Unigroup’s US$14 billion comeback: post-restructuring push spans chips, global reach, IPOs

On July 11, 2025, Tsinghua Unigroup marked three years since its strategic overhaul with a strong performance report highlighting its resurgence in China’s high-tech sector. Over the period, the group generated more than CNY100 billion (approx. US$14 billion) in annual revenue for three straight years, filed over 30,000 patents (up 25%), and won the State Scientific and Technological Progress Award twice.

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Huawei’s ‘Little HiSilicon’ launches all-out chip blitz: from RISC-V MCUs to AI edge SoCs

HiSilicon (Shanghai) Technologies — Huawei’s application-specific chip design arm known as “Little HiSilicon” — has launched a broad lineup of self-developed chips spanning IoT, industrial automation, smart home devices, visual AI, and energy management. The company also unveiled its first RISC-V-based chips, highlighting China’s accelerating push for independent innovation in semiconductor design.

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