# Who does Hygon pay? Who are its key suppliers?
Canonical: https://valuechain.wiki/hygon · Facet: suppliers · Updated: 2026-07-12T05:40:50.436658+00:00 · Source: ValueChain.wiki (cited money-flow graph)

**Citable summary**: Hygon's confirmed suppliers/cost counterparties include SMIC plus 1 undisclosed/aggregate relationship. Per the valuechain.wiki graph: 2 cost edges, backed by 2 dated sources, 1 of them primary filings (as of 2026-07-12).

### SMIC (high)  → /smic.md
- note: Manufactures x86 CPUs and DCUs at SMIC.
- [confirms] SCMP (EN, news, published 2026-03-13) https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3344729/china-computing-stalwarts-hygon-sugon-post-revenue-surge-ai-boom-tech-self-reliance: "Manufactures x86 CPUs and DCUs at SMIC."
- [confirms] Hygon/SSE (ZH, filing, published 2026-03-01) https://www.sse.com.cn/disclosure/listedinfo/announcement/?productId=688041: "Hygon annual/IR: 2025 revenue RMB 14.4B (+57%)."

### EDA·IP·R&D (비공개) (low)
- note: An x86 architecture license (via the AMD joint venture), EDA, IP and R&D form the design-cost axis — export controls limiting upstream EDA/IP access are the bottleneck for domestic CPU/DCU development.
- [confirms] Hygon/SSE (ZH, filing, published 2026-03-01) https://www.sse.com.cn/disclosure/listedinfo/announcement/?productId=688041: "x86 license (AMD JV), EDA and IP are the design-cost axis; export controls limit upstream access"

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