Future Machine Co., Ltd. (01401) is a subsidiary and plans to increase its capital by 20 million yuan to invest in Zhichen Semiconductor to increase its layout in the semiconductor and artificial intelligence fields

Zhitong Finance App News, Future Machine Co., Ltd. (01401) announced that on August 12, 2026, Shenzhen Star Quantum, an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of the company, signed a fourth round of angel capital increase agreements with other new investors and shareholders of the target company. According to the capital increase agreement, Shenzhen Star Quantum will subscribe the target company Zhichen Semiconductor (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd. at a subscription price of RMB 20 million to add the registered capital of approximately RMB 501,000 as part of the total additional registered capital to be issued under the capital increase agreement of approximately RMB 633,43 million. After the capital increase is completed, the registered capital of the target company will be approximately RMB 5.1401 million, and the company will indirectly hold about 0.9742% of the target company's shares through Shenzhen Interstellar Quantum.

The directors believe that the continued integration of artificial intelligence into smartphones and smart terminals, as well as the global promotion of 5G networks, will drive huge demand for smartphones and smart terminal products. In order to make full use of these market prospects and maximize shareholder value, the group adopts a prudent growth strategy, focusing on strengthening R&D capabilities, expanding and diversifying its product portfolio, strengthening sales and marketing efforts to expand geographical coverage and further expand its customer base. At the same time, the company believes that artificial intelligence and multi-type artificial intelligence endside devices of smartphones brought about by the rapid development of general artificial intelligence and large models will become mainstream, and demand will increase dramatically, and the company will improve the industrial ecology through investment layout and other means.

The target company is mainly engaged in software and hardware research, development and sales related to chips and artificial intelligence technology. Therefore, based on the high recognition of the target company's industry, its future business development strategy, and the founder and his team, the company believes that the capital increase is in line with the group's long-term development strategy and is beneficial to the company's strategic layout in the semiconductor and artificial intelligence fields.