{"id":14370,"date":"2026-01-22T21:29:33","date_gmt":"2026-01-22T21:29:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/alibaba-prepares-potential-spin-off-listing-of-chip-unit-t-head\/"},"modified":"2026-01-22T21:29:33","modified_gmt":"2026-01-22T21:29:33","slug":"alibaba-prepares-potential-spin-off-listing-of-chip-unit-t-head","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/alibaba-prepares-potential-spin-off-listing-of-chip-unit-t-head\/","title":{"rendered":"Alibaba prepares potential spin-off, listing of chip unit T-Head"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.i-scmp.com\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/og_image_scmp_generic\/public\/d8\/images\/canvas\/2026\/01\/22\/9f8b37c5-5cb1-4e16-9cdf-5e5f6d57d615_ec306a86.jpg?itok=A6zs_LsU&amp;v=1769087335\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\"><\/div>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">Alibaba Group Holding is paving the way for a listing of its wholly owned chip design unit T-Head, as a renewed frenzy to fund semiconductor development in China gathers pace, Bloomberg reported.<\/p>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">T-Head, founded in 2018, is set to be first restructured into a separate business partly held by employees, followed by Alibaba exploring an initial public offering (IPO), Bloomberg reported citing sources, adding that the timing remained unclear. Alibaba owns the Post.<\/p>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">Alibaba&rsquo;s US-listed American depositary receipts rose more than 5 per cent in pre-market trading after the report on Thursday afternoon.<\/p>\n<div data-qa=\"InlineAdSlot-Container\" class=\"css-zl1inp e11v3ui14\">\n<div class=\"e11v3ui10 e11v3ui13 css-1evd7i0 e1flwkbl0\" data-qa=\"AdSlot-Container\">\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">Alibaba did not immediately reply to a request for comment.<\/p>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">US investment bank Jefferies said it viewed T-Head as an extension of Alibaba&rsquo;s full stack cloud infrastructure and deeply integrated with its AI infrastructure.<\/p>\n<div data-qa=\"InlineAdSlot-Container\" class=\"css-zl1inp e11v3ui14\">\n<div class=\"e11v3ui10 e11v3ui13 css-117a6hs e1flwkbl0\" data-qa=\"AdSlot-Container\">\n<div class=\"internal-linking-related-contents\"><a href=\"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/12-weeks-jail-for-school-it-support-technician-who-took-upskirt-videos-of-teachers\/\" class=\"template-1\"><span class=\"cta\">News :<\/span><span class=\"postTitle\">&lt;div&gt;12 weeks' jail for school IT support technician who took upskirt videos of teachers&lt;\/div&gt;<\/span><\/a><\/div><p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">&ldquo;It pursues a multi-chip strategy and T-Head serves the needs of various business segments,&rdquo; Jefferies said in a note on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">Earlier this month, Baidu&rsquo;s chip subsidiary Kunlunxin (Beijing) Technology confidentially filed an IPO application in Hong Kong, which helped push the company&rsquo;s shares higher.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><sub>Alibaba prepares potential spin-off, listing of chip unit T-Head<\/sub><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Alibaba Group Holding is paving the way for a listing of its wholly owned chip design unit T-Head, as a renewed frenzy to fund semiconductor development in China gathers pace, Bloomberg reported. 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