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Chen Tianshi

Semiconductors
Net worth
$29.2B
Forbes Real-Time · as of Sep 24, 2026
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Companies

Cambricon Technologies Corp. Ltd.688256 · Shanghai Stock Exchange (STAR Market) · Co-founder, chairman and CEO · 28.35% · as of Mar 2026
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Ticker
688256
Exchange
Shanghai Stock Exchange (STAR Market)
Role
Co-founder, chairman and CEO; largest shareholder (held directly and via Beijing Aixi L.P.)
Stake
28.35%
Stake as of
2026-03-31
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Investment vehicles

Beijing Aixi L.P.holding co
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holding co
Notes
Partnership through which part of Chen's Cambricon stake is held (Chen owns ~2% of it), per Cambricon's Q1 2026 report as cited by Bloomberg.
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Private deals

Cambricon won CSRC registration approval (Sept 9, 2025) for a private share placement of up to 3.985 billion yuan…Sep 2025
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Cambricon won CSRC registration approval (Sept 9, 2025) for a private share placement of up to 3.985 billion yuan (~$559M) to fund large-model chips and software (plan cut from 4.98bn yuan in July 2025).
Date
2025-09
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Cambricon completed the ~4 billion yuan (~$562M) private placement; buyers included GF Fund Management (1.2bn yuan)…Oct 2025
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Cambricon completed the ~4 billion yuan (~$562M) private placement; buyers included GF Fund Management (1.2bn yuan), UBS AG and New China Asset Management.
Date
2025-10-21
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Cambricon reported its first annual profit since its 2016 founding (FY2025 results, published March 2026), helped by…Mar 2026
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Cambricon reported its first annual profit since its 2016 founding (FY2025 results, published March 2026), helped by China's push for domestic AI chips.
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2026-03
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Legal & regulatory

Cambricon was added to the US Commerce Department's BIS Entity List on Dec 15, 2022 (export restrictions); it cut ties…
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Cambricon was added to the US Commerce Department's BIS Entity List on Dec 15, 2022 (export restrictions); it cut ties with TSMC and relies on China's SMIC for manufacturing.
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Cambricon benefits from US export limits on Nvidia chips to China and from Beijing's semiconductor self-sufficiency…
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Cambricon benefits from US export limits on Nvidia chips to China and from Beijing's semiconductor self-sufficiency policies; production capacity reported as a constraint (e.g., a reported ByteDance pre-order larger than its projected 2025 shipments).
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Research gaps: No real estate, philanthropy or personal investments outside Cambricon found in credible sources. Q1 2026 revenue/profit figures in secondary sources looked inconsistent and were left out. No Hong Kong listing plan for Cambricon found.

What to watch

Cambricon Q3 2026 results (STAR Market companies report Q3 by end of October)Oct 2026
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Any change to US export controls on AI chips to China (Nvidia/AMD access), which drives demand for Cambricon's chips
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Cambricon share-price volatility and valuation, which drives most of Chen's net worth
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