Shanghai Institute of Microsystem and Information Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences

What Shanghai Institute of Microsystem and Information Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences does

Shanghai Institute of Microsystem and Information Technology (SIMIT) is a Type-A national research institute under the Chinese Academy of Sciences, headquartered at 865 Changning Road in Shanghai with a second engineering/R&D campus in Jiading District. The institute conducts fundamental and applied research across microsystems and information technology, with stated core areas spanning integrated circuits, sensors, wireless communications, micro-nano devices, superconducting electronics, and silicon-based materials. Notable technical assets include the 'Beyond Moore' (超越摩尔) R&D and pilot production line at the Jiading campus and a Silicon-based Materials and Integrated Device Laboratory whose 30+ year research program culminated in industrialization of 4-8 inch SOI silicon wafers and 12-inch large silicon wafers — a stated breakthrough in China's integrated-circuit materials self-sufficiency. Advanced research also extends to superconducting nanowire single-photon detection, PCRAM (phase-change memory), MEMS, and brain-computer interface work, with multiple granted Chinese invention patents plus PCT and US filings documented.

SIMIT's revenue is generated through three documented streams: (1) government research funding from national science and technology programs, (2) technology transfer and industrialization, anchored most visibly by its spin-off National Silicon Industry Group (沪硅产业) which was established in December 2015 and listed on the Shanghai Stock Exchange STAR Market in April 2020, and (3) graduate education revenue from doctoral and master's programs operated jointly with CAS University, ShanghaiTech University, and USTC. The institute does not publicly disclose commercial pricing, and no consolidated revenue figure is available. SIMIT is government-owned and is not a publicly traded entity, though it maintains a founding/collaborative relationship with 沪硅产业 and Shanghai Xinsheng Semiconductor Technology as a jointly controlled spin-off. Customer segments are dominated by national research programs and industry partners in semiconductor materials and integrated circuits, with a secondary segment of graduate students and research talent.

Name

Shanghai Institute of Microsystem and Information Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences

Legal name

中国科学院上海微系统与信息技术研究所

Website

https://sim.cas.cn

Company type

Private

Founded year

1928

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

SIMIT is a Type-A national research institute under the Chinese Academy of Sciences that conducts fundamental and applied research in microsystems, semiconductors, sensors, and superconducting electronics, and transfers technology to industry via spin-offs such as listed silicon-wafer maker National Silicon Industry Group.

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Product category

Semiconductor Research and Development

NAICS

Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology) (541715), Research and Development in Nanotechnology (541713), Semiconductor Machinery Manufacturing (333242), Semiconductor and Other Electronic Component Manufacturing (33441)

SIC

Services-Commercial Physical & Biological Research (8731), Semiconductors & Related Devices (3674)

akta.pro primary industry

Quantum Tech Commercialization, IP, Tech Transfer & Venture Research (HDAGAMAN)

akta.pro secondary industries

Technology Transfer & Innovation-Driven Research Universities (High Commercialization) (EDAHABAH), Semiconductor Process Chemicals (Wet & Dry) (IMAEAKAA), Engineering & Technology Institutes (Comprehensive) (EDAHAEAA)

Keywords

• Semiconductor research
• Integrated circuit materials
• Microsystems technology
• Silicon wafer production
• Graduate microelectronics education

Headquarters

HQ city

Shanghai

HQ country

China

HQ region

Asia

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Operations, Others

Revenue model

1. Government Research Funding: As a national research institute under the Chinese Academy of Sciences, the institute operates primarily through state research grants, national science and technology projects, and government funding for fundamental and applied research programs.
2. Technology Transfer and Industrialization: Revenue generated through spin-off companies, technology licensing, and royalties from commercialization of research outcomes, including the successful spin-off of Shanghai Silicon Industry Group (沪硅产业) which achieved STAR Market listing.
3. Graduate Education: Revenue from doctoral and master's program tuitions, as well as joint training programs with partner universities including Chinese Academy of Sciences University and ShanghaiTech University.

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Shanghai Institute of Microsystem and Information Technology (SIMIT) is a national research institute under the Chinese Academy of Sciences that conducts fundamental and applied research in microsystems, semiconductor materials, integrated circuits, sensors, wireless communications, and superconducting electronics. The institute transfers research outcomes to industry through spin-off companies and licensing, and runs doctoral and master's graduate education programs in microelectronics and information technology.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• 微芯 (Weixin) Science Education Laboratory: Science education laboratory focused on chip and semiconductor science popularization for youth, offering courses, summer camps, and the '芯苗' (chip seedling) cultivation program.
• 芯片科学实践工作站 (Chip Science Practice Station)

Products and services

• Scientific Research Services
• Graduate Education Programs
• Technology Transfer and Licensing
• Weixin (微芯) Science Education Laboratory and Chip Science Practice Station
• Beyond Moore (超越摩尔) R&D and Pilot Production Line

Quantifiable outcome

• 沪硅产业 successfully listed on STAR Market in April 2020 — the first integrated circuit materials company to receive national integrated circuit industry investment
• +1 more outcomes

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

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Feature4 records

Partnerships

Eleven partnerships are on record, tiered core, major, moderate and minor.

• Chinese Academy of Sciences University (中国科学院大学) / School of Electronic, Electrical and Communication EngineeringcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 31 October 2025SIMIT co-organized the Chinese Academy of Sciences University 2025 Graduate Academic Forum 'Sensor Technology' sub-forum with the Chinese Academy of Sciences Aerospace Information Innovation Research Institute and the School of Electronic, Electrical and Communication Engineering, held at SIMIT on October 31 - November 2, 2025. Over 60 graduate students and experts from 14 university training units participated.
• ShanghaiTech University (上海科技大学)majorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025Joint training partnership between SIMIT and ShanghaiTech University. Expert lectures delivered at SIMIT by ShanghaiTech faculty. SIMIT mentors conduct lectures at ShanghaiTech University as part of the 'SIMIT Mentors at USTC' series. Joint summer camp programs for high school students organized with ShanghaiTech support.
• Shanghai Industrial Technology Research Institute (上海技术工业研究院)majorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025SIMIT's partner in operating the 'Beyond Moore' (超越摩尔) major functional platform. The institute introduced this platform during the 2025 Sensor Technology Academic Forum, describing it as a critical platform for deep integration of scientific and technological innovation with industrial innovation. Located at SIMIT's Jiading campus with a pilot production line.
• Chinese Academy of Sciences Aerospace Information Innovation Research Institute (中国科学院空天信息创新研究院)majorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025Co-organizer of the Chinese Academy of Sciences University 2025 Graduate Academic Forum 'Sensor Technology' sub-forum alongside SIMIT and the School of Electronic, Electrical and Communication Engineering.
• Shanghai Integrated Circuit Materials Research Institute (上海集成电路材料研究院)moderateStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025Located at SIMIT's Jiading campus, this research institute focuses on integrated circuit materials research and development, forming part of SIMIT's ecosystem of collaborative innovation in semiconductor materials.
• 2020前沿实验室 (2020 Frontier Lab)moderateStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025Visited as part of SIMIT's collaborative ecosystem, the 2020 Frontier Lab is part of the innovation network accessible to visiting students and researchers at the Jiading campus.
• UCAS Education Foundation Xinwei Fund (国科大教育基金会新微基金)minorOthers · 1 January 2025Provided funding support for SIMIT's 2025 'Youth Fly Young Ride to the Future' cycling activity at Dianshan Lake, organized jointly by the institute's labor union, graduate department, and Communist Youth League committee.
• University of Science and Technology of China (中国科学技术大学)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 18 August 2023Long-standing partnership including joint graduate training with the 'Wu Zipiang Elite Class' program. SIMIT conducts the 'SIMIT Mentors at USTC' lecture series (15+ sessions through 2025) at USTC's main campus. SIMIT graduate students attend first year at USTC's high-tech campus before returning to SIMIT for research. Summer practice programs organized for USTC students.
• Shanghai University of Science and Technology (上海理工大学)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 19 September 2022Strategic cooperation agreement signed on September 19, 2022, between SIMIT and Shanghai University of Science and Technology. The two institutions share common missions in engineering application-oriented talent cultivation and research achievement transformation. They had previously collaborated on the 'Shanghai Medical Device Innovation and Transformation Platform' and jointly established the Yangtze River Delta High-end Medical Equipment Innovation Alliance. The partnership aims to build closer cooperative relationships and promote higher-level and higher-quality joint development.
• Shandong University School of Microelectronics (山东大学微电子学院)majorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 3 June 2021Academic exchange agreement and joint '微系统英才班' scholarship program established between SIMIT and Shandong University School of Microelectronics. Joint academic exchange held on June 3, 2021, featuring research presentations on superconducting quantum computing, superconducting electronics, and quantum sensing core devices. Both parties jointly award the 'SIMIT Elite Class' scholarship to outstanding students.
• Shanghai Silicon Industry Group Co., Ltd. (沪硅产业)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 December 2015沪硅产业 was initiated and established by SIMIT in December 2015, making it China's first company focused on silicon material industry and ecosystem development. It became the first integrated circuit materials company to receive national integrated circuit industry investment. Successfully listed on the STAR Market (科创板) on April 20, 2020. The company is China's largest semiconductor silicon wafer enterprise, supplying quality semiconductor silicon products domestically and globally. This represents SIMIT's most significant technology transfer and industrialization achievement, resulting from over 30 years of research by the Silicon-based Materials and Integrated Device Laboratory.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Emerging players

• Shanghai Jiao Tong University — School of Integrated Circuits / School of Electronic Information and Electrical Engineering: Leading Shanghai-based academic research program in integrated circuits, microelectronics, and information technology. Directly comparable as a regional peer serving the same Shanghai semiconductor ecosystem, with similar focus on graduate training and industry collaboration.
• Zhejiang University — College of Integrated Circuits / Institute of Microelectronics: Major Chinese university research program with growing capabilities in semiconductor materials, IC design, and device fabrication. Comparable in training graduate talent and producing research output relevant to China's semiconductor industry, with rising national standing relative to SIMIT's established position.

Broad incumbents

• IMEC: Global leading semiconductor and nanoelectronics R&D center based in Belgium, with a pilot line model similar to SIMIT's 'Beyond Moore' platform. Comparable in operating a collaborative R&D-to-fabrication pipeline serving industry partners across advanced semiconductor and quantum technology domains.
• Peking University — School of Integrated Circuits / Institute of Microelectronics: Top-tier Chinese university research program in semiconductor devices, IC design, and process technology. Comparable in producing advanced-degree talent and research output for China's semiconductor industry, operating at similar technical caliber to SIMIT.
• CEA-Leti: French government research institute specializing in micro- and nanotechnologies, with a comparable mix of fundamental research, pilot fabrication, and industry technology transfer. Closely analogous to SIMIT in its institute model, focus on MEMS/sensors, and public-to-private commercialization track record.
• University of Science and Technology of China (USTC): Strong research and graduate training program in quantum computing, superconducting electronics, and semiconductor physics. Highly comparable through its joint 'Wu Zipiang Elite Class' and 'SIMIT Mentors at USTC' partnership with SIMIT, and as a parallel pipeline for advanced semiconductor talent.
• Tsinghua University — School of Integrated Circuits / Institute of Microelectronics: Leading Chinese academic R&D center for integrated circuits, microelectronics, and semiconductor device research. Comparable in research focus, graduate training pipeline, and commercialization output, but with broader scope and university (rather than institute) governance model.

Direct peers

• Shanghai Industrial Technology Research Institute (SITRI): Strategic partner co-operating SIMIT's 'Beyond Moore' pilot platform at the Jiading campus. Directly comparable as a Shanghai-based R&D and technology transfer organization focused on semiconductor and IT commercialization, with formal cooperative relationship to SIMIT.
• Institute of Semiconductors, Chinese Academy of Sciences: CAS institute conducting fundamental and applied research on semiconductor materials, devices, and physics. Strongly comparable in mission, parent organization, and technical overlap with SIMIT's work on compound semiconductors, optoelectronics, and device fabrication.
• Institute of Microelectronics, Chinese Academy of Sciences (IMECAS): Sister CAS institute focused on integrated circuit and microelectronics R&D, including advanced process development, MEMS, and semiconductor device research. Directly comparable as a national research institute with similar R&D-to-industrialization mandate in overlapping semiconductor domains.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Profiles8 records

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