MooreElite

About MooreElite

MooreElite operates as a comprehensive platform for integrated circuit (IC) design and supply chain management, founded on July 1, 2015, by Chairman and CEO, Zhang Jingyang. Identifying a critical gap in the rapidly growing Chinese semiconductor landscape, where a proliferation of smaller design houses needed support to navigate the complexities of the chip development cycle, Zhang Jingyang established the company with the mission to “make chip design easy in China”. To ensure the company had a secure financial footing from the outset and to build confidence with partners, Zhang sold his two houses in Shanghai to supplement the initial angel investment.

The company's business model is centered around providing a one-stop-shop for fabless semiconductor companies, covering the entire process from initial specification, algorithm development, and FPGA prototyping to the final delivery of manufactured chips. This integrated service portfolio includes chip architecture planning, IP selection, front-end design, digital verification, physical design, tape-out, wafer manufacturing, packaging, and testing. MooreElite initially entered the market by focusing on talent recruitment for the semiconductor industry, a strategic move that allowed it to build a vast network of over 1,000 chip companies with minimal capital investment. This foundation enabled a progressive expansion into more capital and technology-intensive services.

MooreElite generates revenue through a flexible engagement model that includes full turnkey solutions, non-recurring engineering (NRE) fees for specific design tasks, consulting services, and on-site support. The company serves a broad client base, from startups to established firms, covering over 1,500 chip companies. A key milestone was the completion of its Series B financing round in December 2020, led by CICC Capital, to fund the development of its own ATE test equipment, a packaging engineering center, and a chip design cloud. The company has also strategically partnered with Microsoft and Lenovo to advance chip design on the cloud. Headquartered in Shanghai, MooreElite has expanded its physical presence across major tech hubs in China and has an office in San Jose, demonstrating its global reach.