As revealed by industrial and commercial registration data on July 2, Nanjing Kris Semiconductor Technology Co., Ltd. completed registration on June 29, 2026. Led by legal representative He Zhiqiang, the firm holds a registered capital of RMB 100 million and is fully owned by Shenzhen ZTE Microelectronics Technology Co., Ltd., ZTE Corporation’s core chip subsidiary. Its core business covers integrated circuit design and professional chip design services.
Launched chip R&D operations back in 1996, ZTE Microelectronics ranks among China’s earliest IC design enterprises with over 8,000 patent filings. It has independently developed and mass-produced full sets of chips for 5G baseband, intermediate frequency and transport network equipment. The company has expanded into emerging sectors recently, supplying self-developed Dinghai-series computing DPUs and automotive-grade MCUs to top domestic vehicle manufacturers to diversify its product lineup beyond communication chips.
Industry analysts state the new wholly-owned Nanjing design subsidiary will focus on R&D for 5G-A & 6G next-gen communication chips, iterative computing DPU chips and automotive-grade semiconductors, shortening the cycle from technical development to mass production. Leveraging Nanjing’s mature local wafer fabrication and packaging & testing industrial chain, the regional layout speeds up technology commercialization and product conversion.
The global ICT industry is integrating networks, computing power and end devices, where high-performance integrated chips determine core equipment competitiveness. ZTE’s regional chip R&D system strengthens hardware-software collaboration and boosts its end-to-end solution advantages, laying solid hardware foundations for long-term technical upgrades. ZTE Corporation has not yet released detailed business blueprints for Nanjing Kris Semiconductor.
ZTE expands its self-developed chip footprint via the new Nanjing subsidiary, which coordinates R&D for communication, computing and automotive chips. Local industrial chain resources will accelerate the commercial launch of its semiconductor products.
