Contemporary Amperex Technology (CATL) has partnered with Unigroup Guoxin Microelectronics to establish a new automotive chip firm in Beijing, with a registered capital of 300 million yuan. Tongxin Micro holds 51% stake, while Tsinghua Unigroup employee platforms own a combined 24% share. The new entity is set to acquire Tongxin Micro’s automotive domain controller chip business for 193 million yuan, representing a 3,723% appreciation rate based on the asset’s book value. Guoxin Micro believes CATL’s partnership will deepen ties with the new firm’s target customers and help with capital investment for the automotive domain controller chip business. This move marks CATL’s latest expansion initiative in the semiconductor industry. In addition to this venture, CATL has also been involved in various strategic investments, including artificial intelligence chip developer Horizon Robotics, Shanghai-based start-up SmartLogic, and power semiconductor firm Silicon Magic in Hangzhou. They have also collaborated on projects such as building pure electric vessels, battery technology and electrification with BYD at BHP’s operations, and constructing battery-swapping stations across mainland China with Sinopec Group and Nio. Guoxin Micro, an integrated circuits designer focused on smart security chips, reported a revenue of 4.9 billion yuan for the first nine months of 2025, up 15.05% year on year, with net profit rising 25.04% to 1.26 billion yuan. Guoxin Micro’s shares closed at 80.22 yuan, up 1.33%, while CATL’s Shenzhen-listed stock edged up to 374.43 yuan. Tongxin Micro, a subsidiary of Guoxin Micro, has shipped over 27 billion chips since its inception in 2001.

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