Radar · Semiconductors in Shanghai
Best Semiconductors Companies in Shanghai, China
The 183 best Semiconductors companies in Shanghai, China in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: Unisoc.
By Rohit KhannaTrends & Stories
183companies tracked
$8.1Bdisclosed funding
5unicorns
88have raised
FLIAR INTELLIGENCE · SEMICONDUCTORS × SHANGHAI
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 Shanghai
| # | Company | Disclosed funding | Last round | Stage | Employees | Founded | Tech stack | Patents & IP focus | Recent signals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 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 | 2001 | Node.jsElement UIVue.js+7 | — | — |
| 2 | 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 | — | 2000 | PHPVideoJSApache HTTP Server+7 | — | — |
| 3 | 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 | 2018 | — | — | — |
| 4 | 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 | 2019 | — | — | — |
| 5 | 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 | 2014 | WordPressMySQLPHP+23 | 591 patents Advanced solid-state LiDAR sensing and automotive detection technologies | — |
| 6 | 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 | 2016 | — | 53 patents Advanced automotive vision systems: camera calibration, image fusion, shading correction, and robust data links. | — |
| 7 | 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 | 2018 | — | — | — |
| 8 | 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 | 21 mo ago | Public | 300 | 2015 | — | 23 patents Patents concentrated in computing, sensing & instrumentation | — |
| 9 | ASR Microelectronics 🦄 Manufacturer of modem and a baseband platform | $319M | 73 mo ago | Series D | 31 31 → 48 (+55%) | 2015 | anime.jsAnimate.cssBootstrap+10 | 13 patents Wireless RF front‑ends, 5G data integrity/decryption, and advanced video compression algorithms. | — |
| 10 | 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 | 2020 | PHPDebianApache HTTP Server+4 | — | — |
| 11 | SmartSens Developer of CMOS image sensor chips for various applications | $225M | 67 mo ago | Series D | 451 | 2011 | Node.jsReactNext.js+6 | — | — |
| 12 | AMEC Manufacturer of fabrication equipment | $186M | 195 mo ago | Public | 1,379 | 2004 | anime.jsLayuiNginx+5 | — | — |
| 13 | 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 | 2018 | PHPLayuiAnimate.css+8 | — | — |
| 14 | 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 | — | 2018 | PHPNginxjQuery UI+3 | — | — |
| 15 | 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 | — | 2015 | BootstrapNginxOpenResty+9 | — | 1 launch |
| 16 | VeriSilicon Provider of silicon platform-as-a-service which provides design solutions for SOC and SIPs | $92M | 83 mo ago | Public | 60 | 2001 | JavaTengine51.LA+3 | 71 patents Hardware IP for AI accelerators, signal processing, and wireless communication systems | 1 launch |
| 17 | Brite Semiconductor SOC and ASIC design solutions semiconductor company | $81M | 70 mo ago | Series D | 3 | 2008 | Javaparticles.jsApache HTTP Server+1 | — | — |
| 18 | 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 | — | 2021 | — | — | — |
| 19 | NextVPU Provider of AI vision processing chips and embedded solutions for smart devices and applications | $71M | 48 mo ago | Series C | 300 | 2016 | — | — | — |
| 20 | ThinkForce Developer of semiconductor integrated circuits to deploy AI algorithms | $68M | 102 mo ago | Series A | 23 | 2017 | — | — | — |
| 21 | Shanghai Xinwang Microelectronics Technology Provider of MCUs for IoT applications | $61M | 44 mo ago | Series C | 266 | 2008 | BootstrapNginxSwiper+2 | — | — |
| 22 | 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 | 21 mo ago | Series B | 72 | 2020 | — | — | — |
| 23 | BCD Semiconductor Analog Integrated Device Manufacturer | $50M | 150 mo ago | Acquired | 56 | 2000 | — | 39 patents Switch-mode power supply design and LED lighting power electronics | — |
| 24 | QST Corporation MEMS sensors focussed on magneto resistive technology | $49M | 75 mo ago | Series B | 43 | 2012 | — | 35 patents Three‑axis magnetoresistive and TMR magnetic field sensors and their chip fabrication methods | — |
| 25 | Glorysoft.com Manufacturer of semiconductor products | $47M | 29 mo ago | Series D | 400 | 2001 | — | — | — |
| 26 | Core Wing Information Technology Provider of system-on-chip systems for IoT applications | $43M | 39 mo ago | Series C | 100 | 2017 | PHPanime.jsGSAP+8 | — | — |
| 27 | Zhejiang Qusu Technology Provider of chip design and AI algorithm services | $41M | 32 mo ago | Series C | — | 2019 | — | — | — |
| 28 | SyChip Shanghai Developed solutions for wireless mobile market | $40M | 264 mo ago | Acquired | 29 | 2000 | — | — | — |
| 29 | 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 | 2015 | Microsoft ASP.NETBootstrapNginx+2 | — | — |
| 30 | SMEE Manufacturer of semiconductor equipment and lithography systems | $32M | 71 mo ago | Series A | 1,007 | 2002 | — | — | — |
| 31 | Matrix Time Provider of an AI-based computer vision platform to develop diversified applications | $32M | 53 mo ago | Series A | 70 | 2017 | — | — | — |
| 32 | CanaanTek Designs and manufactures RF chips for cellular and navigation applications | $31M | 57 mo ago | Series C | 26 | 2008 | — | — | — |
| 33 | Percipio Provider of 3D image sensors | $24M | 35 mo ago | Series C | — | 2012 | WordPressMySQLPHP+21 | — | — |
| 34 | Zhongsheng Optoelectronic Equipment Limited information available | $16M | 70 mo ago | Series A | 70 | 2011 | — | — | — |
| 35 | OmniSensing Photonics Technology Provider of LiDAR technology-based photonic products and sensing technologies | $16M | 60 mo ago | Series A | — | 2016 | — | — | — |
| 36 | OPNOUS Provider of AI-based 3D image sensors | $16M | 61 mo ago | Series B | 80 | 2017 | — | — | — |
| 37 | Mifee Technology Provider of semiconductor manufacturing equipment services | $16M | 42 mo ago | Series B | 140 | 2014 | — | — | — |
| 38 | M SQUARE Manufacturer of interconnection chips | $15M | 40 mo ago | Series A | — | 2021 | — | — | — |
| 39 | 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 | 2021 | — | — | — |
| 40 | Shanghai Nanxin Semiconductor Technology Designer and manufacturer of analog and embedded power management chips | $15M | 58 mo ago | Series D | 523 | 2015 | SentryNode.jsUbuntu+16 | — | — |
| 41 | MooreElite Provides IC design services, supply chain management, talent services and enterprise services | $14M | 66 mo ago | Series B | 300 | 2015 | — | — | — |
| 42 | 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 | — | 2013 | — | — | — |
| 43 | 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 | 2020 | — | 6 patents Compact ultra‑wideband ceramic antenna arrays and adaptive miniaturized UWB/Bluetooth printed antennas for 3‑D direction finding a | — |
| 44 | Timesintelli Fabless Manufacturer of microprocessors | $14M | 34 mo ago | Series B | 100 | 2018 | — | — | — |
| 45 | Cista Design Image sensor and SOC chip design and development | $11M | 48 mo ago | Series C | 7 | 2000 | — | — | — |
| 46 | Giantec Semiconductor Developer of chip solutions | $10M | 92 mo ago | Series A | 229 | 2010 | PHPBootstrapNginx+5 | — | — |
| 47 | Shanghai Geometry Partner Intelligent Driving Provider of AI-enabled sensors for navigation of autonomous vehicles | $9M | 47 mo ago | Seed | — | 2017 | — | — | — |
| 48 | CelePixel Manufacturer of image sensors for pixel-parallel image processing applications | $6M | 92 mo ago | Acquired | — | 2017 | — | — | — |
| 49 | Shanghai Shenhao Ling Microelectronics Technology Manufacturer of MEMS-based diversified sensors | $4M | 70 mo ago | Series B | 3 | 2015 | — | — | — |
| 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 | 16 mo ago | Series A | — | 2020 | — | — | — |
Top 12 Semiconductors companies in Shanghai
#1
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
#2
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
#3
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 — 3.8% 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
#4
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 — 23.8% 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
#5
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
#6
Public · Shanghai, Shanghai · founded 2015 · 300 employees$334.2Mraised▾
Public · Shanghai, Shanghai · founded 2015 · 300 employees
Manufacturer of cloud computing chips. It designs and offers cloud computing chips for learning and training applications in different sectors. It enables the launching of edge cloud inference GPUs for 5G technology and provides seamless integration with the current imported mainstream GPU systems.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 62how this company ranks against its industry peers
AI
top 18%Funding
top 21%Market
top 41%Moat
top 47%Talent
bottom 49%Patents
bottom 45%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) · Last round Series D (Sep 2024)
Market: 300 employees (top 22% of Semiconductors)
Funding rounds
- Sep 2024Series D—
- Jan 2024Series D—
- Jul 2022Series C$148.7M
- Mar 2021Series C$185.5M
Founders & team
Investors
Zhongguancun Science City, Shanghai Guosheng Group, Vista Investment Group, Hopu Fund, HOPU-Arm Innovation Fund, Financial Street Capital Operation Center
#7
Series A · Shanghai, Shanghai · founded 2021 · 100 employees$14.6Mraised▾
Series A · Shanghai, Shanghai · founded 2021 · 100 employees
Design and development of semiconductor chip
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 57how this company ranks against its industry peers
Funding
top 38%Market
top 47%Global
bottom 36%Funding: Raised $14.6M across 2 rounds · 2 rounds over 4 yrs (0.5/yr) · Last round Series A (Sep 2025)
Market: 100 employees (top 36% of Semiconductors)
Global: Investors from 1 country beyond China
Funding rounds
- Sep 2025Series A$14M
- Aug 2022Seed$14.6M
Investors
Huashan Capital, TH EDU Capital, Henan Investment Group, WestSummit, Junxin Capital, Zeyu Capital
#8
Series B · Shanghai, Shanghai · founded 2020 · 72 employees$54.8Mraised▾
Series B · Shanghai, Shanghai · founded 2020 · 72 employees
Provider of a suite of EDA tools to design integrated circuits. It offers automation tools to design chips with multiple features, including physical designing, logic synthesis, and placement and routing technologies.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 40how this company ranks against its industry peers
Funding
top 32%Market
bottom 48%Global
bottom 36%Funding: Raised $54.8M across 2 rounds · 2 rounds over 5 yrs (0.4/yr) · Last round Series B (Sep 2024)
Market: 72 employees (top 43% of Semiconductors)
Global: Investors from 1 country beyond China
Funding rounds
- Sep 2024Series B$28.2M
- Oct 2021Series A$26.6M
Investors
Sharelink Capital, Bowei Investment, Weiss Capital, Turbo Capital, Cowin Capital, Zhuhai Municipal Government Portal
#9
Series D · Shanghai, Shanghai · founded 2018 · 700 employees$745.6Mraised▾
Series D · Shanghai, Shanghai · founded 2018 · 700 employees
Liaoyuan Technology is a China-based startup AI company that provides cloud-based deep learning chips for AI training platforms of cloud data centers. Claims that the chips are based on self-developed unique architecture design for achieving high computational power & efficiency with low cost for deployment in major machine learning frameworks. Partners include MLPerf, Open Community and PCI SIG.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 78how this company ranks against its industry peers
Funding
top 25%AI
top 26%Moat
top 31%Market
top 38%Talent
top 38%Global
bottom 29%Funding: Raised $746M across 5 rounds · 5 rounds over 8 yrs (0.6/yr) · Last round Series D (Sep 2023)
AI: Classified as an AI company · Product described with: deep learning, machine learning
Moat: Editorial + unicorn rating 8/10 · Soonicorn · 10 curated direct competitors tracked
Funding rounds
- Sep 2023Series D$274M
- Jan 2021Series C$278.1M
- May 2020Series B$98.6M
- Jun 2019Series A$43.4M
Founders & team
Investors
Tencent, Summitview Capital, Shanghai Shuangchuang Investment Center, Delta Capital, Redpoint China Ventures, Yunhe Capital
#10
Series A · Shanghai, Shanghai · founded 2020 · 70 employees$14Mraised▾
Series A · Shanghai, Shanghai · founded 2020 · 70 employees
Manufacturer of system-on-chip modules. It designs and develops analog SoCs for various applications. Its SoC modules feature power consumption, small size, and high speed. Its applications are in consumer electronics like mobile phones and smart home appliances, location terminals, and digital payments.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 35how this company ranks against its industry peers
Moat
top 31%Patents
top 46%Innovation
top 49%Funding
bottom 49%Market
bottom 48%Global
bottom 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 · Latest publication 2024
Innovation: 6 patents (top 89% of patent-holders) · 6 filings since 2022 vs 0 in 2017-21 · Deep-tech classification: Tech Hardware
Funding rounds
- Mar 2025Series A$27.6M
- Oct 2022Series A$14M
Investors
Beijing Cornerstone Venture Capital Management Center, ABC International Holdings, Hunan Xingxiang Investment Holding Group, Hunan Caixin, Oaknut Capital, Kunshan Hi-Tech Venture Capital
#11
Public · Pudong, Shanghai · founded 2000$750.7Mraised▾
Public · Pudong, Shanghai · founded 2000
SMIC is a leading IC foundry operating in mainland China. In addition, the company also provides technology services at 0.35-micron to 28-nanometer. The company's services include mask services, IP development services, backend design services, and turnkey services like wafer sorting, bumping, assembly, and final testing. In 2022, the company recorded annual revenues of $7.27B and a net profit of $1.82B.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 35how this company ranks against its industry peers
Funding
top 24%Talent
top 38%News
top 45%Growth
top 48%Global
bottom 38%Moat
bottom 38%Funding: Raised $751M across 4 rounds · 4 rounds over 25 yrs (0.2/yr) · Last round Post IPO (Feb 2023)
Talent: 2 named leaders on record · 2 C-suite/founder profiles curated
News: 21 BI events in 12 mo (of 337 tracked, 13 types) · -40% YoY · 2 high-value events (IPO/M&A/funding/contracts) in 12 mo
Funding rounds
- Feb 2023Post IPO—
- Jan 2021Post IPO—
- Aug 2020Post IPO$6.6B
- May 2020Post IPO$2.2B
Founders & team
Investors
Walden International, Shanghai Zhangjiang, Vertex Ventures Israel, Vertex Ventures, Temasek, Shenzhen Capital Group
Tech stack
Apache Http ServerBaidu Analytics (百度统计)Google AnalyticsHstsJqueryJquery Ui
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Seed · Shanghai, Shanghai · founded 2013$14.1Mraised▾
Seed · Shanghai, Shanghai · founded 2013
Provider of semiconductor chip designing, production, and sales services
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 19how this company ranks against its industry peers
Talent
bottom 49%Funding
bottom 47%Global
bottom 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) · Last round Angel (Oct 2024)
Global: Single-market focus (China)
Funding rounds
- Oct 2024Angel$14.1M
- Jun 2023Angel—
Founders & team
Investors
Sunic Capital
Funding & investor landscape
$8.1Btotal disclosed funding
57companies funded
110disclosed rounds
1rounds last 90 days
Most active investors
Intel Capital8 rounds
Notable founders
Zhang Wen
Founder · Biren Technology
Lei Zhang
Co-Founder · JBD
Qiming Li
Co-Founder & CEO · JBD
Steve Chu
CEO · Unisoc
Adam Zeng
CEO & President · Unisoc
Xianmin Jin
Founder · TuringQ
Zheng Jinshan
Co-Founder · Iluvatar CoreX
Zhang Yalin
Co-Founder & COO · Enflame
Lidong Zhao
Co-Founder & CEO · Enflame
Liang Song
Co-Founder & Co-CEO · SMIC
Haijun Zhao
Co-Founder & Co-CEO · SMIC
Stephen Jin
Founder & CEO · iStarChip
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 IN SHANGHAI · Hardware
How research on Semiconductors in Shanghai is moving
A read on the academic research around Semiconductors in Shanghai — which themes are gaining ground, the institutions and researchers driving them, and how the tone is shifting. Based on 475 papers.
Shanghai Jiao Tong University and allied institutes optimistically advance 3D IC, TSV, and device design research, with recent output surging and breakthroughs dominating over concerns.
475 papers · stance +0.59 · 45% breakthrough · 8% concern
top institutions
- Shanghai Jiao Tong University144
- Shanghai Institute of Microsystem and Information Technology61
- Shanghai Fudan Microelectronics60
- Shanghai University49
- ShanghaiTech University27
leading researchers
Ke Ma · Gaowei Xu · Junfa Mao · Xiao‐Chun Li · Chao Wang · Bo Li
prism intelligence · tone & topics
92% positive · 1% critical tone
ElectronicsManufacturingComputer ScienceTelecommunicationsArtificial IntelligenceMaterials Science
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Breakthroughs195 · 41%
▲ 30%→47% share
▲1.6× share momentum0 median citations76% since 2021mostly methods-led
Transistor and Photonics research newly emerged, with 23 and 11 papers respectively, driving Breakthroughs' field-share from 30% to 47%.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
- Integrated circuit5→21
- Electronic circuit5→19
- CMOS3→17
- Optoelectronics4→16
- Voltage2→12
Newly emergingTransistor 0→23 · Photonics 0→11 · Photonic integrated circuit 0→9
Landmark Arbitrarily routed mode-division multiplexed photonic circuits for dense integration · 263 cites
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Advancements200 · 42%
▼ 52%→36% share
▼0.7× share momentum1 median citations57% since 2021mostly methods-led
Integrated circuit advancement papers quadrupled (6→24), but Advancements' overall field-share shrank from 52% to 36%.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
- Integrated circuit6→24
- Electronic circuit3→20
- Transistor3→13
- Power (physics)2→10
- Electronics1→9
Newly emergingSemiconductor device fabrication 0→5 · Key (lock) 0→4 · Algorithm 0→4
Landmark Frequency-Domain Thermal Modeling and Characterization of Power Semiconductor Devices · 190 cites
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Concerns36 · 8%
▲ 4%→8% share
▲2.0× share momentum0 median citations72% since 2021mostly empirical
Reliability and Interconnection concerns are rising alongside newly flagged Integrated circuit issues (8 papers), doubling Concerns' field-share to 8%.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
- Interconnection1→5
- Reliability (semiconductor)1→4
Newly emergingIntegrated circuit 0→8 · Transistor 0→5 · Electronic circuit 0→4
Landmark The Road for 2D Semiconductors in the Silicon Age · 239 cites
Common questions
How many Semiconductors companies are there in Shanghai, China?
Radar tracks 183 indexable Semiconductors companies headquartered in Shanghai, China that meet our profile-completeness bar.
What is the total funding raised by Semiconductors companies in Shanghai, China?
The Semiconductors companies in Shanghai, China on this list have raised a combined $8.1B in disclosed equity funding across 57 funded companies.
Which is the highest-funded Semiconductors company in Shanghai, China?
Unisoc is the highest-funded Semiconductors company in Shanghai, China, with $1.4B in disclosed equity funding.
How many Semiconductors companies in Shanghai, China are funded?
57 of the 183 Semiconductors companies in Shanghai, China on this list have disclosed at least one equity funding round.
How many Semiconductors unicorns are there in Shanghai, China?
5 Semiconductors companies in Shanghai, China on this list are valued at $1B or more.
Who are the top investors in Shanghai, China Semiconductors companies?
The most active investors in Shanghai, China Semiconductors companies on this list include Spinnotec, China Internet Investment Fund, Shanghai STVC Group, China Fortune-Tech Capital, Cowin Capital.
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