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China's CXMT secures strong IPO demand despite semiconductor market slump
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Fusion42 · 19 July 2026 · Fusion42 review
China's CXMT, the world's fourth-largest DRAM chipmaker, secured $8.6 billion in IPO demand on Shanghai's STAR Market despite a 25% sell-off in Chinese semiconductor stocks since early July. Institutional investors oversubscribed 570 times, solid demand but materially lower than recent Chinese tech debuts, signalling caution in the chip sector amid AI boom revaluation.
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If you build AI infrastructure or train models, you now have a new, state-backed DRAM supplier at scale outside Samsung and Micron. The IPO priced despite the selloff—China's bet on chip independence is moving forward regardless of market cycle.
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