← 200mm Mature-Node
Nexchip
Hefei, China
Company Overview
- Headquarters
- Hefei, China
- Ownership
- State-controlled; Hefei Jianfang (state-owned) ~39.7% as of Sep 2025, Powerchip (Taiwan) ~20.58%. Listed on Shanghai STAR Market (688249) since 2023
- Total Fabs
- Multiple Hefei fabs
- 200mm Fab Locations
- Hefei (mixed 200mm-class legacy nodes on some lines, primarily 300mm)
- Wafer Sizes Run
- Predominantly 300mm, some 200mm-class legacy nodes
- Most Recent Revenue
- FY2024 revenue ~RMB 9.1-9.25B (~+28% YoY), net profit ~RMB 482M (per Chinese-market financial aggregators)
- Employees
- ~4,600-5,700 (varies by source/year)
- Major Segments
- Display driver ICs, CMOS image sensors
- Long-Term Strategy
- Part of China's mature-node domestic expansion wave; direct focus of Section 301 legacy-chip tariff scrutiny
Process Technologies
No named process technologies recorded for this foundry yet.
Absence here means the process list has not been researched, not that the foundry offers none.
Technology Portfolio
- CMOS Min/Max Geometry
- 40/55/90/150nm (legacy) + 300mm
- CMOS Analog/RF/Mixed-Signal
- No
- CMOS Embedded Memory
- Limited
- CMOS HV, Automotive-Qualified
- Limited
- BCD Voltage Range
- Limited
- BCD LDMOS
- Limited
- BCD/SOI Isolation Option
- No
- SOI — PD-SOI
- No
- SOI — FD-SOI
- No
- SOI — RF-SOI
- No
- SOI — Photonics-Compatible
- No
- MEMS
- No
- Power — SiC
- No
- Power — GaN
- No
- Power — HV CMOS
- Limited
- Specialty — eNVM
- Limited
- Specialty — CIS
- Yes
- Specialty — Photonics
- No
- Specialty — Display Driver
- Yes (leading)
Manufacturing Capability
- Qualified 200mm Fabs
- Multiple Hefei fabs
- Multi-Site Technology Transfer
- Verify
- Automotive Production Volume
- Limited, primarily consumer/display
- IATF 16949
- Verify
- ISO 13485 (Medical)
- Verify
- ISO 9001
- Yes
- AS9100 (Aerospace)
- No
- Defense / Rad-Hard Experience
- None disclosed
- Export Restriction Status
- Direct target of proposed Section 301 legacy-chip tariffs
Capacity & Supply Chain
- Typical Quoted Lead Time (200mm)
- Verify
- Recent Utilization
- Verify
- Expansion Plans
- Part of China's broader mature-node capacity wave; specific Nexchip expansion not detailed in current source set
- Geographic Redundancy
- Limited — concentrated in Hefei, China
- Single-Site Concentration Risk
- High — single-region concentration plus tariff-timeline exposure
- Natural Disaster Exposure
- Low-moderate
- Utility Risk (Power/Water)
- Moderate
Fabs & Geopolitical Risk
| Fab Site | Country | US Import Tariff | Considerations | Risk |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hefei | China | Not recorded | Central to China's domestic mature-node expansion; direct target of the 2025-26 Section 301 tariff timeline | High |
Cost & Commercial
- MPW Shuttle Availability
- Limited, primarily domestic Chinese customers
- Typical Mask Set Cost (Order of Magnitude)
- Mature node: reported to undercut regional pricing
- Prototype/Engineering Wafer Pricing
- Not publicly listed
- Production Wafer Pricing Direction (2025–26)
- Verify — part of broader China mature-node pricing dynamics
- Typical NRE Posture
- Volume-oriented
- Packaging/Test Partnerships
- Domestic Chinese OSAT partners
- Licensing / IP Fees
- Standard PDK/TLA licensing
Ecosystem
- Cadence
- Yes
- Synopsys
- Yes
- Siemens EDA (Calibre)
- Yes
- Notable IP Vendor Relationships
- Primarily domestic Chinese IP vendors
- OSAT / Packaging Partners
- Domestic Chinese OSAT
- Design-Service Partners
- Domestic Chinese design-service ecosystem
- University / Reference-Design Programs
- Limited
- Open-Source / Academic PDK
- No public open PDK