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Best Semiconductors Companies in China
The 1538 best Semiconductors companies in China in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: Lens Technology.
By Rohit KhannaTrends & Stories
1538companies tracked
$26.7Bdisclosed funding
9unicorns
380have raised
China's Semiconductors sector has 1,538 companies tracked in our directory, ranked by disclosed equity funding and recent momentum — and the $26.7B in total disclosed capital tells you this is not a peripheral bet. The global market sits around $483.2B and is forecast to reach $580.2B by 2026 at a 3.0% CAGR, with demand still shaped by the supply-chain shocks COVID-19 exposed. Nine unicorns have emerged from the pack. Lens Technology leads at $3.0B in disclosed funding, and Biren Technology has pulled in $695M, a signal that high-performance chip design is where the serious money is concentrating right now.
So what's the policy layer doing to all this? China's new rare-earth export controls targeting defence semiconductor users adds friction for global buyers and reshapes how you read supply-chain risk across the sector. Hot themes this quarter include semiconductor chips, wafers, and device architectures, and coverage is visibly rising. I'd watch investors like China Fortune-Tech Capital and Shenzhen Capital Group closely — they're among the most active here and their portfolio moves tend to signal where the next funding cluster forms.
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Our analysis of 50 Semiconductors companies
$19.2b in tracked funding; 33% of the stack-profiled cohort runs cloud-native; funding activity peaked in 2021.
50companies analysed
33%cloud-native stacks
2021funding peak (by rounds)
5unicorns
2016median founding year
Ranked: Best Semiconductors companies in China
| # | Company | Disclosed funding | Last round | Stage | Employees | Founder | Market signals (1y) | Patents & IP focus | Recent signals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lens Technology Manufacturer of lens products 50Funding top 15%News top 22%Growth top 25%Market top 36% All 10 signals ▾Fundingtop 15% Newstop 22% Growthtop 25% Markettop 36% Moattop 38% Patentsbottom 42% Globalbottom 40% Talentbottom 40% Techbottom 29% Innovationbottom 24% Funding: Raised $3.0B across 2 rounds · 2 rounds over 5 yrs (0.4/yr) News: 7 BI events in 12 mo (of 18 tracked, 6 types) · +250% YoY rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 50/100 | $3.0B | 11 mo ago | Public | 128,952 | Zhou Qunfei Founder & CEO | 7 signals ▲250% IPO · Earnings · Leadership | 8 patents Precision glass and sapphire polishing equipment, copper lapping discs, and hot-bending forming tools | — |
| 2 | Beijing ESWIN Technology Group Offers chip designing, silicon materials packaging and testing services 48Innovation top 16%Patents top 16%Funding top 18%Moat top 41% All 8 signals ▾Innovationtop 16% Patentstop 16% Fundingtop 18% Moattop 41% Talentbottom 49% Globalbottom 43% Techbottom 32% Marketbottom 16% Innovation: 205 patents (top 22% of patent-holders) · 204 filings since 2022 vs 1 in 2017-21 Patents: 205 patents matched (strict assignee match) · 204 filings since 2022 vs 1 in 2017-21 rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 48/100 | $2.1B | 36 mo ago | Public | — | Tang Zhedong CEO | — | 205 patents Display panel driving and timing control, data transmission, and chip testing solutions | — |
| 3 | Tsinghua Unigroup Semiconductor and electronics device manufacturer 62Market top 31%Funding top 41%Talent top 41%Moat top 48% All 6 signals ▾Markettop 31% Fundingtop 41% Talenttop 41% Moattop 48% Newsbottom 48% Globalbottom 36% Market: 45,000 employees (top 1% of Semiconductors) Funding: Raised $1.5B across 2 rounds · 2 rounds over 8 yrs (0.2/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 62/100 | $1.5B | 47 mo ago | Acquired | 45,000 | Weiguo Zhao Chairman & CEO | — | — | — |
| 4 | Unisoc 🦄 Provider of SoCs for mobile communication, IoT connectivity and other applications 72Funding top 23%Talent top 28%Moat top 31%Market top 33% All 8 signals ▾Fundingtop 23% Talenttop 28% Moattop 31% Markettop 33% Growthtop 35% Techbottom 42% Globalbottom 37% Newsbottom 18% Funding: Raised $1.4B across 2 rounds · 2 rounds over 16 yrs (0.1/yr) Talent: Analyst team rating 5/5 · 2 named leaders on record rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 72/100 | $1.4B | 20 mo ago | Acquired | 5,000 | Steve Chu CEO | — | — | — |
| 5 | BOE Technology Group Manufacturer of diversified displays 53Patents top 16%Product top 26%Innovation top 30%Funding top 35% All 10 signals ▾Patentstop 16% Producttop 26% Innovationtop 30% Fundingtop 35% Globaltop 35% Techtop 38% Newstop 44% Moattop 44% Markettop 47% Growthbottom 25% Patents: 80,203 patents matched (strict assignee match) · 33153 filings since 2022 vs 36568 in 2017-21 Product: 2 product launch events in 12 mo · Company stage: Public rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 53/100 | $1.4B | 97 mo ago | Public | 96 | — | 10 signals ▼33% Lawsuit · Regulatory · New product | 80,203 patents Patents concentrated in computing, sensing & instrumentation | — |
| 6 | JiChuang North Provider of components for liquid crystal technology-based flat displays 55Funding top 30%Talent bottom 45%Global bottom 36% All 3 signals ▾Fundingtop 30% Talentbottom 45% Globalbottom 36% Funding: Raised $1.0B · 1 rounds over 5 yrs (0.2/yr) Talent: 1 named leader on record rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 55/100 | $1.0B | 54 mo ago | Series E | — | Zhang Jinfang CEO | — | — | — |
| 7 | SMIC Provider of IC foundry and semiconductor manufacturing services 35Funding top 24%Talent top 38%News top 45%Growth top 48% All 8 signals ▾Fundingtop 24% Talenttop 38% Newstop 45% Growthtop 48% Globalbottom 38% Moatbottom 38% Techbottom 33% Marketbottom 32% Funding: Raised $751M across 4 rounds · 4 rounds over 25 yrs (0.2/yr) Talent: 2 named leaders on record · 2 C-suite/founder profiles curated rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 35/100 | $751M | 40 mo ago | Public | — | Liang Song Co-Founder & Co-CEO | 21 signals ▼40% Earnings · Announcements · M&A | — | — |
| 8 | Enflame Provider of cloud-based deep learning chips 78Funding top 25%AI top 26%Moat top 31%Market top 38% All 7 signals ▾Fundingtop 25% AItop 26% Moattop 31% Markettop 38% Talenttop 38% Globalbottom 29% Newsbottom 18% Funding: Raised $746M across 5 rounds · 5 rounds over 8 yrs (0.6/yr) AI: Classified as an AI company · Product described with: deep learning, machine learning rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 78/100 | $746M | 32 mo ago | Series D | 700 | Zhang Yalin Co-Founder & COO | — | — | — |
| 9 | Biren Technology 🦄 Developer of AI acceleration modules, cards, and software development platforms 76Funding top 12%Moat top 26%Growth top 30%Market top 32% All 7 signals ▾Fundingtop 12% Moattop 26% Growthtop 30% Markettop 32% Newstop 39% Talentbottom 49% Globalbottom 38% Funding: Raised $695M across 5 rounds · 5 rounds over 6 yrs (0.8/yr) Moat: Editorial + unicorn rating 9/10 · Unicorn rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 76/100 | $695M | 11 mo ago | Public | 500 | Zhang Wen Founder | 5 signals ▲25% IPO · Funding | — | — |
| 10 | CanSemi Manufacturer of 300 mm wafer fab 42Funding top 30%AI top 45%Talent bottom 49%Market bottom 37% All 5 signals ▾Fundingtop 30% AItop 45% Talentbottom 49% Marketbottom 37% Globalbottom 36% Funding: Raised $671M across 1 rounds · 1 rounds over 4 yrs (0.2/yr) AI: Product described with: artificial intelligence rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 42/100 | $671M | 42 mo ago | Series B | — | Chen Wei CEO | — | — | — |
| 11 | SJ Semiconductor 🦄 Provider of semiconductor manufacturing and packaging services 79Funding top 20%Market top 22%Moat top 26%Talent top 28% All 6 signals ▾Fundingtop 20% Markettop 22% Moattop 26% Talenttop 28% Globalbottom 48% Newsbottom 18% Funding: Raised $640M across 3 rounds · 3 rounds over 5 yrs (0.6/yr) Market: 2,800 employees (top 8% of Semiconductors) · Unicorn (valued $2.0B) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 79/100 | $640M | 17 mo ago | Series D | 2,800 | — | — | — | — |
| 12 | Hesai Technology 🦄 Developer of LiDAR-based sensors for autonomous vehicles 76Patents top 12%Product top 18%Innovation top 19%Funding top 26% All 12 signals ▾Patentstop 12% Producttop 18% Innovationtop 19% Fundingtop 26% Moattop 26% Markettop 31% Newstop 35% Talenttop 38% Globaltop 40% Partnerstop 42% Techtop 43% Growthbottom 42% Patents: 591 patents matched (strict assignee match) · 549 filings since 2022 vs 42 in 2017-21 Product: 4 product launch events in 12 mo, 1 the year before · Company stage: Public rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 76/100 | $599M | 55 mo ago | Public | 1,020 | Yifan Li Co-Founder & CEO | 9 signals ▼36% New product · Announcements · Contracts | 591 patents Advanced solid-state LiDAR sensing and automotive detection technologies | — |
| 13 | Black Sesame Technologies 🦄 Developer of AI-based chips for machine vision tasks 89Product top 14%Patents top 15%Innovation top 18%AI top 20% All 11 signals ▾Producttop 14% Patentstop 15% Innovationtop 18% AItop 20% Markettop 25% Fundingtop 26% Moattop 26% Talenttop 28% Globaltop 40% Techbottom 22% Newsbottom 19% Product: 5 distinct product lines · Company stage: Public Patents: 247 patents matched (strict assignee match) · 198 filings since 2022 vs 49 in 2017-21 rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 89/100 | $500M | 46 mo ago | Public | 916 | Wilson Liu Co-Founder & COO | — | 53 patents Advanced automotive vision systems: camera calibration, image fusion, shading correction, and robust data links. | — |
| 14 | AaltoSemi Provider of chip, circuit board, FCBGA, and FCCSP design technology services 53Innovation top 20%Patents top 24%Funding top 32%Moat top 41% All 7 signals ▾Innovationtop 20% Patentstop 24% Fundingtop 32% Moattop 41% Talentbottom 45% Globalbottom 35% Marketbottom 27% Innovation: 154 patents (top 29% of patent-holders) · 154 filings since 2022 vs 0 in 2017-21 Patents: 154 patents matched (strict assignee match) · 154 filings since 2022 vs 0 in 2017-21 rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 53/100 | $424M | 29 mo ago | Series B | 23 | Andrew Chang CEO & Chairman | — | 154 patents Advanced semiconductor package substrates and warpage detection technologies | — |
| 15 | Vastai Technologies Provider of GPU and AI-based chips for machine vision applications 74Moat top 22%AI top 26%Funding top 32%Talent top 38% All 6 signals ▾Moattop 22% AItop 26% Fundingtop 32% Talenttop 38% Markettop 41% Globalbottom 36% Moat: Editorial + unicorn rating 8/10 · Soonicorn AI: Classified as an AI company · Product described with: ai-based, computer vision rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 74/100 | $378M | 53 mo ago | Series B | 180 | John Qian Co-Founder & CEO | — | — | — |
| 16 | Nanjing Core Semiconductor Technology Developer of automotive-grade chips for intelligent cockpits, gateways, and controls 60Funding top 26%Moat top 31%Market top 39%Global bottom 38% All 4 signals ▾Fundingtop 26% Moattop 31% Markettop 39% Globalbottom 38% Funding: Raised $365M across 3 rounds · 3 rounds over 7 yrs (0.4/yr) Moat: Editorial + unicorn rating 8/10 · Soonicorn rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 60/100 | $365M | 23 mo ago | Series B | 400 | — | — | — | — |
| 17 | Iluvatar CoreX Manufacturer of cloud computing chips 62AI top 18%Funding top 21%Market top 41%Moat top 47% All 8 signals ▾AItop 18% Fundingtop 21% Markettop 41% Moattop 47% Talentbottom 49% Patentsbottom 45% Globalbottom 40% Innovationbottom 38% AI: Classified as an AI company · Holds AI/ML patents (G06N-family CPC) Funding: Raised $334M across 2 rounds · 2 rounds over 5 yrs (0.4/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 62/100 | $334M | 20 mo ago | Public | 300 | Zheng Jinshan Co-Founder | — | 23 patents Patents concentrated in computing, sensing & instrumentation | — |
| 18 | Muxi Integrated Circuit Developer of general-purpose GPU chips 45Funding top 24%Moat top 31%Market top 45%AI top 45% All 7 signals ▾Fundingtop 24% Moattop 31% Markettop 45% AItop 45% Talentbottom 49% Globalbottom 36% Techbottom 16% Funding: Raised $304M across 2 rounds · 2 rounds over 6 yrs (0.3/yr) Moat: Editorial + unicorn rating 8/10 · Soonicorn rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 45/100 | $304M | 47 mo ago | Public | 700 | William Chen Founder & CEO | — | — | — |
| 19 | Beijing Qingwei Intelligent Technology Developer of reconfigurable chip technology for edge and cloud computing 55AI top 20%Funding top 27%Moat top 48%Talent bottom 49% All 6 signals ▾AItop 20% Fundingtop 27% Moattop 48% Talentbottom 49% Marketbottom 40% Globalbottom 36% AI: Classified as an AI company Funding: Raised $283M across 1 rounds · 1 rounds over 4 yrs (0.2/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 55/100 | $283M | 6 mo ago | Series C | — | Wang Bo Founder & CEO | — | — | — |
| 20 | YMTC Manufacturer of non-volatile memory ICs 55Funding top 22%Growth top 30%News top 35%Market top 42% All 8 signals ▾Fundingtop 22% Growthtop 30% Newstop 35% Markettop 42% Moattop 48% Talentbottom 49% Globalbottom 29% Techbottom 24% Funding: Raised $220M across 1 rounds · 1 rounds over 1 yrs (1.0/yr) Growth: Fresh capital in last 24 mo rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 55/100 | $220M | 13 mo ago | Series D | 5,934 | Simon Yang CEO | 4 signals ▲100% IPO · Announcements | — | — |
| 21 | Surestar Developer of imaging LiDAR solutions and laser scanners 29Moat top 22%Funding top 39%Talent top 41%Market bottom 37% All 5 signals ▾Moattop 22% Fundingtop 39% Talenttop 41% Marketbottom 37% Globalbottom 29% Moat: Editorial + unicorn rating 8/10 · Soonicorn Funding: Raised $180M across 2 rounds · 2 rounds over 8 yrs (0.2/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 29/100 | $180M | 40 mo ago | Series A | — | Jane Zhang CEO | — | — | — |
| 22 | Semitech Provider of semiconductor design and manufacturing services 55Funding top 30%Market top 46%Tech bottom 40%Global bottom 36% All 4 signals ▾Fundingtop 30% Markettop 46% Techbottom 40% Globalbottom 36% Funding: Raised $161M across 2 rounds · 2 rounds over 5 yrs (0.4/yr) Market: 800 employees (top 14% of Semiconductors) · Top-10,000,000 web property rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 55/100 | $161M | 37 mo ago | Series C | 800 | — | — | — | — |
| 23 | Saifang Technology Provider of processors for AI and IoT applications 29Funding top 29%Talent top 38%Growth top 45%Moat bottom 48% All 8 signals ▾Fundingtop 29% Talenttop 38% Growthtop 45% Moatbottom 48% Globalbottom 36% Marketbottom 32% Techbottom 22% Newsbottom 22% Funding: Raised $154M across 4 rounds · 4 rounds over 5 yrs (0.8/yr) Talent: 2 named leaders on record · 2 C-suite/founder profiles curated rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 29/100 | $154M | 39 mo ago | Series A | — | Naveed Sherwani Founder | — | — | — |
| 24 | Zhejiang Xingyao Semiconductor Developer and manufacturer of RF front-end filter and module technology. 10Funding top 27%Global bottom 36%Market bottom 18% All 3 signals ▾Fundingtop 27% Globalbottom 36% Marketbottom 18% Funding: Raised $152M across 2 rounds · 2 rounds over 4 yrs (0.5/yr) Global: Investors from 1 country beyond China rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 10/100 | $152M | 23 mo ago | Series B | 14 | — | — | — | — |
| 25 | JBD Manufacturer of micro-LED displays 48Funding top 27%Talent top 28%Growth top 35%Moat top 42% All 7 signals ▾Fundingtop 27% Talenttop 28% Growthtop 35% Moattop 42% Marketbottom 36% Techbottom 36% Globalbottom 36% Funding: Raised $140M across 1 rounds · 1 rounds over 5 yrs (0.2/yr) Talent: Analyst team rating 5/5 · 2 named leaders on record rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 48/100 | $140M | 7 mo ago | Series B | — | Lei Zhang Co-Founder | — | — | 1 launch |
| 26 | Axera Developer of AI-based visual processing units 48Funding top 21%AI top 30%Market top 47%Moat top 48% All 7 signals ▾Fundingtop 21% AItop 30% Markettop 47% Moattop 48% Talentbottom 49% Globalbottom 36% Techbottom 15% Funding: Raised $126M across 2 rounds · 2 rounds over 5 yrs (0.4/yr) AI: Classified as an AI company · Product described with: ai-based rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 48/100 | $126M | 14 mo ago | Public | 300 | Xiaoxin Qiu Founder & CEO | — | — | — |
| 27 | Beijing Silang Technology Provider of microprocessors 64Funding top 30%Market top 37%AI top 45%Talent bottom 45% All 5 signals ▾Fundingtop 30% Markettop 37% AItop 45% Talentbottom 45% Globalbottom 29% Funding: Raised $100M across 1 rounds · 1 rounds over 4 yrs (0.2/yr) Market: 300 employees (top 22% of Semiconductors) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 64/100 | $100M | 15 mo ago | Series D | 300 | Wuliji Wang Founder | — | — | — |
| 28 | Thinktrans Integrated circuit substrate maker specializes in providing cost efficient solutions to IC packaging… 50Funding top 32%Talent bottom 45%Global bottom 29% All 3 signals ▾Fundingtop 32% Talentbottom 45% Globalbottom 29% Funding: Raised $95.2M across 1 rounds · 1 rounds over 3 yrs (0.3/yr) Talent: 1 named leader on record rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 50/100 | $95M | 29 mo ago | Series C | — | Yong Zhao CEO | — | — | — |
| 29 | Lumispot Tech Manufacturer of laser rangefinders, LiDAR systems, and laser modules 16Funding top 41%Talent bottom 45%Growth bottom 35%Tech bottom 35% All 6 signals ▾Fundingtop 41% Talentbottom 45% Growthbottom 35% Techbottom 35% Marketbottom 28% Globalbottom 25% Funding: Raised $92.4M across 4 rounds · 4 rounds over 8 yrs (0.5/yr) Talent: 1 named leader on record rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 16/100 | $92M | 36 mo ago | Series A | — | Cai Zhen CEO | — | — | 3 launchs · 1 award |
| 30 | SPACEMIT Developer of cloud-based computing chips 60Funding top 27%Growth top 28%Moat top 38%Tech top 45% All 6 signals ▾Fundingtop 27% Growthtop 28% Moattop 38% Techtop 45% Marketbottom 48% Globalbottom 36% Funding: Raised $86.1M across 1 rounds · 1 rounds over 4 yrs (0.2/yr) Growth: Web rank 10,000,000 → 5,000,000 YoY · Fresh capital in last 24 mo rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 60/100 | $86M | 5 mo ago | Series B | 130 | — | — | — | — |
| 31 | TuringQ Provider of quantum computing chips 37Funding top 24%Moat top 31%Talent bottom 49%Market bottom 40% All 5 signals ▾Fundingtop 24% Moattop 31% Talentbottom 49% Marketbottom 40% Globalbottom 36% Funding: Raised $79.0M across 2 rounds · 2 rounds over 5 yrs (0.4/yr) Moat: Editorial + unicorn rating 8/10 · Soonicorn rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 37/100 | $79M | 10 mo ago | Series B | — | Xianmin Jin Founder | — | — | — |
| 32 | Shanghai Lixin Software Technology Provider of a suite of EDA tools to design integrated circuits 40Funding top 32%Market bottom 48%Global bottom 36% All 3 signals ▾Fundingtop 32% Marketbottom 48% Globalbottom 36% Funding: Raised $54.8M across 2 rounds · 2 rounds over 5 yrs (0.4/yr) Market: 72 employees (top 43% of Semiconductors) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 40/100 | $55M | 20 mo ago | Series B | 72 | — | — | — | — |
| 33 | HOUMO.AI Provider of an intelligent computing chip that enables AI calculations 62AI top 20%Funding top 38%Market top 48%Talent bottom 49% All 5 signals ▾AItop 20% Fundingtop 38% Markettop 48% Talentbottom 49% Globalbottom 36% AI: Classified as an AI company Funding: Raised $46.2M across 1 rounds · 1 rounds over 5 yrs (0.2/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 62/100 | $46M | 23 mo ago | Seed | 100 | Qiang Wu Co-Founder and CEO | — | — | — |
| 34 | Canaan Developer of ASICs for block-chain computing 55Funding top 32%Growth top 35%Talent top 38%Moat top 39% All 7 signals ▾Fundingtop 32% Growthtop 35% Talenttop 38% Moattop 39% Markettop 47% Techbottom 40% Globalbottom 29% Funding: Raised $43.7M across 5 rounds · 5 rounds over 9 yrs (0.6/yr) Growth: Fresh capital in last 24 mo rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 55/100 | $44M | 15 mo ago | Public | 541 | Fertil Dieujuste Founder & Director | — | — | — |
| 35 | Nano Technology Developer of high-performance computing chips and a stablecoin pegged to CNH 50Growth top 22%Product top 26%Funding top 35%News top 38% All 8 signals ▾Growthtop 22% Producttop 26% Fundingtop 35% Newstop 38% Marketbottom 46% Techbottom 45% Innovationbottom 42% Globalbottom 29% Growth: Fresh capital in last 24 mo Product: 1 product launch event in 12 mo · Company stage: Public rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 50/100 | $41M | 15 mo ago | Public | 179 | — | 12 signals ▲100% Announcements · New product · Earnings | — | — |
| 36 | OYMotion Technologies Developer of motion sensors 40AI top 20%Funding top 26%Market bottom 44%Moat bottom 38% All 6 signals ▾AItop 20% Fundingtop 26% Marketbottom 44% Moatbottom 38% Globalbottom 29% Techbottom 21% AI: Classified as an AI company Funding: Raised $36.1M across 2 rounds · 2 rounds over 6 yrs (0.3/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 40/100 | $36M | 2 mo ago | Series C | 55 | — | — | — | — |
| 37 | Xtimes Technology Developer of digital implementation EDA platform and design solutions 24Funding top 42%Talent bottom 49%Global bottom 38%Market bottom 37% All 4 signals ▾Fundingtop 42% Talentbottom 49% Globalbottom 38% Marketbottom 37% Funding: Raised $30.0M across 1 rounds · 1 rounds over 5 yrs (0.2/yr) Talent: 1 named leader on record · 1 C-suite/founder profile curated rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 24/100 | $30M | 24 mo ago | Series B | — | Shi Haiyong CEO | — | — | — |
| 38 | Bluepoint Touch (Beijing) Technology Developer of force sensors for industrial robotic applications 27Funding top 31%Talent bottom 49%Market bottom 37%Global bottom 29% All 4 signals ▾Fundingtop 31% Talentbottom 49% Marketbottom 37% Globalbottom 29% Funding: Raised $28.6M across 2 rounds · 2 rounds over 3 yrs (0.7/yr) Talent: 1 named leader on record · 1 C-suite/founder profile curated rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 27/100 | $29M | 2 mo ago | Series C | — | Liu Wuyue CEO | — | — | — |
| 39 | Meridian Innovation Manufacturer of thermal imaging sensors for consumer and commercial applications 29Product top 35%Funding top 37%Talent top 38%Moat top 39% All 7 signals ▾Producttop 35% Fundingtop 37% Talenttop 38% Moattop 39% Globalbottom 36% Marketbottom 34% Newsbottom 18% Product: 2 published apps (1.6k installs) · Company stage: Series C Funding: Raised $28.5M across 4 rounds · 4 rounds over 7 yrs (0.6/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 29/100 | $28M | 20 mo ago | Series C | 28 | Hock Leow Co-Founder & CEO | — | — | — |
| 40 | Xi'an Heqi Optoelectronics Technology Manufacturer of optical fibre-based temperature sensors 60Funding top 39%Market top 42%Global bottom 29% All 3 signals ▾Fundingtop 39% Markettop 42% Globalbottom 29% Funding: Raised $20.6M across 1 rounds · 1 rounds over 8 yrs (0.1/yr) Market: 150 employees (top 29% of Semiconductors) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 60/100 | $21M | 18 mo ago | Series B | 150 | — | — | — | — |
| 41 | UNIM Design and development of semiconductor chip 57Funding top 38%Market top 47%Global bottom 36% All 3 signals ▾Fundingtop 38% Markettop 47% Globalbottom 36% Funding: Raised $14.6M across 2 rounds · 2 rounds over 4 yrs (0.5/yr) Market: 100 employees (top 36% of Semiconductors) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 57/100 | $15M | 8 mo ago | Series A | 100 | — | — | — | — |
| 42 | Ningbo RaySea Technology Manufacturer of VCSEL diodes 42Funding top 45%Talent bottom 49%Global bottom 29% All 3 signals ▾Fundingtop 45% Talentbottom 49% Globalbottom 29% Funding: Raised $14.6M across 1 rounds · 1 rounds over 6 yrs (0.2/yr) Talent: 1 named leader on record · 1 C-suite/founder profile curated rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 42/100 | $15M | 23 mo ago | Series A | — | James Liu CEO | — | — | — |
| 43 | iStarChip Provider of semiconductor chip designing, production, and sales services 19Talent bottom 49%Funding bottom 47%Global bottom 29% All 3 signals ▾Talentbottom 49% Fundingbottom 47% Globalbottom 29% Talent: 1 named leader on record · 1 C-suite/founder profile curated Funding: Raised $14.1M across 1 rounds · 1 rounds over 3 yrs (0.3/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 19/100 | $14M | 20 mo ago | Seed | — | Stephen Jin Founder & CEO | — | — | — |
| 44 | Zhongshan Bodun Optoelectronics Technology Offers optoelectronic technology and micro-nano processing equipment 27Funding bottom 45%Talent bottom 45%Global bottom 29% All 3 signals ▾Fundingbottom 45% Talentbottom 45% Globalbottom 29% Funding: Raised $14.0M · 2 rounds over 7 yrs (0.3/yr) Talent: 1 named leader on record rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 27/100 | $14M | 21 mo ago | Series B | — | Liu Weiji CEO | — | — | — |
| 45 | Changsha Chixin Manufacturer of system-on-chip modules 35Moat top 31%Patents top 46%Innovation top 49%Funding bottom 49% All 6 signals ▾Moattop 31% Patentstop 46% Innovationtop 49% Fundingbottom 49% Marketbottom 48% Globalbottom 35% Moat: Editorial + unicorn rating 7/10 · IP moat: 6 patents Patents: 6 patents matched (strict assignee match) · 6 filings since 2022 vs 0 in 2017-21 rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 35/100 | $14M | 15 mo ago | Series A | 70 | — | — | 6 patents Compact ultra‑wideband ceramic antenna arrays and adaptive miniaturized UWB/Bluetooth printed antennas for 3‑D direction finding a | — |
| 46 | BCDTek Provider of IC design, display, and silicon-based OLED 37Funding top 40%Market bottom 43%Global bottom 29% All 3 signals ▾Fundingtop 40% Marketbottom 43% Globalbottom 29% Funding: Raised $14.0M across 2 rounds · 2 rounds over 4 yrs (0.5/yr) Market: 55 employees (top 50% of Semiconductors) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 37/100 | $14M | 12 mo ago | Seed | 55 | — | — | — | — |
| 47 | EXA Tech Developer of high-reliability aerospace storage systems and controllers 35Talent top 28%Funding bottom 48%Global bottom 25% All 3 signals ▾Talenttop 28% Fundingbottom 48% Globalbottom 25% Talent: 3 named leaders on record · 3 C-suite/founder profiles curated Funding: Raised $13.7M across 1 rounds · 1 rounds over 1 yrs (1.0/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 35/100 | $14M | 15 mo ago | Series A | — | Liu Di Co-Founder | — | — | — |
| 48 | Chengdu Fujin Power Semiconductor Technology Development Company is a power semiconductor technology development company that offers customized services, training… 29Talent top 28%Funding bottom 42%Global bottom 25% All 3 signals ▾Talenttop 28% Fundingbottom 42% Globalbottom 25% Talent: 3 named leaders on record · 3 C-suite/founder profiles curated Funding: Raised $7.0M across 1 rounds · 1 rounds over 2 yrs (0.5/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 29/100 | $7M | 21 mo ago | Series A | — | Zhang Bo Co-Founder | — | — | — |
| 49 | Guoshun Laser Manufacturer of pulsed and ultrafast lasers, and micro-structured optical fibers 27Funding top 43%Talent bottom 49%Global bottom 33% All 3 signals ▾Fundingtop 43% Talentbottom 49% Globalbottom 33% Funding: Raised $6.9M across 1 rounds · 1 rounds over 1 yrs (1.0/yr) Talent: 1 named leader on record · 1 C-suite/founder profile curated rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 27/100 | $7M | 14 mo ago | Series A | — | Xia Nan Founder & CEO | — | — | — |
| 50 | MIS Technology Manufacturer of MEMS pressure sensors and related products 32Funding bottom 47%Talent bottom 45%Global bottom 33% All 3 signals ▾Fundingbottom 47% Talentbottom 45% Globalbottom 33% Funding: Raised $3.9M across 1 rounds · 1 rounds over 2 yrs (0.5/yr) Talent: 1 named leader on record rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 32/100 | $4M | 15 mo ago | Series A | — | Zao NI CEO & General Manager | — | — | — |
Top 12 Semiconductors companies in China
#1
Public · Changsha, Hunan · founded 2003 · 128952 employees$3Braised▾
Public · Changsha, Hunan · founded 2003 · 128952 employees
BlueScope Technology is a manufacturer of high-end window touch control glass panels, touch modules and touch-sensitive window protection of new materials. Products manufactured by the company include 3D glass, coating, camera lenses, and fingerprint sensors. The company is headquartered in Hunan, China. In 2020, the company recorded annual revenues of $5.3 B and a net profit of $706.8 M.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 50how this company ranks against its industry peers
Funding
top 15%News
top 22%Growth
top 25%Market
top 36%Moat
top 38%Patents
bottom 42%Funding: Raised $3.0B across 2 rounds · 2 rounds over 5 yrs (0.4/yr) · Last round Post IPO (Jul 2025)
News: 7 BI events in 12 mo (of 18 tracked, 6 types) · +250% YoY · 5 high-value events (IPO/M&A/funding/contracts) in 12 mo
Growth: Fresh capital in last 24 mo
Funding rounds
- Jul 2025Post IPO$700M
- Jan 2021Post IPO$2.3B
Founders & team
Investors
GIC, CICC
Tech stack
Apple Icloud MailGsapHstsJqueryNginxSwiper
#2
Series C · Haidian, Beijing · founded 2006$283Mraised▾
Series C · Haidian, Beijing · founded 2006
Developer of reconfigurable chip technology for edge and cloud computing. They provide solutions for edge computing, including smart security, office, industrial, and energy applications. The company also offers solutions for robotics and intelligent data centers. Their core technology includes reconfigurable arrays and scheduling techniques.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 55how this company ranks against its industry peers
AI
top 20%Funding
top 27%Moat
top 48%Talent
bottom 49%Market
bottom 40%Global
bottom 36%AI: Classified as an AI company
Funding: Raised $283M across 1 rounds · 1 rounds over 4 yrs (0.2/yr) · Last round Series C (Dec 2025)
Moat: Editorial + unicorn rating 4/10 · 10 curated direct competitors tracked
Funding rounds
- Dec 2025Series C$283M
- Nov 2023Series B—
- Mar 2022Series B—
Founders & team
Investors
Pro Capital, Zhuoyuan Asia, Beijing Venture Capital, Jiantou Investment, Chengdu Science and Technology Innovation Investment Group, Huatai Zijin Investment
#3
Public · Minhang, Shanghai · founded 2019 · 500 employees$695Mraised▾
Public · Minhang, Shanghai · founded 2019 · 500 employees
Developer of AI acceleration modules, cards, and software development platforms. The company provides products applicable to AI data centers, telecommunications, AI solutions, and the energy sector. Its offerings include air-cooled OAM modules, liquid-cooled OAM modules, and high-performance AI acceleration cards. It also develops software for hardware and software co-innovation.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 76how this company ranks against its industry peers
Funding
top 12%Moat
top 26%Growth
top 30%Market
top 32%News
top 39%Talent
bottom 49%Funding: Raised $695M across 5 rounds · 5 rounds over 6 yrs (0.8/yr) · Last round Series C (Jun 2025)
Moat: Editorial + unicorn rating 9/10 · Unicorn · 9 curated direct competitors tracked
Growth: Fresh capital in last 24 mo
Funding rounds
- Jun 2025Series C$209M
- Mar 2025Series B—
- Dec 2023Grant (prize money)$281.7M
- Mar 2021Series B$410M
Founders & team
Investors
Ping An, Source Code Capital, Country Garden Ventures Capital, Harvest Capital, Bertelsmann Asia Investments, CITIC Securities
#4
Series C · Haidian, Beijing · founded 2019$28.6Mraised▾
Series C · Haidian, Beijing · founded 2019
Developer of robotic sensors for industrial applications. Its product offerings include joint torque sensors, force sensors, force control application software packages, and more.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 27how this company ranks against its industry peers
Funding
top 31%Talent
bottom 49%Market
bottom 37%Global
bottom 29%Funding: Raised $28.6M across 2 rounds · 2 rounds over 3 yrs (0.7/yr) · Last round Series C (Apr 2026)
Talent: 1 named leader on record · 1 C-suite/founder profile curated
Funding rounds
- Apr 2026Series C$14.6M
- Jul 2025Series B$14M
- Jun 2023Seed—
Founders & team
Investors
Zhongguancun Collaborative Innovation Fund, GF Securities, Fosun Capital, Hefei State-Owned Assets Holding Company Ltd., Puquan Capital, Beijing Galaxy General Robot
#5
Series C · Shanghai, Shanghai · founded 2015 · 55 employees$36.1Mraised▾
Series C · Shanghai, Shanghai · founded 2015 · 55 employees
Developer of motion sensors
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 40how this company ranks against its industry peers
AI
top 20%Funding
top 26%Market
bottom 44%Moat
bottom 38%Global
bottom 29%Tech
bottom 21%AI: Classified as an AI company
Funding: Raised $36.1M across 2 rounds · 2 rounds over 6 yrs (0.3/yr) · Last round Series C (Mar 2026)
Market: 55 employees (top 38% of High Tech) · Top-10,000,000 web property
Audience (LinkedIn): 594 LinkedIn followers
Activity (LinkedIn): 1 product launches announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
- Mar 2026Series C$21.7M
- Dec 2022Series A$14.4M
- Apr 2020Seed—
Investors
GF Xinde Investment Management, Guangzhou Guofa, Qianhai Ark Asset Management, Xingtuo Capital, CICC
Tech stack
BootstrapJqueryMicrosoft Asp.NetNginxSlick
#6
Series B · Hangzhou, Zhejiang · founded 2021 · 130 employees$86.1Mraised▾
Series B · Hangzhou, Zhejiang · founded 2021 · 130 employees
Developer of cloud-based computing chips. It designs and develops architecture high-performance CPUs with integrated hardware and software optimization. Its applications are in the development of edge servers, high-end intelligent robots, and autonomous driving systems.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 60how this company ranks against its industry peers
Funding
top 27%Growth
top 28%Moat
top 38%Tech
top 45%Market
bottom 48%Global
bottom 36%Funding: Raised $86.1M across 1 rounds · 1 rounds over 4 yrs (0.2/yr) · Last round Series B (Jan 2026)
Growth: Web rank 10,000,000 → 5,000,000 YoY · Fresh capital in last 24 mo
Moat: Editorial + unicorn rating 4/10 · Soonicorn
Funding rounds
- Jan 2026Series B$86.1M
- Aug 2023Series A—
- Oct 2022Seed—
Investors
Beyond Ventures, Legend Capital, Matrix Partners China, Brizan Ventures, Lenovo, Zhen Fund
Tech stack
Ant DesignDiscourseEmber.JsHstsJqueryKatex
#7
Series B · Pudong, Shanghai · founded 2015$140.4Mraised▾
Series B · Pudong, Shanghai · founded 2015
Manufacturer of micro-LED displays. It develops active-matrix inorganic microLED display chips and panels, which have wavelengths ranging from UV to IR. It also offers control circuit boards to drive those display chips. It also offers custom displays with custom wavelengths, resolution, pixel pitch, and brightness.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 48how this company ranks against its industry peers
Funding
top 27%Talent
top 28%Growth
top 35%Moat
top 42%Market
bottom 36%Tech
bottom 36%Funding: Raised $140M across 1 rounds · 1 rounds over 5 yrs (0.2/yr) · Last round Series B (Oct 2025)
Talent: Analyst team rating 5/5 · 2 named leaders on record · 2 C-suite/founder profiles curated
Growth: Fresh capital in last 24 mo
Audience (LinkedIn): 2k LinkedIn followers — 5.5% of this cohort's audience
Activity (LinkedIn): 6 product launches · 1 partnerships · 1 awards (incl. Applied Materials and RayNeo) announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
- Oct 2025Series B$140.4M
- Jun 2024Series A—
- Jun 2023Series A—
- Aug 2022Series A—
Founders & team
Investors
Cowin Capital, Eight Roads Ventures, Co-win Ventures, Painuo Capital, Luminous Ventures, Ant Group
Tech stack
Amazon CloudfrontAmazon Web ServicesBootstrapGoogle AnalyticsGsapJquery
#8
Unisoc 🦄Acquired · Shanghai, Shanghai · founded 2001 · 5000 employees$1.4Braised▾
Unisoc 🦄
Acquired · Shanghai, Shanghai · founded 2001 · 5000 employees
Unisoc provides SoCs for communication. It offers mobile chipsets (chipsets for 5G communication, mid-end processors for 3G mobile devices that co-exist with WCDMA/GSM modem), SoC LTE platform for multimedia processing, Internet of Things (IoT) enabled chipsets, and solutions for a smart inter-connected world (RF front-end solutions), chipsets for data transmission via BT, IoT solution for smart traffic management & digital and analog TV chipset solutions. Additionally, it provides solutions for modem/ basebands (TD-SCDMA, WCDMA), power management (PMU, audio devices & peripherals). Additionally, it provides turnkey solutions for helping its customer launching their products & end-to-end system support.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 72how this company ranks against its industry peers
Funding
top 23%Talent
top 28%Moat
top 31%Market
top 33%Growth
top 35%Tech
bottom 42%Funding: Raised $1.4B across 2 rounds · 2 rounds over 16 yrs (0.1/yr) · Last round Series E (Sep 2024)
Talent: Analyst team rating 5/5 · 2 named leaders on record · 2 C-suite/founder profiles curated
Moat: Editorial + unicorn rating 6/10 · Unicorn · 9 curated direct competitors tracked
Audience (LinkedIn): 11k LinkedIn followers — 34.4% of this cohort's audience
Activity (LinkedIn): 4 product launches announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
- Sep 2024Series E—
- Apr 2021Series E$814.8M
- Mar 2020Series D$635M
- Mar 2010Series B—
Founders & team
Investors
Country Garden Ventures Capital, Haier Financial, Shanghai Guosheng Group, CDBC, Silver Lake, Chinarun Venture Capital
Tech stack
51.LaCore-JsLodashNode.JsNuxt.JsSwiper
#9
Series D · Wuxi, Jiangsu · founded 2014 · 2800 employees$640Mraised▾
Series D · Wuxi, Jiangsu · founded 2014 · 2800 employees
Provider of semiconductor manufacturing and packaging services
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 79how this company ranks against its industry peers
Funding
top 20%Market
top 22%Moat
top 26%Talent
top 28%Global
bottom 48%News
bottom 18%Funding: Raised $640M across 3 rounds · 3 rounds over 5 yrs (0.6/yr) · Last round Series D (Dec 2024)
Market: 2,800 employees (top 8% of Semiconductors) · Unicorn (valued $2.0B) · Serving 2 countries incl. United States, China
Moat: Editorial + unicorn rating 9/10 · Unicorn · 9 curated direct competitors tracked
Funding rounds
- Dec 2024Series D$700M
- Apr 2023Series C$340M
- Oct 2021Series C$300M
Investors
CCB trust, Country Garden Ventures Capital, GP Capital, Yuanhe Holdings, CDIB Capital, CCB PE
#10
Series D · Wuhan, Hubei · founded 2016 · 5934 employees$219.5Mraised▾
Series D · Wuhan, Hubei · founded 2016 · 5934 employees
Manufacturer of non-volatile memory ICs. It offers solid-state drives of various storage capacities with 3D NAND flash memory technology. It has applications in mobile devices, PCs and data centres. Its features include high-performance application, active power management and shockproof.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 55how this company ranks against its industry peers
Funding
top 22%Growth
top 30%News
top 35%Market
top 42%Moat
top 48%Talent
bottom 49%Funding: Raised $220M across 1 rounds · 1 rounds over 1 yrs (1.0/yr) · Last round Series D (Apr 2025)
Growth: Fresh capital in last 24 mo
News: 4 BI events in 12 mo (of 21 tracked, 7 types) · +100% YoY · Top themes: IPO, Announcements
Funding rounds
- Apr 2025Series D$219.5M
Founders & team
Investors
Agricultural Bank of China, China Construction Bank, Xiamen Juda Trading, Quanhong Investment, Dalian Yuntai No 9 High Tech Equity Fund, Zhaoying Growth No 21 Private Equity Fund
Tech stack
JqueryLayuiPhpSwiper
#11
Series B · Shanghai, Shanghai · founded 2021$79Mraised▾
Series B · Shanghai, Shanghai · founded 2021
Provider of quantum computing chips. It offers quantum computing software, optical quantum chip, and optical quantum computing operating systems. Its quantum computers are equipped with a continuous narrow linewidth semiconductor laser that can achieve quasi-phase matching combined with a high-precision temperature control module scheme and high stability Elastic vibration isolation system to prepare ultra-high quality and ultra-high brightness quantum light source.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 37how this company ranks against its industry peers
Funding
top 24%Moat
top 31%Talent
bottom 49%Market
bottom 40%Global
bottom 36%Funding: Raised $79.0M across 2 rounds · 2 rounds over 5 yrs (0.4/yr) · Last round Series B (Jul 2025)
Moat: Editorial + unicorn rating 8/10 · Soonicorn · 9 curated direct competitors tracked
Talent: 1 named leader on record · 1 C-suite/founder profile curated
Funding rounds
- Jul 2025Series B$13.9M
- Jan 2023Series A—
- Mar 2022Series A—
- Feb 2022Seed$15.8M
Founders & team
Investors
Wuxi Binhu International Investment, Legend Capital, xhscn.cn, Yuanhe Holdings, China Internet Investment Fund, Tsinghua Holdings Capital
#12
Public · Haidian, Beijing · founded 2019 · 300 employees$126Mraised▾
Public · Haidian, Beijing · founded 2019 · 300 employees
Developer of AI-based visual processing chip for visual computing applications. It develops AI-based integrated chips with high-computing power and low power consumption. Its features include high performance and image quality, and multi-camera joint applications. It has applications in smart cities, home security, transportation, and industrial manufacturing sectors.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 48how this company ranks against its industry peers
Funding
top 21%AI
top 30%Market
top 47%Moat
top 48%Talent
bottom 49%Global
bottom 36%Funding: Raised $126M across 2 rounds · 2 rounds over 5 yrs (0.4/yr) · Last round Series C (Apr 2025)
AI: Classified as an AI company · Product described with: ai-based
Market: 300 employees (top 7% of High Tech) · Top-50,000,000 web property
Funding rounds
- Apr 2025Series C$136.3M
- Dec 2021Series A$126M
- Apr 2021Series A—
- Apr 2021Seed—
Founders & team
Investors
Tencent, Qiming Venture Partners, Meituan, Beijing Heju Investment, Shanghai Weihao Chuangxin Investment Management, Glory Ventures
Funding & investor landscape
$26.7Btotal disclosed funding
218companies funded
310disclosed rounds
2rounds last 90 days
Most active investors
Notable founders
Zhou Qunfei
Founder & CEO · Lens Technology
Wang Bo
Founder & CEO · Beijing Qingwei Intelligent Technology
Zhang Wen
Founder · Biren Technology
Liu Wuyue
CEO · Bluepoint Touch (Beijing) Technology
Lei Zhang
Co-Founder · JBD
Qiming Li
Co-Founder & CEO · JBD
Steve Chu
CEO · Unisoc
Adam Zeng
CEO & President · Unisoc
Simon Yang
CEO · YMTC
Xianmin Jin
Founder · TuringQ
Xiaoxin Qiu
Founder & CEO · Axera
Zheng Jinshan
Co-Founder · Iluvatar CoreX
Prism market signals · China · country-scoped Prism corpus, 233,170 docs
Market landscape — 10 sub-themes by coverage
Share of Semiconductors coverage by sub-theme.
Regulatory-risk over time rising
Funding & growth over time
funding rising · growth rising
RESEARCH SIGNALS · China
How research on Semiconductors is moving in China
A read on the academic research around Semiconductors — which themes are gaining ground, the institutions and researchers driving them, and how the tone is shifting. Based on 5,766 China-affiliated papers.
research sentiment over time
200820172026
enthusiastic · positive · guarded tone
Tone is overwhelmingly optimistic and intensifying — the enthusiastic (strongly-positive) share moved 41% → 60% across 2008–2026.
top research entities
- Institute of Microelectronics437
- Chinese Academy of Sciences402
- Peking University338
- Tsinghua University268
- University of Electronic Science and Technology of China197
leading researchers
Bo Zhang · Wei Wang · Min Miao · Yufeng Jin · Yintang Yang · Xiaowu Zhang · Aijiao Cui · Jun Wang
▲
Breakthroughs2,156 · 37%
▲ 26%→45% share
▲1.7× share momentum0 median citations66% since 2021mostly methods-led
Transistor research is surging in breakthroughs — Chinese papers rose from 19 to 155, an 8× increase.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
- Integrated circuit73→217
- Transistor19→155
- Electronic circuit60→182
- CMOS73→148
- Photonics15→89
Newly emergingSchottky diode 0→23 · Signal processing 0→16 · Transmission (telecommunications) 0→16
Landmark A Physically Transient Form of Silicon Electronics · 1,249 cites
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Advancements2,625 · 46%
▼ 53%→40% share
▼0.8× share momentum1 median citations47% since 2021mostly methods-led
Power physics advancement papers more than doubled (39→87), signaling intensifying focus on power semiconductor devices.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
- Integrated circuit142→229
- Electronic circuit117→181
- Transistor45→102
- Power (physics)39→87
- Semiconductor device40→78
Newly emergingIrradiation 0→11 · Transceiver 0→10 · Diamond 0→10
Landmark Nanoplasmonic waveguides: towards applications in integrated nanophotonic circuits · 636 cites
▼
Concerns402 · 7%
7%→7% share
▲1.0× share momentum1 median citations52% since 2021mostly empirical
Transistor-related concerns are rising sharply — papers grew from 6 to 26, tracking reliability risks alongside rapid output growth.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
- Electronic circuit14→42
- Integrated circuit32→55
- Transistor6→26
- Electronics6→25
- Semiconductor device4→22
Newly emergingIrradiation 0→9 · Semiconductor materials 0→7 · Schottky barrier 0→5
Landmark The Hunt For The Kill Switch · 413 cites
RESEARCH HOTSPOTS · China
Where semiconductors is researched across China
Location clusters by institution affiliation — each city's volume, stance tone, and a quick read on its hot topic, what's advancing, the opening opportunity, and the main concern.
Beijing1422 · +0.60
Shanghai603 · +0.59
Nanjing402 · +0.63
Guangzhou/Shenzhen400 · +0.57
Hangzhou216 · +0.58
Hefei170 · +0.68
Wuhan169 · +0.57
Harbin147 · +0.58
PATENT SIGNAL · China
Who's filing semiconductors patents in China
China semiconductors patent filing is cooling — 39,981 filings from 4,415 assignees (2016–2025), led by BOE Technology Group, Wuhan China STAR Optoelectronics, Semiconductor MFG INT Shanghai; annual filings 2465→1928.
39,981 filings4,415 assigneespeak 6201/yr2016–2025
filing momentum (YoY 2016–2025)
top patent filers
- BOE Technology Group11904
- Wuhan China STAR Optoelectronics3014
- Semiconductor MFG INT Shanghai2380
- Shenzhen China STAR Optoelect2197
- Changxin Memory TECH1970
- Yangtze Memory TECH1885
- Chengdu BOE Optoelect TECH1607
- Semiconductor MFG INT Beijing1475
Common questions
How many Semiconductors companies are there in China?
Radar tracks 1538 indexable Semiconductors companies headquartered in China that meet our profile-completeness bar.
What is the total funding raised by Semiconductors companies in China?
The Semiconductors companies in China on this list have raised a combined $26.7B in disclosed equity funding across 218 funded companies.
Which is the highest-funded Semiconductors company in China?
Lens Technology is the highest-funded Semiconductors company in China, with $3B in disclosed equity funding.
How many Semiconductors companies in China are funded?
218 of the 1538 Semiconductors companies in China on this list have disclosed at least one equity funding round.
How many Semiconductors unicorns are there in China?
9 Semiconductors companies in China on this list are valued at $1B or more.
Who are the top investors in China Semiconductors companies?
The most active investors in China Semiconductors companies on this list include China Fortune-Tech Capital, Shenzhen Capital Group, Cowin Capital, China Internet Investment Fund, Spinnotec.
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