SJ Semiconductor (SJ Semi) is a MEOL (Middle-End of Line) foundry founded in 2014, from Jiangyin, Jiangsu province, China, involved in 12-inch bumping and wafer testing.[1][2]
History
It was founded through a joint venture between Jiangsu Changjiang Electronics Technology Co., Ltd. (JCET) and SMIC.[3] SJ Semiconductor has raised $920M in 3 founding rounds.[4] In October 2021 its valuation was $1,000M.[4] In March 2024 its valuation was $1.8 billion.[5] It has branch offices in Santa Clara, USA and Shanghai, China.[1] It is listed on the U.S. entity list - the company was added in 2020.[6][7][8][9] In October 2024 it was announced
a $500,000 fine for GlobalFoundries for shipping chips to SJ Semiconductor (chips valued at over $17 million).[6][7][8][9]