[Ant Group Accelerates Chip Layout, Recently Invests in Companies Like Xinyuan Semiconductor] According to a report by Jinse Finance, journalists discovered via the Tianyancha app that recently, Ant Group subsidiaries have invested in multiple chip-related companies. On August 26, Shanghai Yunyan Enterprise Management Consulting Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of Ant Group, acquired a 1.87% stake in Xinyuan Semiconductor Co., Ltd. Public information shows that this company’s business covers AI compute-in-memory IP and large model acceleration solutions, high-performance/high-reliability system-level storage chips, and advanced process embedded storage fields. It has already achieved commercial shipments and deliveries in areas such as storage chips, compute-in-memory IP, and high-performance MCUs. On August 29, Shanghai Yunyan Enterprise Management Consulting Co., Ltd. further invested in Shanghai Yezhixin Technology Co., Ltd., acquiring a 14.29% stake. Public information indicates that this company is dedicated to edge-side AI chip development, with a fully independently developed high energy-efficiency NPU at its core, providing AI chips and hardware-software collaborative solutions for smart glasses, smartphones, robots, and other devices.