>>> Seems the CP1 has been renamed the HX-C1000.

>> Like that one is essentially a Chinese POWER8, I guess
>> the new HX-C2000 is essentially a Chinese POWER9.

> Interesting turn of events! All of a sudden POWER based chips are popping
> out all over the place. ;-) Or more like - are going to pop out next year.

That's a little exaggerated, I'd say ;-)
Btw, I have to correct my assumption that Hexin's HX-C2000 is POWER9. It's still essentially POWER8 like the HX-C1000, but with PCIe upgraded from v3 to v5, memory upgraded from DDR4 (via Centaur) to DDR5 (directly connected) and other upgrades/changes to the core and "uncore":

https://lists.ozlabs.org/pipermail/linuxppc-dev/2023-November/265870.html

In an even earlier discussion, it was described as being compliant with Power ISA 2.07B:

https://discuss.openpower.foundation/t/how-to-get-a-new-pvr-for-processors-follow-power-isa/477

So in essence, it's a modified/improved POWER8 (but still no POWER9 or higher) combined with Power10-level on-chip controllers.