China's Semiconductor Icon Tsinghua Unigroup Files for Bankruptcy

[Asia Economy Reporter Choi Dae-yeol] Chinese semiconductor company Tsinghua Unigroup is expected to undergo bankruptcy restructuring due to massive debt. The industry views that the company, considered a key player in China's memory semiconductor self-sufficiency, was hampered by reckless business expansion.

According to local media reports on the 11th, Tsinghua Unigroup announced on the 9th that its creditors had filed for bankruptcy restructuring with the Beijing court. One of the company's creditors, a bank, submitted to the local court that it could not repay its matured debt and that the company's assets were insufficient to cover all debts.

Founded in 1988, Tsinghua Unigroup is a memory semiconductor specialized design and manufacturing company, with 51% of its shares held by Tsinghua University, alma mater of Chinese President Xi Jinping. The remaining shares are owned by founder and CEO Zhao Weiguo.

The industry believes that Tsinghua Unigroup accumulated debt after failing to generate meaningful profits despite consecutive mergers and acquisitions. While focusing on enhancing technological competitiveness by acquiring overseas IT companies one after another, the company failed to build technology capable of competing with global leading firms due to reckless diversification.

In a statement, the company said, "We will actively cooperate with the court's judicial review according to the law, actively promote debt risk reduction, and support the court in protecting the legitimate rights and interests of creditors."

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