| Brite Semiconductor | |
| Foundation: | 2008 |
| Location: | Shanghai, People's Republic of China |
| Key People: | Dr. Charlie Zhi, President and CEO; Thomas Xu, Vice President of Operations; Dr. Zhiqing Zhuang, CEO |
| Industry: | Semiconductors |
| Products: | ASICs |
| Owner: | Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation |
| Num Employees: | 200 as of 2019 |
Brite Semiconductor is a fabless semiconductor company founded in 2008 to develop custom ASIC designs. The company's top supplier and second largest shareholder is Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation.[1]
Brite Semiconductor was founded in July 2008 in Shanghai's Zhangjiang High-Tech Park; its investors include Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation (SMIC), Open-Silicon, Norwest Venture Partners, Gobi Partners, InterWest Partners and Pierre Lamond. Brite acquired its first successful 130 nm tape-out three months after its founding, its first 90 nm design win in September, and first 65 nm tape-out in October with the assistance of its leading strategic business partner and lead shareholder, Open-Silicon. In January 2009, Open-Silicon granted Brite license to its MAX technology.[2] In April 2014, Synopsys announced that Brite Semiconductor will join the Synopsys IP OEM Partner Program.[3] [4] In December 2023, US senator Marco Rubio called for sanctions against Brite Semiconductor over its ties to the Chinese military industrial complex.[5]