# Who does Global Unichip pay? Who are its key suppliers?
Canonical: https://valuechain.wiki/global-unichip · Facet: suppliers · Updated: 2026-07-12T08:25:21.156689+00:00 · Source: ValueChain.wiki (cited money-flow graph)

**Citable summary**: Global Unichip's confirmed suppliers/cost counterparties include TSMC, Synopsys. Per the valuechain.wiki graph: 2 cost edges, backed by 2 dated sources, 1 of them primary filings (as of 2026-07-12).

### TSMC (high)  → /tsmc.md
- metric: Amount NT$34.1B · GUC FY2025 매출(~$1.09B)
- note: TSMC is GUC's sole foundry and 34.8% largest shareholder — access to 3nm and CoWoS capacity is both GUC's edge and its dependence; without TSMC's leading-edge process, custom-ASIC production doesn't work.
- [confirms] GUC / TWSE (EN, filing, published 2026-03-01) https://www.guc-asic.com/en/about/us: "TSMC owns 34.8%; sole foundry for GUC ASICs."
- [confirms] ETNews (KO, news, published 2023-04-10) https://www.etnews.com/20230410000151: "TSMC owns 34.8%; sole foundry for GUC ASICs."

### Synopsys (mid)  → /synopsys.md
- metric: Amount NT$34.1B · GUC FY2025 매출(~$1.09B)
- note: Licensing cost for Synopsys EDA tools and IP — essential infrastructure for advanced ASIC design; tool dependence constrains design cost and speed.
- [confirms] GUC / TWSE (EN, filing, published 2026-03-01) https://www.guc-asic.com/en/about/us: "GUC uses EDA tools/IP for ASIC design."

Reverse side: https://valuechain.wiki/global-unichip/customers.md · Ripple: https://valuechain.wiki/global-unichip/ripple.md

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