The ranking of the top 10 Chinese sensor chip design companies is released!
TOP 1 OmniVision Group-Shanghai Weir Semiconductor Co., Ltd.
Headquarters: Shanghai
Date of establishment: 2007
Listing date & sector: 2017-5-4, Shanghai A
Main product types: CMOS image sensor/driver chip/power device
Weir Semiconductor is a professional company integrating the entire industry chain of wafer chip (IC) design, development, manufacturing, packaging, packaging and testing. In 2018, it acquired OmniVision Technology and became the domestic leader in CMOS image sensors and the third largest CMOS image sensor in the world. Sensor manufacturer, China's largest sensor company, with a market value of more than 270 billion yuan at its peak. Yu Renrong, the founder of Weill Co., Ltd., is the richest man in China's sensor & semiconductor chip industry. For details, please refer to " China's Richest Chip Man, Actually Comes from Sensors ". In 2021, Weill Semiconductor changed its name to OmniVision Group-Shanghai Weill Semiconductor Co., Ltd.
TOP 2 Yantai Ruichuang Micro-Nano Technology Co., Ltd.
Headquarters: Yantai
Date of establishment: 2009
Listing date & sector: 2019-7-22, Science and Technology Innovation Board
Main product types: infrared sensors
Ruichuang Micronano is a leading national high-tech enterprise specializing in the design and manufacturing technology development of application-specific integrated circuits and special chips. It is deeply involved in the three major fields of infrared, microwave and laser, and masters the core technology of multi-spectral sensing research and development and AI algorithm research and development. and other capabilities, providing global customers with excellent performance MEMS chips, ASIC processor chips, infrared thermal imaging industry chain products, laser, microwave products and optoelectronic systems. Ruichuang Microna owns InfiRay®, infiwave®, infisense®, Xinfrared® and other brand trademarks. Its products are widely used in night vision observation, artificial intelligence, satellite communications, autonomous driving, drone payloads, machine vision, smart industry, and security. Fire protection, Internet of Things, intelligent robots, laser ranging and other fields. In the production of infrared detector chips, the 8-inch MEMS wafer production line jointly built by Ruichuang Micronano and the wafer foundry has been put into mass production, with a production capacity of 1,500 wafers per month.
TOP 3 Shenzhen Goodix Technology Co., Ltd.
Headquarters: Shenzhen
Date of establishment: 2002
Listing date & sector: 2016-10-17, Shanghai A
Main product types: sensor chips/wireless audio/analog devices
It is an overall application solution provider based on chip design and software development. It is one of the largest fingerprint recognition chip and biometric solution providers in China. It currently mainly provides leading semiconductor software and hardware for the fields of smart terminals, Internet of Things and automotive electronics. Solutions, providing fingerprint sensors and other products.
TOP 4 Geke Microelectronics (Shanghai) Co., Ltd.
Headquarters: Shanghai
Date of establishment: 2003
Listing date & sector: 2021-8-18, Science and Technology Innovation Board
Main product types: CMOS image sensor/DDI display driver chip
Founded in 2003, Gekewei is China's leading image sensor chip and DDI display chip design company and the second largest image sensor company in China. Its products are widely used in global mobile phone terminals and a wide range of non-mobile phone electronic products. Image sensors are widely used in mobile phones, smart wearables, mobile payments, tablets, notebooks, cameras, automotive electronics and other product fields. Geko Micro's 12-inch CIS wafer manufacturing plant has been successfully put into production in December 2023. Geko Micro has transformed from Fabless mode to Fab-Lite mode. The so-called Fab-Lite model is a business model between the Fabless model and the IDM (vertically integrated manufacturing) model, which uses a combination of self-built factories and outsourced processing in wafer manufacturing, packaging and testing.
TOP 5 Beijing Sai Microelectronics Co., Ltd.
Headquarters: Beijing
Date of establishment: 2008
Listing date & sector: 2015-5-14, GEM
Main product types: MEMS sensor chip foundry
Sai Microelectronics' main products and businesses include MEMS chip process development and wafer manufacturing, GaN epitaxial material growth and device design. Downstream application fields include communications, biomedical, industrial science, consumer electronics, etc. Silex Microelectronics is currently the world's largest MEMS chip foundry company. In 2016, it acquired Swedish Silex Microsystems AB to enter the MEMS foundry industry. Its business spans the world, and its service customers include global DNA/RNA sequencer giants, new ultrasound equipment giants, network communications and Application giants and leading companies in industrial and consumer segments, etc.
TOP 6 Smartway (Shanghai) Electronic Technology Co., Ltd.
Headquarters: Shanghai
Date of establishment: 2017
Listing date & sector: 2022-5-20, Science and Technology Innovation Board
Main product types: CMOS image sensor
Founded in 2017, it is one of the three leading image sensor companies in China. Its products have covered the full performance requirements of security monitoring, machine vision, smart vehicle electronics, smartphones and other multi-scenario application fields. Interestingly, the founders of Weill Semiconductor, Gekewei, and SmartSmart all graduated from Tsinghua University.
TOP 7 Xi'an Juguang Technology Co., Ltd.
Headquarters: Xi'an
Date of establishment: 2007
Listing date & sector: 2021-12-24, Science and Technology Innovation Board
Main product types: high-power semiconductor laser components and raw materials, laser optical components
Founded in September 2007, Juguang Technology is mainly engaged in the research and development, production and sales of high-power semiconductor laser components and raw materials ("generating photons") and laser optical components ("regulating photons") in the upstream of the photonics industry chain. Currently, We are actively expanding our business in photonic application modules, modules, and subsystems ("providing photonic application solutions") in the middle reaches of the photonics industry chain, focusing on automotive applications, pan-semiconductor manufacturing processes, and medical health. Focuslight Technology has developed into an influential company and brand in the world of high-power semiconductor lasers and applications. It was awarded the title of "Pioneer in the High-Power Semiconductor Laser Industry" by the Laser Processing Professional Committee of the Chinese Optical Society.
TOP 8 Anhui Xindong Lianke Microsystem Co., Ltd.
Headquarters: Bengbu
Date of establishment: 2012
Listing date & sector: 2023-6-30, Science and Technology Innovation Board
Main product types: MEMS gyroscope, MEMS accelerometer, MEMS IMU
The main business of Xindonglianke is the research and development, testing and sales of high-performance silicon-based MEMS inertial sensors. The company has formed a high-performance MEMS inertial sensor product system with independent intellectual property rights and mass-produced and applied it. In MEMS inertial sensor chip design, MEMS The main links such as process solution development, packaging and testing have formed a technical closed loop, and a complete business process and supply chain system have been established. Innosilicon's MEMS sensor chip has reached navigation-level accuracy and is currently the best-performing silicon-based MEMS inertial sensor produced in China. Its main technical indicators are in the same echelon as international mainstream manufacturers, filling the domestic market in the field of high-performance silicon-based MEMS inertial sensors. blank.
TOP 9 Suzhou Minxin Microelectronics Technology Co., Ltd.
Headquarters: Suzhou
Date of establishment: 2007
Listing date & sector: 2020-8-10, Science and Technology Innovation Board
Main product types: MEMS sensor chips/ASIC chips
Founded in September 2007, it is a high-tech enterprise specializing in the research, development and design of microelectronic mechanical system sensors. Its three major product lines are MEMS microphones, MEMS pressure sensors and MEMS inertial sensors. Minxin Technology has taken the lead in promoting the construction of China's MEMS industry chain and is praised as an industry pioneer. According to previous data, Minxin shares ranked third in the world in global MEMS microphone chip bare die shipments in 2021, reaching 8.4%.
▲Source: Infineon 2023 Q1 financial report
TOP 10 Shanghai Canrui Technology Co., Ltd.
Headquarters: Shanghai
Date of establishment: 2005
Listing date & sector: 2022-10-18, Science and Technology Innovation Board
Main product types: magnetic sensors, power management chips, motor drives, light sensor chips
Founded in 2005, Canrui Technology is engaged in the R&D, design, packaging, testing and sales of magnetic sensors and high-performance digital-analog hybrid chips. It has four product lines of magnetic sensors, power management chips, motor drives, and light sensor chips, and has full-process integrated circuit packaging and testing. Service capabilities. The company currently has nearly 600 product models, which are widely used in important fields such as new energy vehicles, industrial intelligence, photovoltaic energy storage, and AIOT. In 2022, Canrui Technology was successfully listed on the Shanghai Stock Exchange Science and Technology Innovation Board IPO.