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Quanta Computer
World's largest ODM by revenue; primary AI server manufacturer for Google, Meta, Amazon, and Microsoft
Foxconn Industrial Internet (FII)
Foxconn's AI server ODM division; assembles GPU clusters for hyperscalers and enterprise AI deployments globally
Vertiv
Critical power and thermal management for AI data centers
Huawei / HiSilicon
China's leading chip designer (Kirin mobile, Ascend AI); on US Entity List since 2019
YMTC
China's largest 3D NAND maker; Entity Listed Dec 2022, primarily serves domestic market
CXMT
China's leading DRAM maker, targeting DDR4/DDR5 at mature nodes without EUV
NVIDIA
Dominant AI GPU designer (H100, H200, B200)
Biren Technology
China's leading GPU startup; BR100 was TSMC-fabbed at 7nm but Biren was Entity Listed by BIS in Oct 2022, cutting off TSMC access and US EDA tools; now pivoting to domestic fabs
Cambricon
China's publicly listed AI chip designer (STAR Market); MLU-series accelerators used in domestic cloud and edge AI; Entity Listed Dec 2020, now fabbed at SMIC
Moore Threads
Fabless GPU designer founded by ex-NVIDIA China head Zhang Jianzhong; MTT S-series accelerators fabbed at SMIC on mature nodes (no TSMC access); listed on STAR Market Dec 2025 at a RMB 53.7B valuation, surging ~469% on debut
MetaX
Fabless GPU designer founded 2020 by ex-AMD engineers; C-series accelerators (C500/C600/C700) target HBM3e/FP8 AI training; listed on STAR Market Dec 2025, surging ~693% on debut; filed for a follow-on Hong Kong listing June 2026
Inspur Information
China's dominant AI-server ODM (52.3% of China's AI server market, Q1 2026), also top-5 globally; FY2025 revenue ~RMB 164.8B (+43% YoY); builds servers around both compliant NVIDIA chips and domestic GPUs (Huawei Ascend, Moore Threads, MetaX); Entity Listed March 2023
Alibaba Cloud
China's #1 cloud provider; deploys Alibaba Hanguang 800 AI chip (TSMC-fabbed) and Huawei Ascend; operates Qwen LLM
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DeepSeek
Chinese AI lab backed by High-Flyer quant fund; developed DeepSeek-V3/R1 frontier models using restricted NVIDIA H800 + Huawei Ascend; disrupted global AI pricing in Jan 2025
Moonshot AI
Beijing LLM lab founded 2023 by ex-Meta/Google researcher Yang Zhilin; released the 2.8-trillion-parameter open-weight Kimi K3 in July 2026, the largest open model to date; accused by the White House of accessing banned Nvidia GB300 chips via Thailand
Zhipu AI
Tsinghua University KEG spin-out (2019) behind the GLM model family; Entity Listed Jan 2025, cutting off Nvidia H100/H200 access and forcing a pivot to domestic chips; first Chinese frontier AI lab to IPO, on HKEX Jan 2026
UPSTREAM — SUPPLIERS
Quanta Computer
World's largest ODM by revenue; primary AI server manufacturer for Google, Meta, Amazon, and Microsoft
Foxconn Industrial Internet (FII)
Foxconn's AI server ODM division; assembles GPU clusters for hyperscalers and enterprise AI deployments globally
Vertiv
Critical power and thermal management for AI data centers
Huawei / HiSilicon
China's leading chip designer (Kirin mobile, Ascend AI); on US Entity List since 2019
YMTC
China's largest 3D NAND maker; Entity Listed Dec 2022, primarily serves domestic market
CXMT
China's leading DRAM maker, targeting DDR4/DDR5 at mature nodes without EUV
NVIDIA
Dominant AI GPU designer (H100, H200, B200)
Biren Technology
China's leading GPU startup; BR100 was TSMC-fabbed at 7nm but Biren was Entity Listed by BIS in Oct 2022, cutting off TSMC access and US EDA tools; now pivoting to domestic fabs
Cambricon
China's publicly listed AI chip designer (STAR Market); MLU-series accelerators used in domestic cloud and edge AI; Entity Listed Dec 2020, now fabbed at SMIC
Moore Threads
Fabless GPU designer founded by ex-NVIDIA China head Zhang Jianzhong; MTT S-series accelerators fabbed at SMIC on mature nodes (no TSMC access); listed on STAR Market Dec 2025 at a RMB 53.7B valuation, surging ~469% on debut
MetaX
Fabless GPU designer founded 2020 by ex-AMD engineers; C-series accelerators (C500/C600/C700) target HBM3e/FP8 AI training; listed on STAR Market Dec 2025, surging ~693% on debut; filed for a follow-on Hong Kong listing June 2026
Inspur Information
China's dominant AI-server ODM (52.3% of China's AI server market, Q1 2026), also top-5 globally; FY2025 revenue ~RMB 164.8B (+43% YoY); builds servers around both compliant NVIDIA chips and domestic GPUs (Huawei Ascend, Moore Threads, MetaX); Entity Listed March 2023
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Alibaba Cloud
China's #1 cloud provider; deploys Alibaba Hanguang 800 AI chip (TSMC-fabbed) and Huawei Ascend; operates Qwen LLM
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DeepSeek
Chinese AI lab backed by High-Flyer quant fund; developed DeepSeek-V3/R1 frontier models using restricted NVIDIA H800 + Huawei Ascend; disrupted global AI pricing in Jan 2025
Moonshot AI
Beijing LLM lab founded 2023 by ex-Meta/Google researcher Yang Zhilin; released the 2.8-trillion-parameter open-weight Kimi K3 in July 2026, the largest open model to date; accused by the White House of accessing banned Nvidia GB300 chips via Thailand
Zhipu AI
Tsinghua University KEG spin-out (2019) behind the GLM model family; Entity Listed Jan 2025, cutting off Nvidia H100/H200 access and forcing a pivot to domestic chips; first Chinese frontier AI lab to IPO, on HKEX Jan 2026
DOWNSTREAM — CUSTOMERS
QWhat is Alibaba Cloud's role in the AI chip supply chain?
China's #1 cloud provider; deploys Alibaba Hanguang 800 AI chip (TSMC-fabbed) and Huawei Ascend; operates Qwen LLM
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