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艾为电子拟募19亿加码芯片技术 五年投22.34亿研发抢占市场先机

Core Viewpoint - Aiwai Electronics (688798.SH) has announced a significant financing plan to raise up to 1.901 billion yuan through convertible bonds, primarily aimed at building a global R&D center and advancing research and industrialization in cutting-edge fields such as edge AI, automotive chips, and motion control chips [1][2]. Group 1: Financing and Investment Plans - The company plans to allocate 1.224 billion yuan, which is 64.39% of the total fundraising, to the global R&D center construction project [1][2]. - The R&D center will focus on specialized facilities such as reliability laboratories, haptic feedback laboratories, and optical anti-shake laboratories, covering three core product lines: high-performance mixed-signal chips, power management chips, and signal chain chips [2]. - The remaining funds will be directed towards projects for edge AI and supporting chip R&D (241 million yuan), automotive chip R&D (227 million yuan), and motion control chip R&D (209 million yuan) [2]. Group 2: R&D Investment and Personnel - Aiwai Electronics has committed a total of 2.234 billion yuan to R&D from 2020 to 2024, with a projected R&D personnel ratio of 64% and technical personnel ratio of 74% by the end of 2024 [1][3][6]. - The company has achieved significant technological advancements, including becoming the first domestic company to mass-produce optical image stabilization (OIS) technology [6]. - As of the end of 2024, Aiwai Electronics holds 412 invention patents, 232 utility model patents, and 5 design patents, along with 125 software copyrights and 595 integrated circuit layout registrations [6]. Group 3: Financial Performance - The company reported revenues of 2.327 billion yuan in 2021, 2.09 billion yuan in 2022, and 2.531 billion yuan in 2023, with a net profit of 288 million yuan, -53.38 million yuan, and 510.1 million yuan respectively [4]. - In 2024, Aiwai Electronics achieved a record revenue of 2.933 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 15.88%, and a net profit of 255 million yuan, a substantial increase of 400% [5]. - The gross margin for 2024 reached 30.43%, up by 5.58 percentage points compared to the previous year [5].