VeriSilicon Holdings

What VeriSilicon Holdings does

VeriSilicon Holdings (芯原股份, 688521.SH) is a Shanghai-headquartered, publicly listed semiconductor intellectual property (IP) and chip design services company operating under the Silicon Platform as a Service (SiPaaS) model since its founding in 2001 by Dr. Wayne Dai. The company licenses a portfolio of six proprietary processor IP families - Vivante GPU, Vivante NPU, Hantro VPU, ZSP DSP, Vivante ISP, and Display Processing IP - supplemented by 1,700+ analog/mixed-signal IPs, RF IPs (BLE, NB-IoT, GNSS), high-speed interface IPs (UCIe, MIPI, USB, PCIe, HDMI, SerDes), and foundry foundation IP (standard cell libraries, memory compilers). These IPs are silicon-proven across process nodes from 250nm to 4nm FinFET and 22nm FD-SOI, with mass-production deployments at leading foundries including TSMC, Samsung, SMIC, GlobalFoundries, UMC, and Huahong Grace. The company reports 2,000+ employees globally, nine R&D centers (including Chengdu with 800+ engineers and Nanjing RF center), and eleven sales offices across China, the US, Europe, Japan, Korea, Taiwan, and Vietnam.

VeriSilicon generates revenue through three interlocking streams: (1) semiconductor IP licensing, including one-time license fees and recurring royalties tied to chip shipments; (2) chip design services, providing turnkey customization from specification through tape-out, IP integration, verification, and software design for fabless companies, IDMs, system vendors, internet companies, and cloud service providers; and (3) chip mass production services, providing outsourced wafer fabrication, packaging, testing, and production management. Pricing is quote-based and not publicly disclosed, with multi-year enterprise contracts negotiated through direct field sales and technical customer interface managers. Customer segments span consumer electronics and wearables, automotive electronics (ADAS, autonomous driving, in-cabin), data center and cloud computing (video transcoding, AI servers), and IoT/industrial. Named customer engagements include a leading smartphone OEM (AI-ISP mass production), a leading new energy vehicle OEM (custom 5nm autonomous driving chip), and Hexagon Semiconductor (HX77 AR display SoC using VeriSilicon's Nano IP portfolio).

The company's competitive positioning rests on its scale as the 7th-largest semiconductor IP vendor globally and #1 in China per IPnest 2021, its deep functional-safety certifications (ISO 26262 ASIL B on ISP, NPU, DeWarp, and Display IPs; IEC 61508 SIL 2; ISO 26262 process certification from TÜV Rheinland), and its leadership in the chiplet interface standardization effort through UCIe consortium membership. Recent strategic activity includes an 18.07 billion yuan (~$2.5B) A-share private placement in 2025, the January 2026 closing of the Pixelworks Semiconductor Technology (Shanghai) acquisition for ~$51M, and a high-cadence product launch schedule in 2025 covering the ZSP5000 DSP family, GPGPU-AI computing IP for edge LLM inference, the GCNano3DVG wearable GPU, and the jointly-developed Google Coral NPU IP. VeriSilicon is identified as 'China Semiconductor IP First Share' following its August 2020 STAR Market IPO.

Name

VeriSilicon Holdings

Legal name

芯原微电子（上海）股份有限公司

Website

https://verisilicon.com

Company type

Public

Founded year

2001

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

VeriSilicon Holdings (688521.SH) is a Shanghai-based publicly listed semiconductor IP and chip design services company that licenses six proprietary processor IP families (GPU, NPU, VPU, DSP, ISP, Display) plus 1,700+ mixed-signal IPs, and provides turnkey chip customization and mass-production services to fabless companies, system vendors, and OEMs globally under its SiPaaS model.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Semiconductor IP and Chip Design Services

NAICS

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

SIC

Semiconductors & Related Devices (3674)

akta.pro primary industry

Hardware/Chip Design IP Cores (Processor, Interface, Analog, Security) (HDAHAFAF)

akta.pro secondary industries

Silicon IP Subsystems & Chiplet IP (Die-to-Die, UCIe, NoC, I/O chiplets) (HDAHAFAH), IP Enablement, Characterization & Porting Services (HDAHAFAI), Compute & Acceleration ICs (CPU/GPU/AI/FPGA/ASIC) (HDAHABAC)

Keywords

• Semiconductor IP licensing
• Chip design services
• Silicon platform as a service
• Neural processor IP
• Mixed-signal IP

Headquarters

HQ city

Shanghai

HQ country

China

HQ region

Asia

Offices17 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Technology or R&D, Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Semiconductor IP Licensing: Licensing of proprietary processor IPs (GPU, NPU, VPU, DSP, ISP, Display) and mixed-signal/RF IPs to chip design companies. Revenue generated through one-time license fees and recurring royalties based on chip shipments.
2. Chip Design Services: Full-turnkey chip customization services from specification to tape-out including software design services. Customers include fabless companies, IDMs, system vendors and cloud service providers.
3. Chip Mass Production Services: Outsourced wafer fabrication, packaging, testing and production management services for customers who have completed chip design.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

VeriSilicon Holdings (芯原股份) operates a Silicon Platform as a Service (SiPaaS) model, providing a one-stop chip customization platform that combines proprietary semiconductor IP licensing with full chip design services and mass production support. The company licenses six categories of processor IP (GPU, NPU, VPU, DSP, ISP, Display Processing) along with over 1,700 mixed-signal and RF IPs, and delivers turnkey chip customization solutions from specification to tape-out and production for fabless chip design companies, IDMs, system vendors, and cloud service providers.

Product overview

VeriSilicon Holdings (芯原股份, stock code 688521.SH) operates a Silicon Platform as a Service (SiPaaS) business model, offering a comprehensive portfolio of semiconductor IP and one-stop chip customization services. The core IP portfolio comprises six processor IP categories: Vivante GPU IP (3D, 2.5D, 2D, and GPGPU), Vivante NPU IP (VIP9000 series from 0.5 TOPS to 80 TOPS), Hantro VPU IP (video encoding/decoding), ZSP DSP IP (digital signal processing), Vivante ISP IP (image signal processing), and Vivante Display Processing IP. Supporting these are over 1,700 analog/mixed-signal IPs, RF IPs (BLE, NB-IoT, GNSS, Wi-Fi), Interface IPs (UCIe, MIPI, USB, PCIe, HDMI, SerDes), and Foundation IPs (standard cell libraries and memory compilers). These IPs are delivered through chip design services, turnkey production services, and software design services, covering applications in AI, data centers, smart mobility, smart wearables, and IoT across consumer electronics, automotive, industrial, and data processing sectors. The company also offers vertical platforms including the Wireless IP Platform (FD-SOI), Automotive SoC Design Platform (FuSa-certified), AI-ISP customization solutions, and the VeriHealth wearable health monitoring platform.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Vivante NPU IP (VIP9000 Series)
• Vivante GPU IP
• Hantro VPU IP
• ZSP DSP IP
• Vivante ISP IP
• Vivante Display Processing IP
• Interface IP
• Analog and Mixed-Signal IP
• RF IP
• Foundation IP (V.Libs)
• Chip Customization Solutions (SiPaaS)
• Automotive SoC Design Platform (FuSa)
• VeriHealth Platform
• Coral NPU IP

Quantifiable outcome

• NPU IP shipped in nearly 200 million AI chips globally
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability10 records

Feature9 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• GooglecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 13 November 2025VeriSilicon and Google jointly launched the open-source Coral NPU IP based on RISC-V architecture for always-on, ultra-low power edge AI applications. VeriSilicon provides commercial-grade IP versions and chip design services while Google provides open-source technology platform. The IP is available open-source for global developers.
• GlobalFoundries (GF)coreTechnology or Integration · 24 September 2025VeriSilicon launched wireless IP platform based on GF 22FDX (22nm FD-SOI) process supporting BLE, BTDM, NB-IoT and Cat.1/Cat.4 standards. Over 60 FD-SOI IPs developed on GF process, licensed to 45 customers over 300 times. 43 FD-SOI chip projects completed with 33 in mass production.
• UCIe ConsortiumcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 2 April 2022VeriSilicon became one of the first Chinese companies to join the UCIe (Universal Chiplet Interconnect Express) industry alliance. Member alongside AMD, Arm, Intel, Samsung, TSMC and others to promote Chiplet interface standardization.
• Automotive Grade Linux (AGL)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 12 May 2016VeriSilicon joined the open-source Automotive Grade Linux platform for connected cars, contributing to automotive Linux software stack development alongside other semiconductor and software companies.
• EDA and IP PartnerscoreTechnology or IntegrationPartnership network includes Ansys, Arasan, Arm, Arteris, Cadence, CAST, eMemory, Empyrean, EnSilica, Google, Innosilicon, Invecas, Mobiveil, MoSys, Naneng Micro, Rambus, Synopsys and others for EDA tools and third-party IP integration.
• Foundry PartnerscoreTechnology or IntegrationPartnership network includes GlobalFoundries, HJTC, Huahong Grace, Samsung, Silterra, SMIC, TowerJazz, TSMC, UMC for wafer manufacturing across various process nodes.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights8 records

Direct peers

• Alphawave IP: High-speed connectivity IP specialist (SerDes, PCIe, UCIe, Ethernet) for data centers and AI. VeriSilicon was previously Alphawave's exclusive sales partner in China; both compete in high-speed interface IP.
• Imagination Technologies: UK-based GPU and AI accelerator IP licensor serving mobile, automotive, and embedded markets. Direct competitor to VeriSilicon's Vivante GPU IP and NPU IP families.
• CEVA, Inc. Licensor of DSP, AI processor, and wireless connectivity IP for connected devices. Direct competitor to VeriSilicon's ZSP DSP IP and Vivante NPU IP, especially in IoT and edge AI segments.
• Rambus: Semiconductor IP company specializing in high-speed interface IP (DDR, PCIe, HBM, CXL) and security IP. Overlaps with VeriSilicon's high-speed interface IP portfolio serving data center and AI applications.

Broad incumbents

• Arm Holdings: Dominant processor IP licensor for CPUs/GPUs across mobile, automotive, and IoT. Direct competitor to VeriSilicon's GPU and DSP IP families; both license foundational processor cores to chip designers globally.
• Synopsys: Leading EDA and semiconductor IP provider with broad IP portfolio including interface, foundation, processor, and analog IP. Competes with VeriSilicon across interface IP, foundation IP, and chip design enablement services.
• Cadence Design Systems: EDA and IP vendor with Tensilica DSP IP, interface IP, and chip design services. Directly overlaps with VeriSilicon's DSP IP (ZSP), interface IP, and turnkey design services.

Emerging players

• Andes Technology: RISC-V processor IP vendor for IoT, edge AI, and embedded applications. Competes with VeriSilicon's RISC-V-based Coral NPU IP and ZSP DSP in the open-source edge AI ecosystem.

Others

• SST (Silicon Storage Technology / Microchip): Embedded NVM and memory IP provider serving automotive and IoT markets. Adjacent competitor in the broader semiconductor IP ecosystem alongside VeriSilicon's mixed-signal IP offerings.
• Mobileye: Automotive ADAS and autonomous driving SoC provider using custom silicon. Represents a downstream customer/competitor archetype in automotive chips that VeriSilicon's automotive IP portfolio and SoC design platform targets.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/verisilicon
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/verisilicon

Compliance10 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Subsidiaries17 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds11 records

Investors26 records

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M&A2 records

Investments2 records

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