About

HiSilicon is a Chinese fabless semiconductor company, wholly owned by Huawei, founded in 1991 and based in Shenzhen, Guangdong, China. Specializing in integrated circuit design, HiSilicon operates in the fabless semiconductors and semiconductors industry. The company's product portfolio and technological capabilities are built upon purchasing licenses for CPU designs from ARM Holdings, including the ARM Cortex-A9 MP Core, ARM Cortex-M3, ARM Cortex-A7 MP Core, ARM Cortex-A15 MP Core, ARM Cortex-A53, and ARM Cortex-A57, as well as their Mali graphics cores. Additionally, HiSilicon has acquired licenses from Vivante Corporation for their GC4000 graphics core. While specific revenue, leadership, and employee count details are not available, its strategic position as a Huawei subsidiary and its extensive licensing of core CPU and GPU technologies highlight its significant role in the semiconductor design landscape.