NextFin News — ChangXin Memory Technologies (CXMT), China’s largest domestic DRAM producer, has secured approval from the Shanghai Stock Exchange for a major IPO on the STAR Market that could raise more than $5 billion including the over-allotment option, marking the biggest mainland listing since CNOOC in 2022.
The Hefei-based company plans to issue no less than 10% of its shares to raise at least 29.5 billion RMB (approximately $4.3 billion USD). It will direct the proceeds toward wafer fabrication capacity expansion, DRAM technology upgrades, and advanced research and development amid a global memory chip shortage and rising AI demand.
The listing enthusiasm has prompted caution among investors who remember previous large IPOs that coincided with market tops and absorbed substantial liquidity. The move underscores China’s determination to achieve semiconductor self-sufficiency while highlighting sensitivity to capital allocation in the current market.
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