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Committed to the independent R&D of core chipsets in mobile communications and IoT

Huangpu, ChinaFounded 2001Semiconductors
Valuation $2.5–5B Last recorded · 2024
Revenue $1–5B Latest reported FY
Headcount 1–2k Current team size
Total funding $2.5–5B Disclosed equity funding
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About UNISOC

UNISOC is a fabless semiconductor company headquartered in Shanghai, China, that operates as a core subsidiary of Tsinghua Unigroup. The company was formed in 2018 through the merger of two Tsinghua Unigroup acquisitions: Spreadtrum Communications and RDA Microelectronics. Spreadtrum, founded in April 2001, was acquired in 2013 for approximately $1.78 billion. RDA Microelectronics, founded in 2004, was subsequently acquired in 2014 for $907 million. This consolidation, backed by a $1.5 billion investment from Intel for a 20% stake, created a significant entity in the mobile chipset market.

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The company's business model is centered on the design and development of system-on-chip (SoC) solutions, which it sells to device manufacturers. UNISOC operates in two primary market segments: consumer electronics and industrial electronics. The consumer division serves manufacturers of smartphones, feature phones, tablets, smart wearables, and smart audio systems. Key clients include prominent brands like Samsung, realme, vivo, HONOR, Motorola, and Hisense. The industrial electronics arm focuses on applications for LAN and WAN Internet of Things (IoT) and smart displays. This fabless model allows the company to focus its resources on research and development, outsourcing the capital-intensive chip fabrication process.

UNISOC's product portfolio is extensive, featuring mobile communication central processing units, baseband chips, AI chipsets, radio frequency (RF) front-end chips, and other communication, computing, and control chips. The company has developed a comprehensive range of mobile SoCs, from entry-level chips to more advanced 5G platforms. Its Tiger series of processors, for instance, is designed for the budget and mid-range smartphone segments. UNISOC has made significant developments in 5G technology, launching its V510 5G baseband chip and the T7520, a 5G SoC utilizing a 6nm EUV process. Its solutions support a wide spectrum of wireless standards, including GSM, GPRS, W-CDMA, and TD-SCDMA, up to the latest 5G technologies.

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At a glance

Status
Acquired
Founded
2001
Headquarters
Huangpu, China
Employees
1,964
Open positions
295
Dealroom signal
28.7/100
Sector
Semiconductors, Telecommunications, Consumer Electronics, Fabless, Chips, 5G, Space Tech, Became $1B as Subsidiary, Semiconductor Designers and Manufacturers, Chips and Processors
Technology
Hardware, Deep Tech, IoT InternetOfThings
Business model
Manufacturing
Client focus
b2b
Investment activity
2 companies, latest Jan 2018
Capital deployed
$1.7M
Preferred round
SERIES A

Funding history

10 recorded events

Company financing events and reported valuations.

Deal typeDateAmountValuationInvestorsSource
LATE VCOther financing Jan 2025 $0 — Undisclosed ↗
LATE VCOther financing Jun 2024 $550M $3.7B CITIC Securities · Hony Capital · BOCOM International · ICBC Capital Management ↗
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Financials

Revenue over time

Revenue, earnings and other financial measures where available. Years marked “E” are estimates.

YearRevenueGrowth
2026
2025
2024
2023
2022
2021 —
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UNISOC website traffic

Latest recorded traffic for UNISOC is 500K monthly website visits, up 19% over the last three months. UNISOC's team grew 0.3% over the past year.

Latest monthly visits500K 3-month web change+19% 1-year team growth+0.3%
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Investments and acquisitions

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Investors

22 investors on the cap table

From Dealroom's funding and investor records, grouped by the round each investor first entered.

Series A4 investors entered at this stage

Series B and later16 investors entered at this stage

  • Vertex
  • Pacific Venture Group
  • Fortune Venture Investment Group
  • NLVC
  • KTB Ventures
  • Intel Capital
  • Country Garden Venture Capital
  • W&W Fund Management
  • Guosheng Capital
  • Haier
  • CITIC Securities
  • Hony Capital
  • BOCOM International
  • ICBC Capital Management
  • Guotai Junan Innovation Investment
  • PICC Capital Investment Management

Other known investors2 additional known investors

  • RDA Microelectronics
  • Tsinghua Unigroup
Team profiled 16 named & role-tagged
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Global footprint

Workforce and web traffic by country
Workforce by country
14 countries with
team presence
🇨🇳 China87.1%
🇹🇼 Taiwan3.8%
🇺🇸 United States3.5%
🇮🇳 India1.2%
🇭🇰 Hong Kong0.9%
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