Investors have been asked to buy chips with a value three to seven times the worth of their planned subscription in Kunlunxin's initial public offering shares, the report said.

Kunlunxin asked IPO investors to also commit to purchasing its AI chips, The Information reported. Hong Kong raised nearly $44 billion in share sales in H1 2026.

In China, chip companies may have found a new clientele for their semiconductors: IPO investors. Kunlunxin Technology, an AI chip firm majority owned by search engine company…