research project applications, engineering test platform development, and collaborative talent training — all oriented toward the goals of "verifiable, transferable, and industrializable."
Starting from this Joint Lab, both parties will gradually build a technology innovation platform, talent development platform, and commercialization platform for LEO satellite internet — achieving sustained innovation capabilities in phased-array antennas, LEO satellite terminals, on-board intelligent computing, on-board interconnectivity, security, trustworthiness, and high-reliability storage. This will contribute to establishing Shanghai as a globally influential commercial aerospace hub, and support the high-quality development of China's satellite internet industry and the pursuit of high-level technological self-reliance.
About the School of Integrated Circuits (School of Information and Electronic Engineering), Shanghai Jiao Tong University
The School of Integrated Circuits (School of Information and Electronic Engineering) at Shanghai Jiao Tong University is rooted in the century-old heritage of Jiao Tong University, tracing its origins to the Wire and Wireless Telecommunications divisions established within the Department of Electrical Engineering in 1921. In 1943, China's first Telecommunications Research Institute was founded. In 1981, the Department of Radio was renamed the Department of Electronic Engineering. In 1985, the School of Electronic and Electrical Engineering was established, comprising the Department of Electronic Engineering, the Fiber Optics Technology Research Institute, the Image Processing and Pattern Recognition Research Institute, the Large-Scale Integrated Circuit Research Institute, and others. In 1999, the Research Institute of Micro/Nano Science and Technology was established. In 2003, the School of Microelectronics was founded. In 2012, the Advanced Electronic Materials and Devices (AEMD) Platform and the Collaborative Innovation Center for Future Media Networks were successively established. In 2014, the Research Institute of Micro/Nano Science and Technology merged with the School of Microelectronics to form the Department of Micro/Nano Electronics. In March 2024, to serve the national strategic need for high-quality development of the integrated circuit industry, the university consolidated its advantageous resources — including the Department of Electronic Engineering, the Department of Micro/Nano Electronics, the AEMD Platform, and the Collaborative Innovation Center for Future Media Networks — to establish the School of Integrated Circuits. In December of the same year, the university furthered its reform of the broader electrical and electronic disciplines, establishing the School of Information and Electronic Engineering, operating under the structure of "one institution, two names." Rooted in a century of tradition, the School steadfastly pursues its mission of national empowerment, remaining closely aligned with national strategic development, and consistently contributing to the cultivation of high-level innovative talent and the advancement of science and technology.
