Recently, the programmable chip Barefoot Networks has just completed its third round of financing, a total of 20 million US dollars financing. It is worth mentioning that, from China’s Internet companies Alibaba and Tencent participated in this round of financing.

Barefoot Networks has developed the world’s first programmable chip, called Tofino, which is twice as fast as any other chip on the market today, handling network packets at 6.5 Mbps. This programmable chip is a revolutionary new innovation, it will change the Google, Facebook and other Internet companies within the operation will also affect the telecom operators, Cisco, Intel and other hardware giants will feel the pressure. In Barefoot Networks on a round of financing, Google has become an important participant.

Barefoot Networks said that many top manufacturers are actively looking forward to get the chip, is expected in the next few weeks to provide customers with this chip.

So, what is the magic of this programmable chip?

The chip will be built into the network switches, hardware devices, the latter two in the Internet command traffic play a fundamental role. Switching data between thousands of computers, operated by application manufacturers such as Google and Facebook, and by wireless providers such as AT & T, Barefoot Networks chips will change these devices in a significant way. The biggest difference is that anyone can program on this chip. In other words, they can write software that changes the functionality of this chip, just as anyone can write an application that changes the functionality of the iPhone.

China’s Internet company is growing rapidly, the demand for data centers is also very strong. Tencent and Alibaba in Barefoot Networks investment, reflects the Chinese Internet company’s strategic vision.