World No.1 in IC-substrate revenue

Unimicron

Unimicron is Taiwan's No.1 in IC-substrate revenue (~15% share), supplying FC-BGA substrates to the broadest customer base spanning NVIDIA, AMD and Intel. As AI/HPC chips grow larger and denser, demand for large-area, high-layer-count FC-BGA rises structurally, placing it at the heart of the AI-packaging bottleneck. But it depends almost solely on Ajinomoto for build-up dielectric film (ABF) and its cost is sensitive to materials and utilization, so results and the stock swing hard with the semiconductor capex cycle.

3037.TW Updated Jul 12, 2026 3 AI consumers· 1 recurring

Per the valuechain.wiki graph, Unimicron is directly linked to 5 companies (2 supply, 3 revenue relationships) and reaches 40 companies within two hops; the links are backed by 7 dated sources, 2 of them primary filings (as of 2026-07-12).

Annual return · 2026-07-09'21+133.5%'22-30.2%'23+35.2%'24-19.7%'25+175.7%YTD+131.6%
UnimicronNT$131.24bn
Money outAjinomotoResonaccopper foil & build-up materials (undisclosed)

Financials & Segments

  • Total revenue · NT$131.24bn (FY2025, +14%)
  • Customer concentration · World No.1 in IC-substrate revenue.
  • Segments · World No.1 in IC-substrate revenue

Revenue from

  • NVIDIA High confidence· Market share 15% · 2024 · global IC-substrate revenue share
    Supplies FC-BGA package substrates for NVIDIA's AI accelerators — large-area, high-I/O substrates are the physical foundation of GPU performance, so NVIDIA's ramp is Unimicron's volume and its capacity-bottleneck exposure.
    Confirms EN TWSE MOPS (Unimicron IR) Published Jan 10, 2026: Unimicron monthly revenue filing (FY2025 NT$131.24B, +14%)
    Confirms EN Unimicron Published May 1, 2025: Unimicron IR
    Confirms EN MGR Published Jan 1, 2025: Unimicron leads IC-substrate revenue
  • AMD Medium confidence
    Provides FC-BGA/IC package substrates to AMD.
    Confirms EN Unimicron IR (FY2025) Published Jan 15, 2026: Unimicron IR (FY2025) — unimicron results
    Confirms EN Unimicron Published May 1, 2025: Unimicron IR
    Confirms EN MGR Published Jan 1, 2025: Unimicron leads IC-substrate revenue
  • Intel Medium confidence
    Provides FC-BGA/IC package substrates to Intel.
    Confirms KO Sisa Journal e Published Jun 1, 2025: Substrate industry (Nan Ya PCB etc.)
    Confirms EN Unimicron Published May 1, 2025: Unimicron IR
    Confirms EN Company IR / exchange filing Published Apr 1, 2025: Unimicron annual report (TWSE)
    Confirms EN MGR Published Jan 1, 2025: Unimicron leads IC-substrate revenue

Pays to

  • Ajinomoto High confidence
    Sources FC-BGA build-up dielectric almost solely from Ajinomoto ABF — an industry-standard material that is hard to substitute, making this single dependence a structural pressure point on cost and supply.
    Confirms EN TradingKey Published Jan 1, 2026: ABF: Ajinomoto film inside every AI-server substrate (80-90%)
  • Resonac Medium confidence
    Buys ABF and substrate materials from Resonac.
    Confirms EN Unimicron Published May 1, 2025: Unimicron IR
    Confirms EN MGR Published Jan 1, 2025: Unimicron leads IC-substrate revenue
  • copper foil & build-up materials (undisclosed) Low confidence
    Materials and R&D (undisclosed).
    Confirms EN Unimicron Published May 1, 2025: Unimicron IR

Value-chain ripple (2 tiers)

Following node-to-node links up to 2 tiers; each firm is shown once, at its nearest tier.

CompanyChain'21'22'23'24'25YTD
Dell Technologieslead2+51.2-26.6+95.9+53+11.2+248.1
Lenovolead2-4.6-20.9+36.2+18.2-0.6+175.7
Hewlett Packard Enterpriselead2+37.4+4.5+9.7+29.1+15.5+104
TeraWulflead2+77.1-95.5+258.2+135.8+103+91.2
Aurora Innovationlead2·-89.3+261.2+44.2-39+66.1
Mercury Systemslead2-37.5-18.7-18.3+14.8+73.8+47.9
ASUSTeK Computerlead2+35.5-12.9+72+41.1-14.1+46.7
Wiwynnlead2+24.7-22.3+206.4+3.5+64.4+45.1
Gigabyte Technologylead2+82.3-3.4+173.2-15.9-4.7+44.4
Cloudflarelead2+73-65.6+84.2+29.3+83.1+36.1
Quanta Computerlead2+22.2-12.8+254.5+12.7+8.9+33.4
SK Telecomlead2+7.9-12+15.8+15.5+37.5+23.4
Celesticalead2+37.9+1.3+159.8+215.2+220.3+21.7
Geely Autolead2-40.8-22.9-40.3+98.5+14.5+18.9
Wistronlead2+7.9+9.7+272.7-1.6+22.7+14.8
Alphabet (Google)lead2+65.3-39.1+58.3+36+66+14.3
Foxconn (Hon Hai)lead2-5.1+2.8+7.8+80.1+26.9+10.9
Amazonlead2+2.4-49.6+80.9+44.4+5.2+6.3
Meta Platformslead2+23.1-64.2+194.1+66+13.1+1.6
Tempus AIlead2····+74.9-1.4
IBMlead2+16.7+10.6+21.8+39.3+38.2-1.6
Super Microlead2+38.8+86.8+246.2+7.2-4-3.3
General Motorslead2+40.8-42.4+7.9+49.8+54.2-3.8
IonQlead2·-79.3+259.1+237.1+7.4-4.5
Hyundai Motor Companylead2-16.7-4.7+16.2+12.3+158.8-7.8
Teslalead2+49.8-65+101.7+62.5+11.4-9.3
Toyota Motor Corporationlead2+58.1-13.4+63+1.8+21.8-18.2
Microsoftlead2+52.5-28+58.2+12.9+15.6-20
Alibaba Grouplead2-49-25.8-10.8+11.8+75.8-22.7
Tencent Holdings Limitedlead2-28.6-14.2-28.7+49.8+52.1-23.2
Baidulead2·-8.2-23.4-13.5+74.2-24.5
Rigetti Computinglead2·-92.9+35.1+1449.2+45.2-25.3
Oraclelead2+36.9-4.6+30.9+60+18.1-27.4
Kratos Defenselead2-29.3-46.8+96.6+30+187.8-36.5
Pony.ailead2····+1-54.6
Intellead1+6.1-46.6+94.6-59.6+84+197.7
AMDlead1+56.9-55+127.6-18.1+77.3+160.5
NVIDIAlead1+125.5-50.3+239+171.2+38.9+13.3
Unimicronnode+133.5-30.2+35.2-19.7+175.7+131.6
Resonacbenef1-2.6-4+37.5+30.3+137.9+80.4
Ajinomotobenef1+31+36+44.5+4+14.1+63.7

YTD as of 2026-07-09 · source: Yahoo Finance

Unimicron's thesis is 'the biggest beneficiary of the AI-packaging bottleneck, and a stock that swings hard with the cycle for the same reason.' As No.1 in IC-substrate revenue (~15%) supplying the broadest base (NVIDIA, AMD, Intel) with FC-BGA, demand for large-area high-layer substrates rises structurally as AI/HPC chips grow. But near-sole dependence on Ajinomoto for ABF dielectric and cost sensitivity to materials and utilization make results and the stock swing sharply with the semiconductor capex cycle (the +176% in 2025 and +132% in 2026 show that volatility). What to watch is the pace of absorbing new capacity and the rising AI-substrate mix.

Analysis generated from returns as of 2026-07-09

Analyst ratings

Consensus: Buy 2 · Hold 0 · Sell 0 · Avg. target NT$925 · Price NT$875 (07-09) · Upside +6%

BrokerRatingTargetPublished
NomuraBuyNT$1,350Apr 30, 2026Report
Morgan StanleyOverweightNT$500Feb 23, 2026Report

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