VeriSilicon Microelectronics (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. (VeriSilicon, 688521.SH) is a leading public company that provides custom silicon solutions, leveraging its comprehensive and proprietary portfolio of semiconductor IPs.
VeriSilicon possesses six categories of in-house processing IPs, namely Graphics Processing Unit (GPU) IP, Neural Network Processing Unit (NPU) IP, Video Processing Unit (VPU) IP, Digital Signal Processing (DSP) IP, Image Signal Processing (ISP) IP, and Display Processing IP, as well as more than 1,700 analog and mixed-signal IPs, RF IPs, and interface IPs.
Leveraging its own IPs, VeriSilicon has developed a wealth of software and hardware custom chip design platforms targeting Artificial Intelligence (AI) applications, covering always-on ultralight spatial computing devices such as smartwatches and AI/AR glasses, high-efficiency edge computing devices such as AI PCs, AI phones, smart cars, and robots, as well as high-performance cloud computing devices like data centers and servers.
In response to the trend of System-on-Chip (SoC) evolving towards System-in-Package (SiP) driven by the demand for large computing power, VeriSilicon put forward the concepts of "IP as a Chiplet”, "Chiplet as a Platform", and "Platform as an Ecosystem”. The company keeps advancing the R&D and industrialization of its Chiplet technologies and projects from the perspective of interface IP, Chiplet architecture, advanced packaging technology, and others for AI-Generated Content (AIGC) and autonomous driving solutions.
Under its unique “Silicon Platform as a Service” (SiPaaS) business model, VeriSilicon serves a broad range of market segments, including consumer electronics, automotive electronics, computer and peripheral, industrial, data processing, Internet of Things (IoT), among others. Its main customers include fabless, IDM, system vendors (OEM/ODM), large internet companies, and cloud service providers.
Founded in 2001 and headquartered in Shanghai, China, VeriSilicon has 9 design and R&D centers, along with 11 sales and customer service offices worldwide. VeriSilicon currently has more than 2,000 employees.
- Completed a private placement of A-shares, raising RMB 1.807 billion
- Entered into the agreement to acquire Pixelworks China through a special purpose entity led by VeriSilicon
- Established R&D center in Guangzhou (China)
- Launched open-source Coral NPU IP in collaboration with Google
- Customized a 5nm automotive-grade intelligent driving SoC for a leading EV company
- Customer chips integrated with VeriSilicon GPU IP have shipped over 2 billion units worldwide
- VeriSilicon NPU IP has been shipped in nearly 200 million AI-enabled chips worldwide
- NPU IP achieved ISO 26262 certification
- Achieved first silicon success on 4nm FinFET chip project
- Established R&D center in Ho Chi Minh City (Vietnam)
- Launched new-generation VPU IP for data centers and high-performance Vitality architecture GPU IP
- VeriSilicon NPU IP has been shipped in over 100 million AI-enabled chips worldwide
- Completed R&D for the one-stop custom silicon design project of the second generation video transcoding platform
- Display Processing IP and DeWarp Processing IP achieved ISO 26262 certification
- Took the lead in establishing Shanghai Open Processor Industry Innovation Center (SOPIC)
- Achieved full-year profitability for 2022 and successfully removed the "U" designation
- Partnered with Microsoft to deploy Windows 10 OS on edge devices
- Collaborated with Google on open-source Open Se Cura project
- Launched super resolution technology for smart display devices
- Complete BLE solution achieved Bluetooth 5.3 certification
- Established sales office in Austin (U.S.); established R&D center in Shanghai Lin-gang (China), forming a dual R&D hub in both Zhangjiang and Lin-gang
- Became Alphawave’s exclusive sales partner in mainland China, Hong Kong, and Macau
- Added Display Processing IP to the portfolio
- Completed the R&D of the first generation data center video transcoding platform, adopted and mass-produced by multiple customers
- Achieved first silicon success on 5nm FinFET chip project
- ISP IP achieved ISO 26262 certification
- Listed on the STAR Market of the Shanghai Stock Exchange, becoming "China's first semiconductor IP stock"
- Established R&D centers in Nanjing (China) and Haikou (China)
- Began to customize AR glasses chips for a leading global internet company
- Added FLEXA API for processing IP coordination
- Launched the strategic layout of Chiplet technology
- Added ISP IP to the portfolio
- Achieved first silicon success on 7nm FinFET chip project
- Took the lead in establishing China RISC-V Industry Consortium (CRVIC)
- Added NPU IP, BLE IP and NB-IoT IP to the portfolio
- Acquired Vivante Corporation, adding GPU IP to the portfolio
- Completed 22nm FD-SOI, 14nm FinFET chip design and tape-out
- Acquired ArcSoft's software team and imaging & vision technologies
- Added FD-SOI IP design and related custom silicon design services
- Established R&D center in Chengdu (China)
- Established sales offices in Shenzhen (China) and Hong Kong (China)
- Established sales office in Munich (Germany)
- Became Google's first Asian hardware partner for the WebM video format
- Designed network switch chip based on IBM process
- Established sales office and R&D center in Beijing (China), and sales office in Seoul (Korea)
- Obtained PowerPC license
- Acquired the ZSP DSP business unit from LSI Logic, adding DSP IP to the portfolio
- Established sales offices in Tokyo (Japan) and Nice (France), and R&D center in Dallas (U.S.)
- Became the first company certified as an LSI ZSP Design Center in mainland China
- Acquired GDESIGN Technology (HK) Limited and its subsidiary Shanghai Zhonghua Electronics Co., Ltd.
- Began offering one-stop custom silicon service
- Established sales office and R&D center in San Jose (U.S.), and sales office in Taipei (China)
- Began designing standard-cell library IP for foundries
- Company founded in Shanghai (China)
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"AI ASIC Design Leader of the Year" of China IC Design Awards (2025)
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"Outstanding IP Company of the Year" of China IC Design Awards (2025)
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"China Chip" Excellent Supporting Service Enterprises (2021-2025)
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2024 Employer Excellence of China and Excellence in HR Management Team (2024)
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"Outstanding Industrial Influence IP Company of the Year" of China IC Design Awards (2024)
The third prize of the Shanghai Technical Invention Award: “The Development and Application of VeriSilicon's Neural Network Processor IP" project
China Semiconductor Innovative Products and Technologies: VeriSilicon NPU IP (2022)
Automotive "Golden Electronics" Innovation Solution Award: VeriSilicon's automotive electronics SoC platform and L4 autonomous driving solution
China Semiconductor Innovation Products and Technologies: VeriSilicon ZSP products (2016)
The third prize of 2015 Pudong New Area Science and Technology Progress Award: VeriSilicon Hantro products (2015)
