NOVOSENSE
NOVOSENSE (纳芯微) is a Chinese fabless semiconductor company specializing in analog and mixed-signal chips, sensor ICs, and isolation devices for automotive, industrial, and energy applications.
Last updated October 29, 2026
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Overview
NOVOSENSE Microelectronics (纳芯微) is a Chinese fabless semiconductor design company focused on analog and mixed-signal integrated circuits. The company is best known for its digital isolation devices, sensor signal-conditioning ICs, and automotive-grade analog chips, which serve electric vehicles, industrial automation, photovoltaic and energy-storage systems, and communications infrastructure. Rather than operating its own wafer fabs, NOVOSENSE designs chips and partners with foundries, positioning itself as a domestic Chinese alternative to established analog suppliers such as Texas Instruments and Infineon. The company was founded in Suzhou, Jiangsu, in the early 2010s and grew alongside China's push into electric vehicles and renewable energy, where isolation and sensing chips are critical for battery management, motor drives, and inverters. Its product families span digital isolators, isolated gate drivers, isolated amplifiers and modulators, current and voltage sensors, magnetic and pressure sensors, and automotive-qualified analog front ends. Automotive certification (AEC-Q100) and functional-safety compliance have been central to its positioning, allowing it to win design slots with Chinese automakers and Tier-1 suppliers. NOVOSENSE is listed on the Shanghai Stock Exchange's STAR Market, giving it access to public capital to fund R&D and capacity partnerships. It competes in a market long dominated by international analog giants, and its strategy emphasizes local supply security, fast customer support, and a broad catalog of pin-compatible alternatives. The company has expanded its portfolio through both in-house development and acquisitions of complementary analog and sensor capabilities. Its customer base is concentrated in China but increasingly reaches global industrial and automotive OEMs. Key growth drivers include vehicle electrification, energy storage, industrial motor control, and the broader localization of semiconductor supply chains. As with other analog chipmakers, its results are sensitive to inventory cycles and pricing pressure in the semiconductor market.
History
NOVOSENSE Microelectronics was established in Suzhou, Jiangsu, China, in the early 2010s as a fabless analog semiconductor design house. It entered the market with isolation and sensor signal-conditioning products, segments where Chinese suppliers had historically depended on imported chips from international analog leaders. The company's growth accelerated with China's large-scale build-out of electric vehicles, photovoltaic inverters, and energy-storage systems, all of which require galvanic isolation, precise current and voltage sensing, and robust gate driving. NOVOSENSE invested heavily in automotive-grade qualification and functional-safety standards, enabling it to supply Chinese automakers and Tier-1 suppliers and to expand into industrial motor drives and communications power systems. Over time the company broadened its catalog from isolation devices into isolated amplifiers and modulators, magnetic and pressure sensors, and automotive analog front ends, and it pursued acquisitions and partnerships to add complementary analog and sensor technology. It listed on the Shanghai Stock Exchange STAR Market, using public capital to fund R&D and capacity arrangements with foundry partners. Today NOVOSENSE is regarded as one of China's more prominent analog and mixed-signal chip designers, competing with global incumbents on local supply, responsiveness, and pin-compatible alternatives while continuing to expand its automotive and industrial footprint.
Founded in Suzhou, Jiangsu, China as a fabless analog semiconductor design company
Expanded into automotive-grade isolation and sensor ICs for electric vehicles and energy storage
Listed on the Shanghai Stock Exchange STAR Market
Products and positioning
Domestic Chinese analog and mixed-signal semiconductor supplier focused on automotive, industrial, and energy applications, positioned as a local alternative to international analog incumbents.
Digital isolators
Isolated gate drivers
Isolated amplifiers and modulators
Current and voltage sensors
Magnetic and pressure sensors
Automotive-grade analog front ends
Recent events
Naxinwei SerDes chip series wins China Chip award[1]
Reported:
Naxinwei's NLS911x and NLS924x automotive high-speed SerDes chip series won the China Chip Outstanding Technology Innovation Product Award at the 21st China Chip awards.
- Unconfirmed
Novosense reports 2026 third-quarter results[2]
A report states that Novosense recorded revenue of 4.226 billion yuan in the first three quarters of 2026 and 1.686 billion yuan in the third quarter, with third-quarter net profit attributable to shareholders of 16.06 million yuan and a year-on-year turnaround to profit.
- Unconfirmed
Novosense launches NSM2025 automotive-grade linear current sensor with BendingMag flux-concentration technology[3]
Reported:
Novosense (纳芯微) launched the NSM2025, an automotive-grade linear current sensor built on its BendingMag flux-concentration technology with an integrated flux collector and an external U-shaped magnetic core. The sensor meets AEC-Q100 Grade 0 requirements, offers 270kHz bandwidth, 2μs typical response time, ±1.0% typical accuracy at 25°C and controlled drift from -40°C to 150°C, and is intended for high-current detection in space-constrained new energy vehicle electric drive systems such as motor inverters, BMS and overcurrent detection.
Naxinwei launches NSi82xx digital isolator series[4]
Reported:
Naxinwei announced the launch of its new NSi82xx series of enhanced digital isolator chips based on its Adaptive OOK technology.
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