Preface:

As 2025—the Year of the Snake—comes to a close, the global semiconductor industry is entering a period of supply chain restructuring and accelerated localization. Foundation IP, serving as the critical bridge between foundries and chip design companies and forming the bedrock of chip design, has become a key battleground in China's push for technological self-reliance. Suzhou IPSoarelectronics Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as "IPSoar"), a leading domestic Foundation IP provider, has achieved five major breakthroughs in the localization of Foundation IP: full-process node mass production validation from 110nm to FinFET, over 100 licensed chip design companies, successful mass production testing of 28nm and 40nm automotive-grade chips, the first domestic 28nm foundry shelf "Golden" certification, and recognition as the first Chinese Foundation IP supplier to receive an "Outstanding IP Supplier" award from a foundry based solely on IP quality. With globally competitive PPA (Performance, Power, Area) metrics and proven mass production reliability, IPSoar has made a leap from follower to peer, earning broad customer trust and demonstrating the value of Chinese IP enterprises, providing a solid IP foundation for semiconductor self-reliance.

1.Core Breakthroughs in 2025: Achieving Full-Process Node Mass Production with PPA Excellence and Proven Reliability

1.1 Globally Leading PPA Metrics Enhance Chip Competitiveness

In the fiercely competitive global Foundation IP market, PPA is the core differentiator. IPSoar has deepened its R&D in core technologies, achieving overall PPA metrics that lead global leaders by 5%–15% in key Memory Compiler IP indicators, establishing a strong technological moat. At process nodes such as 55nm, 40nm, and 28nm—targeted at IoT applications—IPSoar delivers advantages in smaller area and lower power, meeting the cost- and power-efficiency demands of IoT chips. At advanced nodes of 22nm and below—primarily for high-performance chips—the company achieves leadership across area, power, and speed, breaking through in high-end process IP and reinforcing its unique position in full-process mass production validation.

1.2 Comprehensive Mass Production Breakthroughs in Mainstream (110nm–28nm) and Advanced Processes, Achieving 100% First-Time Success Rate

Mass production capability is the key to realizing PPA advantages and a critical measure of an IP provider’s strength. IPSoar’s widespread customer adoption across process nodes validates its reliability and establishes it as a key enabler in customers’ production workflows. As the only domestic Foundation IP provider to achieve mass production validation from 110nm to FinFET, in 2025 IPSoar expanded its process coverage to include 110nm, 90nm, 55nm, 28nm, and FinFET advanced nodes, achieving full coverage of mainstream production scenarios and meeting diverse customer needs. Through rigorous end-to-end quality control, the company achieved a 100% first-time mass production success rate, effectively reducing customers’ IP production costs and shortening time-to-market. This has earned widespread customer trust and created a virtuous cycle: “PPA advantage + reliable quality → customer production → further validation of IPSoar’s reliability,” gaining high industry recognition. To ensure production quality, IPSoar has increased QA investment throughout IP design and testchip validation, conducting multiple rounds of large-scale, rigorous testing to mitigate production risks and fully support customers in mass production.

1.3 Recognized by 14 Domestic Foundries, Awarded “Outstanding Supplier,” Reinforcing Industry Benchmark Status

With outstanding PPA performance, stable delivery, and full-process validation capabilities, IPSoar has significantly elevated its industry standing. It is now the only domestic Foundation IP provider collaborating with 14 major Chinese foundries, reflecting broad industry recognition of its capabilities. In 2025, the company received “Outstanding Supplier” awards from two leading domestic foundries—the only global IP vendor selected in these foundries’ dedicated IP vendor evaluations and the first Chinese Foundation IP provider to receive such honors. This ends the long-standing dominance of foreign IP vendors in these awards and further solidifies IPSoar’s benchmark status in China’s Foundation IP sector, providing strong support for localization.

1.4 First Domestic 28nm Foundation IP Receives “Golden” Certification, Marking an Industry Milestone

The 28nm process is a core node for mid-to-high-end chips, making its Foundation IP localization highly significant. In 2025, IPSoar’s self-developed 28nm Memory Compiler IP passed the “Golden” level certification on a major foundry’s shelf, becoming the first domestically developed Foundation IP to achieve this at the 28nm node. This milestone signifies that Chinese Foundation IP now has the capability to compete with foreign counterparts in high-end processes, driving the localization of Foundation IP toward higher-end and larger-scale applications. It also strengthens IPSoar’s competitiveness in full-process node coverage and enhances customer confidence.

1.5 TCAM IP Mass Production Breakthrough, Shouldering the Responsibility of Localization

While strengthening its core Foundation IP capabilities, IPSoar has also achieved breakthroughs in specialized Memory IP, enriching its product portfolio and full-process production system. In 2025, the company’s self-developed TCAM IP completed mass production on both 28nm automotive and FinFET advanced process nodes, overcoming a long-standing bottleneck in domestic TCAM IP production. Historically dominated by foreign leaders, the TCAM IP market has been difficult for Chinese firms to enter. IPSoar’s success marks the落地 (practical implementation) of high-end domestic memory IP technology, demonstrating parity with foreign products in critical specialized areas. It provides essential IP support for industrial self-reliance and offers chip designers more localized IP options, deepening customer trust and collaboration.

1.6 Licensing Reaches 100 Chip Design Companies, Becoming a Preferred Domestic IP Provider

Backed by core technology and full-process mass production capabilities, IPSoar’s IP has gained broad industry recognition. In 2025, the number of licensed chip design companies surpassed 100, spanning CPUs, MCUs, DDICs, CIS, AI, communications, industrial control, Bluetooth, and other consumer chips, including both industry leaders and high-growth firms. Designers choose IPSoar primarily for its leading PPA metrics, stable production performance, and the value delivered by 100% first-time success—such as reduced chip area and optimized power. This achievement highlights IPSoar’s market influence, helps reduce reliance on foreign IP, and strengthens downstream support for industrial self-reliance.

1.7 Awarded “China Chip” Key Foundational Support Product Honor, Receiving National Recognition

In 2025, IPSoar won the “China Chip” Key Foundational Support Product award for its “Advanced-Process Ultra-Low-Power High-Density Memory Compiler.” As the highest honor in China’s semiconductor industry—often called the “Oscars of Chips”—the “China Chip” award represents authoritative national recognition of technological innovation and industrial leadership. This accolade not only affirms IPSoar’s technical achievements and full-process breakthroughs in 2025 but also reflects the state’s emphasis on and encouragement of the domestic Foundation IP industry. It further validates IPSoar’s benchmark status, strengthens customer trust, and injects greater confidence into the high-quality development of China’s Foundation IP sector.

1.8 Dual Breakthroughs in Automotive-Grade IP: Achieving TÜV Rheinland ISO 26262 ASIL-D Certification and Mass Production Validation at 28nm and 40nm

In 2025, IPSoar achieved dual milestones in automotive-grade IP: obtaining the TÜV Rheinland ISO 26262 ASIL-D functional safety certification and completing mass production validation of 28nm and 40nm automotive-grade IP. ISO 262262 is the globally recognized core standard for automotive functional safety, covering the entire product lifecycle. ASIL-D is its highest safety level, representing cutting-edge development processes and reliability, and is a key requirement for major international automakers. As the only domestic Foundation IP provider to achieve ASIL-D certification, IPSoar has established an IP development and management system compliant with the highest automotive safety standards. The concurrent mass production validation of 40nm automotive IP fills a critical domestic gap, breaking foreign dominance in automotive IP and providing Chinese automotive chip designers with high-reliability, high-safety domestic solutions. This accelerates the localization of automotive semiconductors, expands customer collaboration, and deepens trust.

2.Outlook for 2026: Anchoring Self-Reliance, Launching a New “Chip” Journey for Domestic IP

In 2026, as global semiconductor localization enters deeper waters, Foundation IP will play an increasingly critical role. IPSoar will adhere to a strategy of “technological leadership and ecosystem collaboration,” strengthening partnerships with customers to build a win-win ecosystem. The company will increase R&D investment, focusing on upgrading mature processes and breaking through in advanced domestic processes, enhancing the competitiveness of Chinese IP in high-end chips, overcoming foreign technological monopolies and “chokepoint” challenges, and accelerating customer mass production across both mature and advanced nodes.

Meanwhile, IPSoar will deepen collaboration with its 14 domestic foundry partners and over 100 licensed chip design companies, continuously earning broader trust through reliable products, leading PPA advantages, and full-process mass production capabilities. The company aims to drive large-scale adoption of domestic IP, build a mutually beneficial industrial ecosystem, and support China’s semiconductor industry in achieving high-quality, self-reliant development.

About IPSoar:

Suzhou IPSoar Microelectronics Co., Ltd. (founded in 2018, headquartered in Suzhou) is a leading one-stop Foundation IP and Memory IP supplier in China, specializing in providing high-reliability, high-PPA competitive IP solutions. Its product line comprehensively covers core IPs such as Memory Compiler, Standard Cell Library, GPIO, TCAM Compiler, and OTP, supporting process nodes from 0.18μm to 28nm and advanced process platforms.

As an officially certified partner of 14 mainstream domestic Foundries, the company not only ranks among the few manufacturers capable of providing full-chain IP support from mature processes to advanced nodes but has also been honored with outstanding supplier awards from multiple Foundries due to its stable delivery capabilities and high-quality Foundation IP products and services. In 40nm/28nm and advanced nodes, the PPA (Power/Performance/Area) metrics of its IP products are 5%-20% better than the industry average. The company focuses on the reliability of Foundation IP, relying on a comprehensive quality inspection process. It has now passed ISO 9001 quality system certification, ISO 27001 information security certification, and ISO 26262 functional safety management system ASIL D certification, ensuring a 100% tape-out success rate.

IPSoar consistently adheres to the mission of "Empowering Customers with High-Quality Foundation IP." Through continuous technological iteration and customer collaboration, it helps partners achieve full-cycle value enhancement from IP selection and chip design innovation to successful mass production.

Company Email: sales@ipsoar-tech.com

Company Website: www.ipsoar-tech.com