Shanghai Jiatao Industrial Co., LTD

What Shanghai Jiatao Industrial Co., LTD does

Shanghai Jiatao Industrial Co., LTD (上海嘉韬实业有限公司) is a privately held Shanghai-based semiconductor intellectual property (IP) distribution company founded in 2009. It operates as the exclusive Asia region agent for more than 15 international IP suppliers — including Rambus, SiFive, Analog Bits, Dolphin Design, Creonic, Curious, Menta, Intilop, Irida-Labs, IP-Maker, INVIA, RF Integration, and SingMai Electronics — and markets these foreign IP cores to Chinese semiconductor design houses. The company's portfolio is organized into four technical lines: Mixsignal (ADC/DAC, Audio Codec, PLL, PMU, Temperature Sensor), Interfaces (LVDS, SerDes, USB3.0, PCIe3.0, Memory Controller, NVMe/SSD Controller), Digital Controller (8-bit 8051, 16-bit 80251, 32-bit 80351 MCU cores), and Low Power Design (Bluetooth up to BT 4.1, WiFi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, Zigbee, GPS/GNSS, NFC, Video Codec H.264/H.265/VP9, Encryption & Security, DVB, CPU cores including RISC-V).

The company earns revenue through IP licensing distribution: it introduces, evaluates, and promotes overseas IP to Chinese customers and facilitates licensing agreements between foreign IP vendors and Chinese chipmakers, taking commissions or agency fees on each transaction. Customer segments include Chinese semiconductor design companies developing products for AI/HPC processors, security chips, network/communication chips, automotive IoT, and multimedia applications. The firm is led by founder Ma Guorong (Mark Ma) and operates with approximately 9 employees from its headquarters in Pudong New District, Shanghai. Its go-to-market relies on industry events — most notably co-organization of D&R IP-SoC Days China with Design & Reuse and the Shanghai EDA/IP Innovation Center — and direct sales to Chinese chip design companies. The business is exposed to US-China semiconductor export-control dynamics, as its value proposition depends on continued access to non-Chinese IP suppliers.

Name

Shanghai Jiatao Industrial Co., LTD

Legal name

Shanghai Jiatao Industrial Co., LTD

Website

https://jiataochina.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Shanghai Jiatao Industrial Co., LTD is a Shanghai-based IP distribution agency founded in 2009, serving as the exclusive Asia representative for 15+ international semiconductor IP suppliers and licensing their cores (PLL, ADC/DAC, SerDes, USB, PCIe, RISC-V, Bluetooth, WiFi, etc.) to Chinese chip design companies.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Semiconductor IP Distribution

NAICS

Wholesale Trade Agents and Brokers (4251)

SIC

Wholesale-Electronic Parts & Equipment, Nec (5065)

akta.pro primary industry

IP Search, Watch & Competitive Intelligence (BPAHAMAI)

Keywords

• Semiconductor IP distribution
• IP licensing services
• Mixed-signal IP cores
• Wireless connectivity IP
• China semiconductor distribution

Headquarters

HQ city

Shanghai

HQ country

China

HQ region

Asia

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. IP Licensing and Distribution: The company acts as an exclusive Asia region agent for international IP suppliers, earning commissions or fees for facilitating IP licensing agreements between foreign IP vendors and Chinese semiconductor companies.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Shanghai Jiatao Industrial Co., LTD is a specialized IP distribution and service provider that operates as the exclusive Asia-region agent for multiple international semiconductor intellectual property (IP) suppliers. The company imports, evaluates, and promotes overseas high-end IP products across four main categories (Mixsignal, Interfaces, Digital Controller, and Low Power Design) to Chinese IC design and semiconductor customers. It delivers end-to-end IP management services including IP introduction, technical evaluation, procurement support, and post-sale technical assistance.

Product overview

Shanghai Jiatao Industrial Co., LTD is a specialized distributor and service provider of semiconductor intellectual property (IP) cores. The company operates as an Asian exclusive agent for multiple international IP suppliers including Analog Bits, Creonic, Curious, Dolphin Design, Intilop, Irida-Labs, IP-Maker, INVIA, Menta, Rambus, RF Integration, SiFive, and others. The company offers a comprehensive portfolio organized into four main IP product lines: Mixsignal (AD/DA converters, Audio Codec, PLL, PMU, Temp Sensor), Interfaces (LVDS, SerDes, USB3.0, PCIe3.0, Memory Controller, NVMe/SSD Controller), Digital Controller (MCU cores including 8-bit 8051, 16-bit 80251, 32-bit 80351), and Low Power Design (Bluetooth, WiFi, Zigbee, GPS, NFC wireless connectivity). They also provide Video Codec IP supporting H.264, H.265, and VP9 standards, Encryption & Security IP, and DVB IP. The company offers comprehensive IP evaluation, procurement, and introduction services, along with technical support and integrated solutions for semiconductor design across applications in AI/HPC, security, networking, communications, IoT, and multimedia.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• AD/DA Converters (ADC/DAC) IP

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

16 partnerships are on record, tiered core and flagship.

• Shanghai EDA/IP Innovation CentercoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 25 February 2026Co-organizer of D&R IP-SoC China 2026 event
• Shanghai Silicon Intellectual Property Exchange Co., LtdcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 25 February 2026Association partner for D&R IP-SoC China 2026 event
• SingMai ElectronicscoreTechnology or Integration · 25 June 2015Exclusive partnership for China and Hong Kong. SingMai provides video and image processing IP cores including broadcast quality analog video decoders and encoders. Jiatao provides technical and sales support throughout China and Hong Kong.
• Analog BitscoreTechnology or IntegrationInternational IP supplier for which Jiatao serves as exclusive Asia region agent, providing mixed-signal IP products
• CreoniccoreTechnology or IntegrationInternational IP supplier represented exclusively by Jiatao in Asia region
• CuriouscoreTechnology or IntegrationInternational IP supplier with exclusive agency arrangement through Jiatao in Asia
• Dolphin DesigncoreTechnology or IntegrationInternational IP supplier represented exclusively by Jiatao in Asia region for low power design and power management IP
• RambuscoreTechnology or IntegrationMajor IP supplier with exclusive Asia region representation through Jiatao
• RF IntegrationcoreTechnology or IntegrationRF IP supplier with exclusive Asia partnership through Jiatao
• SiFivecoreTechnology or IntegrationRISC-V processor IP supplier with exclusive Asia representation through Jiatao
• MentacoreTechnology or IntegrationeFPGA IP supplier with exclusive Asia distribution through Jiatao
• IntilopcoreTechnology or IntegrationNetwork and security IP supplier with exclusive Asia representation through Jiatao
• Irida-LabscoreTechnology or IntegrationImage processing and video IP supplier with exclusive Asia partnership through Jiatao
• IP-MakercoreTechnology or IntegrationMemory IP supplier with exclusive Asia representation through Jiatao
• INVIAcoreTechnology or IntegrationSerDes and high-speed interface IP supplier with exclusive Asia partnership through Jiatao
• Design & ReuseflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerD&R serves as China's representative office, providing access to global IP search engine and network of IP suppliers. Jiatao is D&R's strategic partner for China market operations, co-organizing D&R IP-SoC Days China events.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Emerging players

• CEVA, Inc. IP vendor specializing in wireless connectivity, sensing, and AI DSP cores — overlapping directly with portions of Jiatao's Bluetooth, WiFi, and multimedia processor IP portfolio in Chinese SoC designs.
• Alphawave IP (now part of Marvell/Siemens EDA): High-speed SerDes and connectivity IP specialist whose IP competes with the SerDes/PCIe/USB interface category that Jiatao channels into Chinese fabless customers.

Direct peers

• ChipOne Technology: China-based semiconductor IP distributor and design services firm acting as a representative/agent for international IP and EDA vendors targeting Chinese IC design companies, sharing both customer base and Asia-agency business model with Jiatao.
• VeriSilicon Holdings: China-headquartered semiconductor IP licensing platform that licenses a broad IP portfolio (processor, SoC, mixed-signal, RF) directly to fabless customers across China and globally — directly comparable channel/market activity to Jiatao's IP licensing and support model.
• Faraday Technology Corporation: Taiwan-based IP licensor and ASIC design services provider with a long-standing IP catalog and broad Asian customer reach; competes with Jiatao's served customers' alternative sourcing options for IP blocks.

Broad incumbents

• Synopsys: Global leader in semiconductor IP (including interfaces, foundation, security, processor IP) and EDA tools; competes with Jiatao-represented suppliers (Rambus, etc.) and is also a potential alternative channel that Chinese fabless customers could buy from directly.
• Cadence Design Systems: Global EDA and semiconductor IP vendor offering interface, memory, DSP, and Tensilica IP, plus IP integration services; addresses the same Chinese fabless SoC market that Jiatao's distribution channel targets.
• Imagination Technologies: Global semiconductor IP vendor (GPU, CPU, NPU, video/display IP) with growing Chinese customer engagement; competes for the same SoC IP slots in Chinese chips that Jiatao distributes and supports.
• Arm Ltd. Global IP leader for processor cores (including competing RISC-V alternatives via Cortex and partnerships); a major incumbent whose IP sits in the same Chinese designs where Jiatao's CPU IP (e.g., SiFive RISC-V) is also evaluated.

Others

• Sondrel Holdings: ASIC design services firm that procures and integrates third-party IP for its customers; an adjacent ecosystem participant that touches many of the same IP suppliers and Chinese/Asian fabless customers Jiatao serves.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/jiatao-industrial

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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