Recently, the China Securities Regulatory Commission disclosed the progress report (third phase) of UNISOC’s IPO listing guidance work. The company will complete the IPO guidance and acceptance in the second quarter of this year, and then submit the IPO application for the Science and Technology Innovation Board, making every effort to become the first domestic mobile phone chip stock.According to the coaching report, the coaching period for this period is from January 2026 to March 2026, and the coaching institutions are Cathay Haitong and CITIC Construction Investment.
During the coaching period, UNISOC has completed a number of normative rectifications and verification and sorting work: corporate governance, the operation of the three committees and the internal control system have been comprehensively standardized and rectified;
Carry out comprehensive inspections on financial accounting, revenue recognition, related transactions, horizontal competition and other matters; conduct a systematic review of the history of equity and shareholder qualifications;
The five major conditions for listing on the Science and Technology Innovation Board have been verified and verified one by one.
At present, the company has completed the IPO application prospectus framework and a full set of application drafts, and has fully launched preparations for tutoring and acceptance. It is expected to complete the tutoring and acceptance in the second quarter of 2026. After the acceptance is passed, Unisoc will formally submit an IPO application to the Science and Technology Innovation Board.
Previously, Unisoc has completed the industrial and commercial share reform on March 31, 2025. The company name was changed from "Unisoc (Shanghai) Technology Co., Ltd." to "Unisoc (Shanghai) Technology Co., Ltd." with a registered capital of approximately 5.532 billion yuan.
On June 27 of the same year, the company completed the guidance and filing with the Shanghai Securities Regulatory Bureau and officially launched the IPO process of the Science and Technology Innovation Board.
It is reported that Unisoc was founded on August 26, 2013, by the merger of Spreadtrum and RDA, two major chip design companies in Shanghai. It is currently the fourth largest mobile phone chip manufacturer in the world and ranks first among mainland mobile phone chip design companies.
According to the official website, Unisoc is one of the few companies in the world that fully masters all-scenario communication technologies such as 2G/3G/4G/5G, Wi-Fi, RedCap, Bluetooth, TV FM, and satellite communications.
In addition, it has more than 500 brand customers including Xiaomi, Honor, vivo, Meizu, Samsung ZTE, JD.com, and UnionPay.
It is worth mentioning that Unisoc is the only company in mainland China other than Huawei that has complete self-developed 2G to 5G baseband technology capabilities, and ranks among the first echelon of global baseband chips with Qualcomm, Apple, Samsung, MediaTek and others.
According to Counterpoint Research:In the global smartphone SoC market in 2025, MediaTek leads the way with a 34.4% share, followed by Qualcomm with 25.1%, Apple with 18.1%, Unisoc with 12.1%, and Samsung with 5.7%. It is expected that Zhanrui’s share will be approximately 11.2% in 2026;
Also according to data from Counterpoint Research, in the fourth quarter of 2024, Unisoc’s smartphone chip market share reached 14%, ranking fourth in the world;
It is reported that in terms of shipments, the company's total chip sales will exceed 1.6 billion units in 2024, of which 5G chips will increase by 82% year-on-year, becoming the core engine of growth.
According to the Tianyancha APP, its shareholders include state-owned assets and financial institutions in Beijing and Shanghai, as well as integrated circuit industry companies such as Intel.
Market analysts believe that if Unisoc is successfully listed on the Science and Technology Innovation Board, the funds raised will focus on 5G/6G cutting-edge technology research and development, advanced process capacity layout and global market expansion, further amplifying technological advantages and helping Chinese chip companies gain a greater say in global market competition.
