Fullhan

What Fullhan does

Fullhan (Shanghai Fullhan Microelectronics Co., Ltd., 上海富瀚微电子股份有限公司, ticker 300613) is a fabless semiconductor company founded in April 2004 and headquartered in Shanghai, listed on the Shenzhen ChiNext board since 2017. The company designs video-centric integrated circuits, with a portfolio spanning Image Signal Processor (ISP) chips, network camera SoCs with H.264/H.265 encoding, DVR/NVR SoCs, smart display SoCs, and AEC-Q100 qualified automotive image processing chips. Fullhan serves three primary end markets: professional video surveillance, consumer smart home/IoT cameras, and automotive imaging for surround view, driver monitoring, in-cabin, and dash cam applications.

The company's product architecture integrates ISP modules, H.264/H.265/JPEG codecs, audio CODECs, and embedded NPUs (0.5–2.0 TOPS) enabling on-device AI functions such as human/vehicle/pet detection, AI-ISP low-light enhancement, and smart video encoding. Key product families include the FH88xx professional network camera series, FH86xx consumer network camera series, FH85xx coaxial HD ISP series, FH83xx AEC-Q100 automotive ISP series, and MC-series DVR/NVR/smart display SoCs. The company claims cumulative shipments of 350 million chips, supported by ISO 9001 certification and multiple China Semiconductor Innovation Technology Awards. Two subsidiaries extend the model: Molchip Technology (2018) for AIoT SoC R&D, and Shanghai Yangge Electronics (2015) for turnkey video product solutions integrated with Alibaba Cloud, Tuya Cloud, and AWS KVS ecosystems.

Fullhan operates a B2B hardware revenue model, selling chips on a quote-based pricing structure to equipment manufacturers, solution providers, and authorized distributors, complemented by technical services and IC design support. Go-to-market combines direct sales to large OEMs and telecom operators (China Mobile, China Telecom, China Unicom strategic placements) with regional distributors and subsidiary-led solution channels. Revenue is not publicly disclosed in the source data, though the operational footprint — three branch offices, a Zhangjiang R&D center, and 20+ years of continuous product innovation — is consistent with a mid-tier Chinese fabless vendor.

Name

Fullhan

Legal name

上海富瀚微电子股份有限公司

Website

https://fullhan.com

Company type

Public

Founded year

2004

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

501–1,000 employees

Short description

Fullhan (Shanghai Fullhan Microelectronics, ticker 300613) is a fabless semiconductor company designing video ISP and SoC chips for professional surveillance, smart home IoT, and automotive imaging applications, with cumulative shipments of 350 million units and 20+ years of specialization.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Video Semiconductor Chips

NAICS

Semiconductor and Related Device Manufacturing (334413), Semiconductor and Other Electronic Component Manufacturing (3344)

SIC

Semiconductors & Related Devices (3674)

akta.pro primary industry

Compute & Acceleration ICs (CPU/GPU/AI/FPGA/ASIC) (HDAHABAC)

akta.pro secondary industry

Advanced SoCs & Application Processors (HDAHAAAB)

Keywords

• Video semiconductor chips
• ISP image processors
• Network camera SoC
• Automotive imaging chips
• Video encoding chips

Headquarters

HQ city

Shanghai

HQ country

China

HQ region

Asia

Offices6 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Technology or R&D, Personnel, Supply Chain, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Semiconductor Chip Sales: Fullhan generates revenue primarily from selling video processing semiconductor chips including ISP chips, network camera SoC chips, DVR/NVR chips, and automotive image processing chips. These are one-time hardware sales to equipment manufacturers and solution providers.
2. Technical Services and IC Design: The company provides technical development and IC design services as part of their offerings to customers, supporting them in implementing Fullhan chips into their products.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Fullhan (上海富瀚微电子股份有限公司) is a fabless semiconductor company that designs and sells video-centric integrated circuit chips for smart video, smart home, and automotive electronics applications. Its portfolio includes image signal processor (ISP) chips, network camera SoCs with integrated H.264/H.265 encoders, automotive-grade ISP chips with AEC-Q100 qualification, DVR/NVR SoCs, smart display SoCs, and AI SoCs with embedded NPUs for intelligent video analytics.

Product overview

Fullhan (上海富瀚微电子股份有限公司) is a fabless semiconductor company specializing in video-centric chips and solutions for smart video, smart home, and automotive electronics. The product portfolio includes: (1) ISP (Image Signal Processor) chips for image processing in analog HD and network cameras; (2) Network Camera SoC chips with integrated ISP and video encoding (H.264/H.265/JPEG) ranging from 1M to 8M resolution; (3) Automotive ISP chips with AEC-Q100 certification for in-cabin and surround-view cameras; (4) DVR/NVR SoC chips for video recording systems; (5) Smart Display SoC chips for home appliances; (6) AI SoC chips with NPU for intelligent video analytics. Key product lines include the FH88xx series (professional network cameras), FH86xx series (consumer network cameras), FH85xx series (coaxial HD ISP), FH83xx series (automotive ISP), and MC series (recording/display SoCs). All chips integrate ISP modules, video codecs, and various AI capabilities including human/vehicle detection, noise reduction, and wide dynamic range processing.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• ISP (Image Signal Processor) Chips - FH85xx Series
• Network Camera SoC Chips - FH86xx and FH88xx Series
• Video Link / Decoder Chips - FH6210V2 and FH8755
• DVR SoC Chips - MC66xx Series
• NVR SoC Chips - MC68xx Series
• Smart Display SoC Chips - MC33xx Series
• Automotive ISP Chips - FH83xx Series
• AI SoC Chips with NPU - FH88xx High-Performance Series

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 50% bitrate savings with Smart H.264 encoding compared to traditional H.264
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability6 records

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• China Mobile (中国移动)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 November 2020Fullhan participated in the 2020 China Mobile Global Partner Conference where Chairman Yang Xiaoqi led a delegation to showcase smart home products developed with China Mobile. The companies signed a strategic cooperation agreement for China Mobile's smart home ecosystem, indicating deep collaboration in the smart home market.
• Alibaba Cloud (阿里云)coreTechnology or IntegrationShanghai Yangge Technology, a subsidiary solution provider, supports cloud platforms including Alibaba Cloud, enabling Fullhan chip-based products to integrate with Alibaba's IoT ecosystem.
• Tuya Smart (涂鸦云)coreTechnology or IntegrationShanghai Yangge Technology supports Tuya Cloud platform, enabling Fullhan chip-based smart home devices to connect to Tuya's IoT platform for global smart home integration.
• AWS KVS (Amazon Web Services)coreTechnology or Integration爱为物联 (IWEI IoT) launched AI cameras supporting AWS KVS (Kinesis Video Streams) platform based on Fullhan's FH8626 IPC SoC chip, enabling cloud-connected AI camera products.
• China Telecom (中国电信)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFullhan's FH8852 chip was selected for China Telecom's first-phase smart home network camera and doorbell chip platform recommendation list, indicating strategic placement in China Telecom's smart home ecosystem.
• 眸芯科技 (Molchip Technology)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHolding subsidiary established in March 2018, focusing on R&D and design of AIoT SOC chips and related AI solutions. Located in Shanghai Zhangjiang Hi-Tech Park with founding team from well-known semiconductor companies.
• 上海仰歌电子科技有限公司 (Shanghai Yangge Technology)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHolding subsidiary established in May 2015, providing turnkey solutions for video products including consumer cameras, battery cameras, doorbells, and USB cameras. Supports cloud platforms including Alibaba Cloud, Tuya Cloud, and Qianxin Cloud.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves11 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Emerging players

• Socionext: Socionext designs custom SoCs including video processing solutions for surveillance and imaging, with comparable ISP expertise and competing for similar automotive and professional camera OEM design wins.
• Geo Semiconductor: Geo Semiconductor designs video processing ICs for surveillance and automotive cameras with ISP + AI capabilities, competing at the high-end of professional video SoCs similar to Fullhan's flagship FH8896/FH8898 offerings.

Others

• OmniVision Technologies: OmniVision is a leading image sensor supplier whose CMOS sensors are commonly paired with Fullhan's ISP chips. As an adjacent ecosystem participant rather than direct competitor, OmniVision enables Fullhan's reference designs and is often co-designed in the same camera OEM products.

Direct peers

• Allwinner Technology (全志科技): Allwinner produces SoCs for smart home devices, video cameras, and AIoT (V-series, T-series), competing with Fullhan on cost-sensitive consumer camera designs and offering similar entry-to-mid tier positioning in the Chinese market.
• Ingenic Semiconductor (北京君正): Ingenic is a Chinese fabless competitor with video processing SoCs for smart cameras and IoT, targeting overlapping customers in the Chinese smart home and surveillance markets with comparable MIPS/RISC-based SoC architectures.
• Rockchip (瑞芯微): Rockchip designs application processors including RK3568, RV1126 targeting smart cameras, doorbells, and AIoT devices. Direct overlap with Fullhan's FH86xx consumer camera SoCs and FH88xx professional tier in the Chinese consumer IoT market.
• HiSilicon (Huawei): HiSilicon's Hi35xx series (e.g., Hi3516, Hi3559) are dominant network camera SoCs competing head-to-head with Fullhan's FH88xx series in the Chinese surveillance market. Both target ISP + H.265 encoding + AI NPU integration with similar end-customer profiles (surveillance OEMs, smart home brands).
• Novatek (联咏科技): Novatek is a Taiwan-based fabless leader in display drivers and SoCs with significant surveillance and image processing chip lines that compete with Fullhan's FH85xx coaxial HD ISP and FH86xx network camera SoC families in global OEM designs.
• Ambarella: Ambarella's CV series (CV25, CV72) is the global benchmark for video AI SoCs with much higher TOPS (5-30+) than Fullhan's offering. Both target professional security, automotive, and consumer camera OEMs with AI-accelerated ISP + codec SoCs, though Ambarella focuses on premium tier while Fullhan addresses cost-sensitive segments.
• Nextchip: Nextchip is a Korean fabless specializing in ISP and HD analog surveillance SoCs, directly competing with Fullhan's FH85xx coaxial HD camera ISP family and the FH6210V2 HD/SD decoder chip for DVR applications.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors1 record

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M&A

Investments4 records

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