Company Profile

Being a key player of automotive electronics and smart chip in Tsinghua Unigroup, Tongxin Microelectronics Co., Ltd. (TMC) was founded in 2001 by the R&D team of the national ID card chip project from the Institute of Microelectronics of Tsinghua University. TMC has undertaken several significant national industrial projects, including the second-generation ID chip, the e-ticket system for the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, dual-interface financial chips with high capacity & security level, and automotive-grade MCUs. It specializes in the fields of automotive electronics and security chips, with a cumulative shipment exceeding 25 billion chips, providing products and services to over twenty countries and regions across Asia, Europe, the Americas, and Africa. 

With more than 20 years of continuous innovation and breakthroughs, we have accumulated industry-leading chip R&D technologies and wafer testing capabilities, as evidenced by awards and certifications such as the First Prize of National Science and Technology Progress Award, CC EAL6+, GSMA SAS-UP, AEC-Q100 Grade1 and ISO 26262 ASIL D. We have become an industry-leading provider of chips and solutions.



  • 23 billion chips

    Cumulative shipments of 23 billion units
  • SIM chips

    Leading position in the global SIM chip market
  • ID card market: 25%

    25% share in China's ID card chip market
  • Transportation card chips

    Lion share in China's transportation card chip market
  • ID card reader chips

    Lion share in China's ID card reader chip market
  • POS chips

    Lion share in China's POS chip market
  • Bank card chips

    Lion share in China's bank card chip market
  • Banking customers

    All major state-owned banks, numerous joint-stock banks, and local commercial banks
  • Resident health card chips

    Lion share in China's resident health card chip market
  • Automotive MCUs

    First to complete 1 million km of road tests in China
  • R52+ Core Automotive-Grade MCU

    First Arm Cortex-R52+ ASIL D MCU in China
  • eSIM for global mobile terminals

    First commercialized in China

Milestone

  • 2023

    First Chinese Company passed GSMA PKI certification for wafer level personalization technology,First Chinese automotive-grade MCU based on R52+ core passing ISO 26262 ASIL D certification

  • 2022

    Automobile domain control chip get ISO 26262 ASIL-D certificate

  • 2021

    Excellent performance in global SIM chip by market share

  • 2020

    1st dual interface chip to get CC EAL6+ security certificate.

  • 2019

    THD89 won the AEC-Q100 certification.

  • 2018

    Winning the bid for ICBC marked TMC becoming the banking IC supplier of all all top state-owned banks.

  • 2017

    The POS security MCU obtained the PCI PTS 5.0 certification.

  • 2016

    China's first company to obtain the CC EAL5+ certificate.

  • 2015

    TMC got 75% E-health project regional share in China.

  • 2014

    Shipments for telecom exceed 1bn chips.

  • 2013

    China's first company to obtain the production company registration certificate and the product registration certificate regarding the resident health card; THD86 became the first dual-interface CPU card chip to pass the China UnionPay card chip security test of the Bank Card Test Center.

  • 2012

    Successfully assisted the launch of China's resident health card; Officially became a qualified chip supplier of the social security card.

  • 2011

    Took the lead in launching the large-capacity and dual-interface chip platform based on 32-bit CPU core.

  • 2010

    Aggregated shipments reached over 1 billion of chips.

  • 2009

    Over 70% market share in the reader chip for China's identity card.

  • 2008

    No.1 in China by market share in SIM card chip; Sole provider of electronic ticket chip, electronic certificate chip and RFID reader chip for 2008 Beijing Olympic Games.

  • 2005

    China's first contactless CPU card chip widely used in the public transportation system in Shenyang, Liaoning Province; China's first company to apply the FLASH technology in SIM card chip.

  • 2003

    The project of dedicated chip for China's 2nd-generation identity card took the lead in passing the certification.

  • 2001

    TMC was founded.

President's Message

We're in the greatest era of all time, an era when we all have been realizing and transcending our dreams.

Over the past two decades, we had been forging ahead amid ups and downs, blazing a trail of astounding achievements.

We will continue to enhance our competence, infuse vitality and cement our foundation to make the information and connection more secure.

Our Vision

THE LIGHT OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY BRIGHTENS HUMAN LIFE Focusing on global technology frontiers and innovation trends, TMC constantly sharpens our technological edges to become a world-class IC designer.

OUR MISSION

More intelligent, More convenient, More secure
TMC commits ourselves to promoting the development of various industries
and building a smart, safe and beautiful life by providing premium products
and professional services.

Honors & Certificates

Honors Certificates
  • Second Prize of Beijing Science and Technology Award

    TMC won the"Second Prize of Beijing Science and Technology Award"

  • Top 10 IC Design Companies of the Year

    TMC won the "China Top 10 Integrated Circuit Design Companies"

  • First Prize of National Science and Technology Progress Award

    TMC won the "First Prize of National Science and Technology Progress Award"

  • Golden Ant Award

    15th Anniversary of China Golden Card Project - Golden Ant Award

  • China No.1 Mobile Phone Card Sales Award 2010

    China No.1 Mobile Phone Card Sales Award 2010 from Professional Commission of Smart Cards of China Information Industry Trade Association

  • Outstanding Product Award 2010 from IC China

    TMC won the "Outstanding Product Award 2010 from IC China"

  • China No.1 Dual-interface Payment Sales Award 2011

    China No.1 Dual-interface Payment Sales Award 2011 from Professional Commission of Smart Cards of China Information Industry Trade Association

  • Second Prize of National Scientific Progress Award

    Second Prize of Scientific Progress for Demonstration Project of Electronic Tag Password Application

  • China Smart Card Chip Design Technology Innovation Award

    TMC won the "China Smart Card Chip Design Technology Innovation Award"

  • Secure and Reliable Product Prize of the China Chip Awards

    Secure and Reliable Product Prize of the 10th and 11th China Chip Awards

  • China Semiconductor Innovative Product and Technology Award

    2015 China Semiconductor Innovative Product and Technology Award

  • 2017 CITE Product Innovation and Application Award

    TMC won the "2017 CITE Product Innovation and Application Award"

  • First Prize of China Standards Innovation Contribution Award

    Participate in the development of mobile payment RF interface standards; won the highest awards in national standardization establishment.

  • 2018 Prize of Most Influential Enterprise in IoT Security

    TMC won the "2018 Prize of Most Influential Enterprise in IoT Security"

  • CITE 2019/2020 Innovation Award

    The THD89 series won the "CITE 2019 Innovation Award", "CITE 2020 Innovation Award"

  • Golden Ant Award

    "Innovative Product Prize" and "Information Security Prize" of Golden Ant Award

  • "Chin–a Outstanding Technology Innovation Product Award"

    THM36 andTHD89 won "China Outstanding Technology Innovation Product Award"

  • Top 10 IoT Enterprises 2019

    "Top 10 IoT Enterprises 2019 award" and the only chip supplier won this award in China.

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Commitment to Compliance

Statement on Compliance Policy It is the basic principle of TMC to abide by business ethics and comply with the applicable laws and regulations of the countries where TMC conducts business.

CONTACT US

  • Telephone:
    010-82351818-310
  • Security chip sales:
    010-82351818 sales@tsinghuaic.com
  • Automotive electronics sales:
    010-82351818 sales2@tsinghuaic.com
  • Technology and R&D:
    010-82351818   support@tsinghuaic.com
  • Exhibition & Media:
    010-82351818   marcom@tsinghuaic.com
  • HR:
    010-82351818   hr@tsinghuaic.com
  • Address:
    F/1, Building B-1, Zhongguancun Dongsheng Technology Park Northern Territory, No.66 Xixiaokou Road, Haidian District, Beijing
  • Zip code: 100192

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Tongxin Micro
  • Address:F/1, Building B-1, Zhongguancun Dongsheng Technology Park Northern Territory, No.66 Xixiaokou Road, Haidian District, Beijing
  • Phone:010-82351818-310
  • Zip code:100192
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