# Who does Alchip Technologies pay? Who are its key suppliers?
Canonical: https://valuechain.wiki/alchip · Facet: suppliers · Updated: 2026-07-12T08:20:18.31669+00:00 · Source: ValueChain.wiki (cited money-flow graph)

**Citable summary**: Alchip Technologies's confirmed suppliers/cost counterparties include Synopsys, Cadence Design Systems, TSMC plus 3 undisclosed/aggregate relationships. Per the valuechain.wiki graph: 6 cost edges, backed by 5 dated sources, 2 of them primary filings (as of 2026-07-12).

### Synopsys (high)  → /synopsys.md
- note: Licensing cost for Synopsys EDA tools and IP — essential infrastructure for leading-edge ASIC design; tool dependence constrains design cost and speed.
- [confirms] SEC EDGAR (EN, filing, published 2025-12-22) https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/883241/000088324125000028/snps-20251031.htm: "alchip designs chips on synopsys EDA tools and IP."
- [confirms] SemiAnalysis (EN, research, published 2025-09-01) https://newsletter.semianalysis.com/p/eda-market-primer: "alchip designs chips on synopsys EDA tools and IP."

### Cadence Design Systems (high)  → /cadence.md
- note: Licensing cost for Cadence EDA tools and IP — with Synopsys a design-tool duopoly, so tool access is a precondition for leading-edge design capability.
- [confirms] SEC EDGAR (EN, filing, published 2026-02-19) https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/813672/000081367226000016/cdns-20251231.htm: "alchip designs chips on cadence EDA tools and IP."
- [confirms] SemiAnalysis (EN, research, published 2025-09-01) https://newsletter.semianalysis.com/p/eda-market-primer: "alchip designs chips on cadence EDA tools and IP."

### TSMC (high)  → /tsmc.md
- note: Buys foundry capacity and IP from TSMC — as an OIP 3DFabric founding member it ties directly to leading-edge process and 2.5D packaging; TSMC capacity access is both Alchip's edge and its dependence.
- [confirms] SemiWiki (EN, analysis, published 2026-02-01) https://semiwiki.com/forum/threads/alchip-technologies-reports-q4-and-2025-fy-financial-results.24811/: "Buys foundry and IP from TSMC."
- [confirms] Alchip (EN, ir, published 2025-01-01) https://www.alchip.com/en/Newsroom/AI_Elevates_Production_Managements_Importance: "Buys foundry and IP from TSMC."

### Arm Holdings (mid)  → /arm.md
- note: Licenses CPU/compute IP from Arm — a dependency on core IP for custom ASICs; as Arm architecture entrenches as the standard for hyperscaler custom chips, it becomes the base of Alchip's designs.
- [confirms] SemiWiki (EN, analysis, published 2026-02-01) https://semiwiki.com/forum/threads/alchip-technologies-reports-q4-and-2025-fy-financial-results.24811/: "Buys foundry and IP from Arm Holdings."
- [confirms] Alchip (EN, ir, published 2025-01-01) https://www.alchip.com/en/Newsroom/AI_Elevates_Production_Managements_Importance: "Buys foundry and IP from Arm Holdings."

### 부품·소재·R&D (비공개) (low)
- note: Parts, materials and R&D (undisclosed).
- [confirms] Alchip (EN, ir, published 2025-01-01) https://www.alchip.com/en/Newsroom/AI_Elevates_Production_Managements_Importance: "Parts, materials and R&D (undisclosed)."

### 설비·인프라 (비공개) (low)
- note: Equipment and infrastructure (undisclosed).
- [confirms] Alchip (EN, ir, published 2025-01-01) https://www.alchip.com/en/Newsroom/AI_Elevates_Production_Managements_Importance: "Equipment and infrastructure (undisclosed)."

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