What Safe Hands does

Safe Hands is a vertically integrated optoelectronic components manufacturer listed on the Shenzhen Stock Exchange (ticker 002036) and headquartered in Nanchang, Jiangxi, China. The company operates three reportable segments — Optical Industry (lenses and camera modules for smartphones, automotive ADAS, and AR/VR), Touch Display (integrated touch-and-display modules for consumer and industrial devices), and Application Terminal (smartphones, tablets, POS systems, and wearable devices). The optical segment is the strategic core, contributing the bulk of growth and positioning the company as a Tier-1 supplier into NVIDIA DRIVE, Horizon Robotics, and Mobileye ADAS reference designs, while also supplying pancake optics into the AR/VR hardware value chain via a partnership with Sumitomo Chemical.

The company manufactures across an extensive multi-continent footprint that includes Nanchang, Shenzhen, Zhengzhou, Hefei, Chongqing, Changzhou and other Chinese sites as well as India, Mexico, the United States, Germany, and South Korea, supported by 17 wholly-owned subsidiaries and 12+ R&D centers. Reported FY2024 revenue was RMB 10.212 billion (approximately USD 1.42 billion) with 1,721 valid patents (807 invention patents) and H1 2025 R&D spend of RMB 793.33 million (~18.8% of revenue). The company's customer base is concentrated, with top-5 customers accounting for 61.32% of FY2024 revenue, dominated by Chinese smartphone OEMs and domestic automotive OEMs (BYD, Li Auto, NIO, and joint-venture automakers).

Revenue is generated primarily through B2B contract manufacturing of optical components, camera modules, touch-display modules, and finished electronic products, with long program cycles in automotive (multi-year platform awards) and faster-iteration consumer electronics programs. H1 2025 results showed consolidated revenue of RMB 4.22 billion, a return to net profitability of RMB 24.09 million (from a RMB 89.36 million loss in H1 2024), and 105% YoY growth in automotive lens and complete-vehicle products, indicating a margin and mix recovery driven by the higher-value automotive and AR/VR optics segments.

Name

Safe Hands

Legal name

联创电子科技股份有限公司

Website

https://safehandindia.com

Company type

Public

Founded year

2006

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Vertically integrated optoelectronic components manufacturer (Shenzhen-listed, ticker 002036) producing optical lenses, ADAS camera modules, touch-display panels, and application terminals for smartphone OEMs, automotive ADAS platforms (NVIDIA, Horizon, Mobileye), and AR/VR hardware customers across multi-continent manufacturing facilities.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Optical Components and Electronics Manufacturing

NAICS

Computer and Peripheral Equipment Manufacturing (33411), Navigational, Measuring, Electromedical, and Control Instruments Manufacturing (33451)

SIC

Optical Instruments & Lenses (3827), Semiconductors & Related Devices (3674), Electronic Components & Accessories (3670)

akta.pro primary industry

Optoelectronics & Photonics (LED/Laser/Optical ICs) (HDAHAAAH)

akta.pro secondary industries

Optoelectronic Components (LEDs, photodiodes, optocouplers, optical sensors) (IMAGAJAF), Embedded & HMI Electronics Manufacturing (Industrial PCs, HMIs, Panel PCs) (IMAGAGAD), Smartphone & Feature Phone ODM/OEM Manufacturing (Contract Manufacturing) (CRACALAB)

Keywords

• Optical lens manufacturing
• Automotive camera modules
• Touch display modules
• AR/VR optical components
• Smart terminal ODM

Headquarters

HQ city

Bengaluru

HQ country

India

HQ region

Asia

Offices20 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Optical Lens and Imaging Module Sales: Sale of optical lenses and imaging modules for automotive, mobile phones, HD wide-angle, AR/VR applications. Core business driving strategic focus. Revenue from direct product sales to OEM and brand customers.
2. Touch Display Module Sales: Sale of touchscreens, display modules, and integrated touch-display modules for tablets, smartphones, and other devices. Established business with vertical integration from sensor to module.
3. Application Terminal Product Manufacturing Services: ODM/OEM services for smart terminals including smartphones, tablets, smart watches, POS machines, smart speakers. Services include software development, hardware design, and mass production.
4. Electronic Sound and Chip Investment Industry: Investment and cultivation of electroacoustic and chip industries as supplementary business lines alongside core optical and display operations.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Safe Hands (operating as Lianchuang Electronics / 联创电子) is a vertically integrated optoelectronics manufacturer with three core business segments: Optical Industry (precision molds, automotive camera lenses and imaging modules, HD wide-angle lenses, AR/VR optical components, mobile phone lenses, micro-nano products), Touch Display Industry (touch panels, display modules, and integrated touch-display modules from 5.5 to 34 inches), and Application Terminal Industry (smartphones, tablets, smart watches, POS systems, smart speakers, digital pens). The company sells components, modules, and finished smart terminals to automotive OEMs, consumer electronics brands, and smart device manufacturers globally, with proprietary aspheric glass lens molding, glass-plastic hybrid assembly, and a vertically integrated touch display supply chain.

Product overview

Safe Hands operates as a vertically integrated optical and electronic components manufacturer with three core business segments: Optical Industry (光学产业), Touch Display Industry (触显产业), and Application Terminal Industry (应用终端产业). The Optical Industry segment encompasses precision optical molds, optical elements (spherical/aspherical glass and plastic lenses), automotive optical systems (lenses, PGU, lighting, radar), HD wide-angle and mobile phone camera lenses, AR/VR products, and micro-nano products. The Touch Display Industry provides a vertical supply chain from touch sensors to integrated touch-display modules in various sizes. The Application Terminal Industry produces smart终端 products including smart speakers, tablets, smartphones, smart watches, POS systems, and smart pens. The company leverages core technologies including non-spherical glass lens molding, hybrid glass-plastic lens assembly, and optical system simulation to serve automotive, consumer electronics, and smart sensing markets.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Optical Precision Molds (光学精密模具) Precision optical molds manufactured from special steel through precision and nano-ultra-precision machining, achieving sub-micron shape accuracy and nano-level surface roughness. Used as the foundation for subsequent optical element and lens manufacturing.
• Automotive Optical Lenses and Imaging Modules (车载光学镜头、模组) Automotive camera lenses and imaging modules with NVIDIA, Horizon Robotics, and Mobileye certifications, featuring the world's first 15MP+ automotive camera. Designed for ADAS and autonomous driving applications serving automotive OEMs and Tier 1 suppliers.
• PGU - Picture Generation Unit (图像生成单元) DLP-based image generation unit serving as the core component for automotive heads-up displays (HUD), capable of rapid image processing and projection through multiple reflections.
• Automotive Lighting (车载照明) Ambient lighting systems for automotive interiors including doors, instrument panels, center consoles, seats, and trunks, serving automotive OEMs.
• Automotive Radar (车载雷达) Ultrasonic radar with APA product design capability and millimeter-wave blind spot detection systems for parking assistance and lane change assistance in vehicles.
• HD Wide-Angle Lenses and Imaging Modules (高清广角镜头及影像模组) Wide-angle lenses and imaging modules ranging from 8M to 23M pixels using ALL GLASS and MG+G structures. Used in action cameras, drones, police equipment, security monitoring, and panoramic cameras.
• Mobile Phone Lenses and Imaging Modules (手机镜头及影像模组) Complete mobile phone optical product line including camera lenses, 3D collimation lenses, under-display optical fingerprint lenses, and TOF lenses with pixel resolutions from 5M to 64M and structures from 3P, 4P, 5P, 6P and G+P.
• AR/VR Optical Products (AR/VR产品) AR geometric optical waveguide technology and VR/AR optical components including pancake modules, see-through lenses, and motion capture lenses for AR/VR headset and device manufacturers.
• Micro-Nano Products (微纳产品) Micro-nano MLA products for VR/AR, medical endoscopes, vortex light detection, LiDAR, and uniform illumination. Features 100nm precision, cross-scale (micron-millimeter), 4096 grayscale (5.34nm/step) grayscale lithography, high-precision conformal and lens overlay, and 1um alignment nanoimprint capabilities.
• Touch Panels (触摸屏) Capacitive touch panels under 21 inches with GF, GFF, G+G, and P+G structures manufactured using roll-to-roll photolithography process.

Quantifiable outcome

• Revenue reached RMB 10.212 billion in 2024 and RMB 4.22 billion in H1 2025, achieving profit turnaround from losses in H1 2025 with net profit of RMB 24.0939 million
• +5 more outcomes

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration2 records

Feature9 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Sumitomo Group (日本住友集团)majorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 12 August 2025Global Fortune 500 conglomerate Sumitomo Group visited 联创电子 subsidiary 江西联晟精密工业有限公司 on August 12, 2025 for in-depth technical exchange. Sumitomo Group specifically focused on 联晟精密's innovative model of integrating touch display technology with precision manufacturing. Both parties engaged in extensive discussion on supply chain collaboration and expressed intent to explore multi-dimensional cooperation leveraging their respective strengths for mutual benefit.

Scale indicators16 records

Recent moves11 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Luxshare Precision: Large Chinese EMS/ODM offering consumer electronics, communications and automotive connectivity solutions; overlaps with Lianchuang's application terminal ODM and automotive electronics modules as a broader incumbent.
• BOE Technology Group: China's largest display panel manufacturer producing LCD/OLED panels integrated into touch-display modules; competes with Lianchuang in touch display integrated modules and is a potential upstream/competing supplier.
• BYD Electronic: Chinese electronics manufacturer supplying smartphone components, assemblies, automotive electronics and IoT devices; overlaps with Lianchuang in touch display modules, smartphone ODM and automotive electronics.
• Foxconn (Hon Hai Technology Group): World's largest EMS/ODM providing smartphone, tablet and smart device manufacturing services; competes with Lianchuang's application terminal ODM business as a broad incumbent.

Regional players

• Truly International Holdings: Hong Kong-listed manufacturer of display modules, touch panels and smart terminal products; competes with Lianchuang in touch display integrated modules and smartphone/tablet ODM.

Direct peers

• Genius Electronic Optical (GSEO): Taiwanese maker of precision optical lenses for smartphones, tablets, laptops and automotive applications; competes with Lianchuang's high-pixel and wide-angle lens product lines.
• Sunny Optical Technology: Leading Chinese manufacturer of optical components, lens systems and optical instruments for smartphones, automotive, AR/VR and IoT; directly competes with Lianchuang in mobile camera lenses, automotive optics and imaging modules.
• Largan Precision: Taiwan-based global leader in high-end smartphone lens modules; competes directly with Lianchuang in mobile phone camera lenses and imaging modules for premium handset OEMs.
• OFILM Group: Chinese optoelectronics manufacturer producing touch display modules, camera modules, fingerprint and 3D sensing components; directly competes with Lianchuang's touch display and optical module business.
• AAC Technologies: China-headquartered multi-product component supplier covering optics, acoustics, haptics and sensor modules for smartphones, automotive and consumer electronics; overlaps with Lianchuang in optical and imaging modules.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Subsidiaries20 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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