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Top 25 AI chip designers worldwide

RevenueBase identified 505 company matches for AI chip designers worldwide as of September 2026 and tracks 19,042 professional contacts across them, including 6,460 with verified work emails. The United States is the largest market and Santa Clara the largest hub.

This list covers company matches for AI chip designers worldwide, found by RevenueBase SmartSearch using the meaning of business descriptions in its company graph at Exact. Ranked by professionals tracked, largest first. Rows show recorded descriptions where available, Exact search membership and the snapshot date. Data refreshed September 19, 2026. Country and city lists for AI chip designers follow the table.

Published by RevenueBase, a B2B data infrastructure company. This list was built with RevenueBase SmartSearch, the natural-language company search RevenueBase customers use to build their own targeted lists and unlock verified emails and direct dials at the companies on them. How these lists are built and judged.

How to read this list RevenueBase SmartSearch · Exact Recorded Sep 19, 2026 How this list was built
505Companies
19,042Contacts tracked
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The 25 largest AI chip designers worldwide

Ranked by team size
Top 25 of 505 company matches for AI chip designers worldwide, ordered by professional contacts tracked in RevenueBase, largest first. Recorded Sep 19, 2026. The RevenueBase SmartSearch column shows Exact match membership in this saved search. Click a contact count to view that company's people. Totals use company locations recorded by RevenueBase; the displayed preview is a smaller selection.
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1Exact matchSanta Clara, CA, United StatesHQ recorded Sep 19, 20261,001-5,0001,216 contacts →

Exact match

“A semiconductor design company leading the future of computing with an innovative approach to CPU design focused on high-performance, energy efficient AI compute.”

Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Sep 19, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase
2Exact matchCarlsbad, CA, United StatesHQ recorded Sep 19, 20261,001-5,0001,175 contacts →

Exact match

“MaxLinear is a fabless semiconductor company that provides systems-on-chip (SoC) solutions used for broadband, mobile and wireline infrastructure, data center, and industrial and…”

Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Sep 19, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase
3Exact matchToronto, CanadaHQ recorded Sep 19, 2026501-1,0001,164 contacts →

Exact match

“Tenstorrent is a next-generation computing company that builds computers for AI.”

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4Exact matchSunnyvale, CA, United StatesHQ recorded Sep 19, 2026501-1,000791 contacts →

Exact match

“Cerebras Systems is the world's fastest AI inference.”

Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Sep 19, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase
5Exact matchKings Langley, United KingdomHQ recorded Sep 19, 2026501-1,000762 contacts →

Exact match

“At Imagination, we love engineering the semiconductor IP at the core of your favourite electronic products.”

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6Exact matchSanta Clara, CA, United StatesHQ recorded Sep 19, 2026501-1,000613 contacts →

Exact match

“With an installed base of more than 42 million AI SoC units, Ambarella’s products are utilized in a wide variety of physical edge AI applications, spanning edge endpoint and edge…”

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7Exact matchHsinchu Science Park, TaiwanHQ recorded Sep 19, 2026501-1,000532 contacts →

Exact match

“GLOBAL UNICHIP CORP.(GUC) is a market leader in advanced ASIC (application-specific integrated circuit) services.”

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8Exact matchBristol, United KingdomHQ recorded Sep 19, 2026501-1,000506 contacts →

Exact match

“At Graphcore, we’re building the future of AI compute.”

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9Exact matchShanghai, ChinaHQ recorded Sep 19, 20265,001-10,000383 contacts →

Exact match

“UNISOC is the world's leading chip design company, developing innovative chip solutions for mobile phones, IoT, smart displays, and automotive electronics.”

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10Exact matchChiyoda-ku, JapanHQ recorded Sep 19, 2026201-500367 contacts →

Exact match

“Preferred Networks (PFN)’s mission is to make the real world computable.”

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11Exact matchBayan Lepas, MalaysiaHQ recorded Sep 19, 202651-200308 contacts →

Exact match

“SkyeChip is a Malaysia based design company dedicated to deliver cutting edge IP & IC solutions for artificial intelligence and high-performance computing.”

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12Exact matchTel Aviv, IsraelHQ recorded Sep 19, 2026201-500284 contacts →

Exact match

“Hailo is developing high-performance AI processors specifically designed to run AI tasks on the edge.”

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13Exact matchSan Jose, CA, United StatesHQ recorded Sep 19, 202651-200283 contacts →

Exact match

“Frontier Inference Clusters”

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14Exact matchSan Jose, CA, United StatesHQ recorded Sep 19, 2026501-1,000268 contacts →

Exact match

“We are excited to announce that Marvell Semiconductor has acquired Aquantia!”

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15Exact matchSeoul, South KoreaHQ recorded Sep 19, 2026201-500262 contacts →

Exact match

“Telechips Inc.(KOSDAQ: 054450) is a leader in fabless company fields introducing market leading products.”

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16Exact matchBarcelona, SpainHQ recorded Sep 19, 202651-200259 contacts →

Exact match

“Openchip is a European company that develops and produces powerful and efficient accelerators.”

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17Exact matchCity, TaiwanHQ recorded Sep 19, 2026501-1,000252 contacts →

Exact match

“Alchip Technologies Ltd, founded in 2003 and headquartered in Taipei, Taiwan, is a leading global provider of silicon and design and production services for system companies…”

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18Exact matchEindhoven, NetherlandsHQ recorded Sep 19, 2026201-500236 contacts →

Exact match

“Axelera AI delivers an AI-native game-changing hardware and software platform to accelerate artificial intelligence.”

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19Exact matchSan Jose, United StatesHQ recorded Sep 19, 202651-200233 contacts →

Exact match

“Dream Big Semiconductor is an emerging semiconductor startup that is dedicated to providing comprehensive low cost, low latency and high throughput solutions for AI, Datacenters…”

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20Exact matchIrvine, CA, United StatesHQ recorded Sep 19, 20261,001-5,000211 contacts →

Exact match

“Founded in 2017 and headquartered in Irvine, Calif, Syntiant® is a leader in physical AI, delivering highly efficient processor, sensor and software solutions for speech, audio…”

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21Exact matchSeoul, South KoreaHQ recorded Sep 19, 2026201-500164 contacts →

Exact match

“FuriosaAI designs and develops data center accelerators for the most advanced AI models and applications.”

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22Exact matchMaisons-laffitte, FranceHQ recorded Sep 19, 202651-200163 contacts →

Exact match

“SiPearl is the European fabless designer of sovereign high-performance energy-efficient CPUs for supercomputers, AI and data centres.”

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23Exact matchEmeryville, CA, United StatesHQ recorded Sep 19, 202651-200153 contacts →

Exact match

“Atomic Machines is on Earth to radically advance humanity's command of matter.”

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24Exact matchYokohama, JapanHQ recorded Sep 19, 20261,001-5,000153 contacts →

Exact match

“Socionext is a global enterprise that designs, develops and delivers System-on-Chips to customers worldwide.”

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25Exact matchBarcelona, SpainHQ recorded Sep 19, 202651-200151 contacts →

Exact match

“Founded in 2016 and headquartered in Barcelona, Semidynamics is an advanced computing company with a team of over 150 employees.”

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AI chip designers worldwide at a glance

As of Sep 19, 2026
33.9%Verified-email coverage
37.7Average contacts per company
11-50Median size (employees)
4.2%Largest-city concentration · Santa Clara
Sep 19, 2026Page data refreshed

Companies by employee count

1-10
175
11-50
165
51-200
111
201-500
22
501-1,000
20
1,001-5,000
9
5,001-10,000
2
10001+
1

Email recency is reported on each country list linked below.

How this list was built

The recorded descriptions help you assess these company matches. Check a company’s website for its current services and locations.

Source
The RevenueBase company graph: 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts resolved from primary sources, queried with RevenueBase SmartSearch, the natural-language company search available to every RevenueBase user.
Coverage
Every country. Country and city lists for AI chip designers are linked below.
What qualifies
Company records worldwide whose business descriptions match “AI chip designers” by meaning at the Exact setting. Descriptions are compiled in the RevenueBase company graph from public websites, profiles and company information where available; they are not guaranteed quotations from the company's website.
RevenueBase SmartSearch
Describe a niche company in your own words to find businesses by meaning. Exact, Similar, Related and Broad control the breadth of RevenueBase SmartSearch. This saved list uses Exact. Each row's Exact match badge shows inclusion in that search, not an individual score or a service-quality judgment.
Public preview
The public preview omits records without a verified work email. Dataset totals and geographic summaries describe the full matched records before these preview filters.
Match quality
RevenueBase's August 25, 2026 study assessed 4,198 description/company pairs across matching settings. The publisher reports 86% good or better at Exact. This evaluates the method across queries; it does not audit this individual list. Recorded company descriptions, where available, help you judge each match yourself. Read the full methodology: how the lists are built and what the study measures.
Ranking
Team size, largest first: companies are ordered by the number of professionals RevenueBase tracks at each one. Employee ranges shown are reported bands, for context.
Verification
Every displayed company carries at least one verified work email. RevenueBase tracks 6,460 professional contacts with verified work emails across the full matched dataset. Contacts re-verify on a rolling cadence, and each contact's own verification date is shown inside RevenueBase.
Refresh
This page's figures were pulled from the company graph on September 19, 2026. Lists refresh periodically as the graph is re-checked.
Record context
Company records and descriptions can change. Check the company's website for its current services and locations.

AI chip designers by location

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Every AI chip designers list RevenueBase publishes, by country and city. Counts are matching companies in each list as of its own refresh date.

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Frequently asked

What is RevenueBase SmartSearch?

RevenueBase SmartSearch finds niche companies by the meaning of their business descriptions in the RevenueBase company graph. Exact, Similar, Related and Broad control how closely companies must fit your description. This list uses Exact for “AI chip designers”; each Exact match badge shows search membership, not an individual similarity or quality score.

How many AI chip designers are there worldwide?

RevenueBase identified 505 company matches for AI chip designers worldwide as of September 2026, using the meaning of business descriptions at Exact. This is the recorded matched set in the RevenueBase company graph.

What is the largest company on this list?

Ampere tops the displayed preview by professional contacts tracked in RevenueBase. Recorded headquarters appear in the company rows.

Which country has the most AI chip designers?

The United States leads with 153 companies, followed by India (42) and the United Kingdom (26). Every AI chip designers list by country and city is linked on this page.

Which city has the most AI chip designers?

Santa Clara leads with 21 company records, followed by San Jose (14) and Bengaluru (11).

How do I get contact information for these companies?

A free RevenueBase account lets you run this exact search and work limited free results with 500 credits to start. Upgrading provides access to the 6,460 professional contacts with verified work emails tracked across these 505 companies; direct dials are available where recorded.

How current is this list?

The list refreshes periodically as the company graph is re-checked. This page's figures were pulled on September 19, 2026.

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About this data

RevenueBase is a B2B data infrastructure company. Its company graph covers 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts, with emails verified on a rolling cadence rather than scraped once and left to decay. These company lists are generated directly from that graph with RevenueBase SmartSearch, the same natural-language company search every RevenueBase user has: describe a market in plain words, get the companies that match, and add verified emails and direct dials for the people at them. It is the same data that powers RevenueBase's B2B data products, and a free account includes 500 credits to start. How these lists are built and judged.