金字火腿拟3亿元投资光通信芯片企业中晟微

Group 1 - The core point of the article is that Jinzi Ham (金字火腿) plans to invest up to 300 million RMB in Zhongsheng Microelectronics (中晟微) to acquire up to 20% equity, recognizing the potential of the AI and optical communication industries [1][2] - Jinzi Ham's subsidiary, Fujian Jinzi Semiconductor Co., Ltd., sees Zhongsheng Micro's capabilities in domestic substitution for optical communication chips as promising [1] - Zhongsheng Micro, founded in 2019 by key R&D personnel from U.S. optical communication chip design companies, focuses on the development of high-speed optical module core chips for applications in AI, cloud computing, and telecommunications [1] Group 2 - Zhongsheng Micro is currently not profitable, and its future profitability remains uncertain; the investment will occur in two rounds, with the first round valuing Zhongsheng Micro at 1 billion to 1.3 billion RMB [2] - The valuation for the first round is based on historical financing and industry characteristics, with a potential increase of 9710% based on a 1 billion RMB pre-investment valuation [2] - Jinzi Ham reported a revenue of 170 million RMB in the first half of the year, a decrease of 14.73% year-on-year, and a net profit of 22.92 million RMB, down 25.11% year-on-year [2]