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UNISOC
Committed to the independent R&D of core chipsets in mobile communications and IoT
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.
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
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Funding history
Company financing events and reported valuations.
| Deal type | Date | Amount | Valuation | Investors | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LATE VCOther financing | Jan 2025 | $0 | — | Undisclosed | ↗ |
| LATE VCOther financing | Jun 2024 | $550M | $3.7B | CITIC Securities · Hony Capital · BOCOM International · ICBC Capital Management | ↗ |
Financials
Revenue, earnings and other financial measures where available. Years marked “E” are estimates.
Growth signals
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.
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Investors
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Series A4 investors entered at this stage
Legend Capital
NEA
TusPark
Zhongguancun Development Group
Series B and later16 investors entered at this stage
Vertex- PGPacific Venture Group
- FGFortune Venture Investment Group
NLVC
KTB Ventures
Intel Capital- CCCountry Garden Venture Capital
- WMW&W Fund Management
- GCGuosheng Capital
Haier
CITIC Securities- HCHony Capital
BOCOM International
ICBC Capital Management- GIGuotai Junan Innovation Investment
PICC Capital Investment Management
Other known investors2 additional known investors
- RMRDA Microelectronics
Tsinghua Unigroup
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