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Sawei Electronics to Invest RMB 144 Million in RMB 500 Million Industrial Fund: Investment Scope Covers the Additive Manufacturing (3D Printing) High-End Equipment Industry Chain

2026-09-15 · Impact score: 10

Sawei Electronics (300456.SZ) announced on September 15, 2026 (Announcement No. 2026-080) that its wholly-owned subsidiary Beijing Weixin Technology plans to sign a Partnership Agreement with Suzhou Huaxin Rongguan Private Equity Fund, Ningbo Shengshi Hongyuan, Anhui High-End Equipment Manufacturing Industry Fund, and others to jointly establish Anhui Rongguan Yongke Venture Capital Fund (tentative name). The fund has total subscribed capital of RMB 500 million, with Weixin Technology contributing RMB 144 million as a limited partner, accounting for 28.80%. The fund focuses on the high-end equipment manufacturing industry chain: industrial robots, additive manufacturing (3D printing), modern engineering machinery, rail transit equipment, aerospace equipment, high-end CNC machine tools, high-end medical equipment, etc. This move by a semiconductor leader to enter the additive manufacturing sector through an industrial fund brings incremental capital and demand expectations for upstream metal 3D printing powders and equipment. During the fund's term, the powder/equipment procurement needs of invested additive manufacturing projects can be tracked as medium- to long-term business opportunity leads.

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赛微电子1.44亿元参设5亿元产业基金：投资方向覆盖增材制造（3D打印）高端装备产业链

赛微电子（300456.SZ）2026年9月15日公告（编号2026-080）：全资子公司北京微芯科技拟与苏州华芯荣观私募基金、宁波盛世鸿元、安徽省高端装备制造产业基金等签署《合伙协议》，共同投资设立安徽荣观甬科创业投资基金（暂定名）。基金总认缴出资5亿元，微芯科技作为有限合伙人出资1.44亿元、占28.80%。基金重点投向高端装备制造产业链：工业机器人、增材制造（3D打印）、现代工程机械、轨道交通装备、航空航天装备、高端数控机床、高端医疗装备等。半导体龙头以产业基金方式布局增材制造赛道，为金属3D打印上游粉末与设备带来增量资本与需求预期。基金存续期内被投增材项目的粉末/设备采购需求，可作为中长期商机线索跟踪。

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