Ajinomoto → SMIC
As of 2026-09-05, Ajinomoto is a tracked supplier of SMIC. Ajinomoto is a monopoly in Materials (headquartered in Japan); SMIC is a major in Foundry (headquartered in China). Ajinomoto has 13 tracked customers; SMIC has 168 tracked suppliers.
Data as of 2026-09-05 · relationship type: tracked supplier → customer · both names resolve in companies.json · no dollar amount is shown unless it already sits on a company record, and none is invented here
Why this edge matters
Ajinomoto (monopoly in Materials) is a tracked supplier of SMIC (major in Foundry). Supplies effectively all ABF build-up film, the insulator in advanced CPU/GPU substrates. China's largest foundry, pushing advanced nodes despite export controls. The edge is one of 168 tracked suppliers of SMIC and one of 13 tracked customers of Ajinomoto.
Source: derived from both company records and the counted edges.
Concentration / risk note
Ajinomoto is positioned as a monopoly in Materials, so this edge is harder to replace than a challenger or niche supplier.
Basis: supplier position. Omitted on edges where the graph does not back a concentration claim.
The two companies
Ajinomoto (supplier)
Supplies effectively all ABF build-up film, the insulator in advanced CPU/GPU substrates.
SMIC (customer)
China's largest foundry, pushing advanced nodes despite export controls.
Other tracked suppliers of SMIC
Other tracked customers of Ajinomoto
Cite as: wafergraph, “Ajinomoto → SMIC — supplier relationship in the semiconductor supply chain”, https://wafergraph.com/relationship/ajinomoto/smic/ (data as of 2026-09-05).
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