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According to industrial and commercial records, Hubble Investment, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Huawei, has invested in Starconn Electronic (Suzhou) Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as “Starconn Electronic”) – marking its 7th semiconductor investment.

Enterprise inquiry data shows that on January 17, 2020, Starconn Electronic underwent a change in investors, with Hubble Investment added as a new shareholder. The company’s registered capital also increased by RMB 22,068,687.08, rising from RMB 46,595,553.99 to RMB 68,664,241.07 – an increase of 47.36%. Similar to its previous investment in Haoda Electronics, the specific shareholding ratio has not been disclosed.

Data indicates that Starconn Electronic was established in July 2001, mainly engaged in the wholesale, import, and export of various electronic components. Its business scope includes the production of instrument connectors, precision blanking dies, precision cavity dies, standard die parts, and hardware parts. Its products are applied in the manufacturing of computers, communications equipment, and other electronic devices.

Prior to investing in Starconn Electronic, Huawei had already invested in six upstream semiconductor manufacturers: Shandong Tianyue, JCET Microelectronics, Yutai Autocom, Deepwise AI, North Ocean Photonics, and Haoda Electronics. This also marks Huawei’s second semiconductor investment in 2020.

Other Six Companies Invested in by Huawei

JCET Microelectronics (Hangzhou) Co., Ltd.

On July 11, 2019, JCET Microelectronics’ industrial and commercial information was updated, with Hubble Investment added as a new shareholder.

According to official data, JCET Microelectronics was founded in March 2013 with a registered capital of RMB 55 million. It is committed to the research of power management chips and provides systematic solutions and product services for industries such as power, communications, and electric vehicles. Currently, JCET Microelectronics offers products including battery management systems, LED lighting drivers, and DC/DC converters.

The core team of JCET Microelectronics consists of professionals from Texas Instruments (US) and MPS (Monolithic Power Systems, US). Its products are widely used in electronic devices such as mobile phones and laptops. Industry insiders note that JCET Microelectronics is also a supplier of Huawei-related products.

Shandong Tianyue Advanced Materials Technology Co., Ltd.

On August 16, 2019, Shandong Tianyue’s industrial and commercial information was revised, with Hubble Investment added as a new shareholder. Currently, Hubble Investment holds an 8.37% stake in Shandong Tianyue.

According to its official website, Shandong Tianyue’s silicon carbide (SiC) products mainly include 4H-conductive SiC substrate materials, available in 2-inch, 3-inch, 4-inch, and 6-inch specifications. These materials will be widely applied in high-power high-frequency electronic devices, semiconductor light-emitting diodes (LEDs), and microwave communication fields such as 5G and the Internet of Things (IoT) in the future.

In 2017, Shandong Tianyue was approved to establish a national-level R&D platform – the National-Local Joint Engineering Research Center for Silicon Carbide Semiconductor Material R&D and Technology. On February 27 this year, the R&D and industrialization project of Shandong Tianyue’s SiC power semiconductor chips officially broke ground. According to previous information released by Jinan Municipal Development and Reform Commission, the project has a total investment of RMB 650 million and will construct one SiC power chip production line and one SiC electric vehicle drive module production line, utilizing the vacant areas of the company’s existing workshops.

Deepwise AI Robot Technology (Beijing) Co., Ltd.

On September 18, 2019, the industrial and commercial information of iDeepWise Artificial Intelligence Robot Technology (Beijing) Co., Ltd. underwent a change with Hubble Technology Venture Capital Co., Ltd. added as a new shareholder. Currently, Hubble Technology Venture Capital Co., Ltd. holds a 3.67% equity stake in the company, and this also marks Huawei’s first investment in a domestic artificial intelligence enterprise.

Founded in August 2015, iDeepWise is an AI company focusing on core technologies of brain-inspired artificial intelligence and deep learning. Its core team consists of frontline AI scientists and domain experts from the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) and Tsinghua University. The company’s most prominent technologies are the “Multi-modal Deep Semantic Understanding Engine (iDeepwise.ai)” and human-computer interaction technology. This engine can simultaneously understand the deep semantics behind multi-modal unstructured data such as text and visual images.

Suzhou Yutai AutoLink Electronics Technology Co., Ltd.

On October 28, 2019, the industrial and commercial information of Suzhou Yutai AutoLink Electronics Technology Co., Ltd. underwent a change: Hubble Technology Venture Capital Co., Ltd. and Tang Xiaofeng were added as new shareholders, while Cao Liying withdrew from the shareholder list. Currently, Hubble Technology Venture Capital Co., Ltd. holds a 10% equity stake in the company.

Founded on January 25, 2017, Suzhou Yutai AutoLink Electronics Technology Co., Ltd. officially started operations on June 1 of the same year. It is a developer of core automotive communication chips, dedicated to the design, R&D and sales of wired communication PHY chips. According to information on the company’s official website, in the field of automotive Ethernet PHY chips, Yutai AutoLink has successfully developed China’s first PHY chip “YT8010” compliant with the 100Base-T1 standard, which has entered the mass production phase. This achievement has broken the monopoly of international chip giants in this chip segment.

Shanghai North Ocean Photonics Co., Ltd.

On December 18, 2019, the industrial and commercial registration information of Shanghai North Ocean Photonics Co., Ltd. underwent a change with two new shareholders added: Hubble Technology Venture Capital Co., Ltd. and Shanghai Lingang Zhizhao Phase II Equity Investment Fund Partnership (Limited Partnership). At present, Hubble Technology Venture Capital Co., Ltd. holds a 6.58% equity stake in Shanghai North Ocean Photonics Co., Ltd., making it the company’s second-largest institutional shareholder.

According to official information, North Ocean Photonics (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. was founded in 2016. It specializes in the R&D and application of wafer-level optical chips, and is committed to exploring the integration of semiconductor and optical manufacturing processes, with the aim of designing and fabricating nanoscale, low-cost optical chips based on the design philosophy of semiconductor wafers.

Wuxi Haoda Electronic Co., Ltd.

On January 6, 2020, there was a change in the investor roster of Wuxi Haoda Electronic Co., Ltd., with Hubble Technology Venture Capital Co., Ltd. added as a new shareholder. However, specific details regarding the investment amount and equity stake held by Hubble Technology Venture Capital Co., Ltd. in this round have not been disclosed.

According to official information, Wuxi Haoda Electronic Co., Ltd. was founded in 1999 and is a well-established manufacturer of surface acoustic wave (SAW) devices. The company owns a chip production line capable of manufacturing chips with a 0.25 μm fine line width, as well as a packaging production line for manufacturing CSP flip-chip products. It is able to produce duplexers with a product size of 1.8×1.4 mm and filters with a size of 1.1×0.9 mm.

Source of Information: Global Semiconductor Observer Official Website (www.dramx.com)