AI infrastructure companies in China: the 7 on the AI Infra 100

November 2026 edition · 7 of 100 companies · rank is the position on the AI Infra 100

7 of the 100 companies on the AI Infra 100 are based in China, 7% of the list, across 3 categories and 3 segments. The highest ranked is Dongshan Precision, rank 13 of 100 with a score of 98. Ranking and scores from the November 2026 edition, the assessment by Frontier Tech Intelligence of the AI infrastructure landscape.

RankCompanyCategory / segmentCountryScore
13Dongshan PrecisionThrough Source Photonics, Dongshan Precision develops and manufactures optical chips, CW lasers, and high-speed optical transceiver modules, including 800G and 1.6T products for AI server interconnects.Networking & interconnect / Optical & photonic interconnectChina98
22HuaweiHuawei develops and launches the Ascend accelerator and NPU product family, including Ascend 950, 960, and 960DT chips, and supports a domestic AI computing ecosystem.Chips & accelerators / China acceleratorsChina96
29InnolightInnolight develops and sells high-speed optical transceiver modules, including 800G and 1.6T, and silicon photonics chips for data-center and AI-cluster interconnects.Networking & interconnect / Optical & photonic interconnectChina94
35T&S CommunicationsT&S Communications develops and mass-produces passive and active optical devices, including 1.6T optical engines and CPO components, for data-center networking.Networking & interconnect / Optical & photonic interconnectChina93
55Huagong TechHuagong Tech sells high-speed optical interconnect modules, including CPO, LPO and silicon-photonics products, and designs silicon-photonics chips.Networking & interconnect / Optical & photonic interconnectChina90
74AccelinkAccelink supplies optical communications products across transmission, access and datacom product lines. These products provide optical interconnect components and systems for telecom and data-center networking.Networking & interconnect / Optical & photonic interconnectChina87
87AlibabaAlibaba Cloud runs hyperscale cloud infrastructure with a global data-center footprint and sells AI cloud and computing services to a large customer base.Compute demand & operators / HyperscalersChina85

Score out of 100: traction (deployment, production, commercials, progress) and capability (technology, positioning, firepower, leverage). The full AI Infra 100 with filters →

AI Infra 100 by country

United States 46Japan 12China 7Taiwan 7Germany 5Ireland 3Netherlands 3South Korea 3Switzerland 3United Kingdom 3France 2Australia 1Canada 1Israel 1Italy 1Singapore 1Sweden 1

AI Infra 100 by region

North America 47Asia 30Europe 21Middle East 1Oceania 1

AI Infra 100 by category

Power, cooling & thermal 19Networking & interconnect 16Semiconductor equipment, materials & critical inputs 16Data center build & operate 13Fabrication, memory & packaging 12Compute demand & operators 8Chips & accelerators 6Agents & tooling 3Compute software 3Models & applications 2Safety & security 2

AI Infra 100 by segment

Optical & photonic interconnect 11Cooling & thermal 8Advanced packaging 7Deposition, etch & metrology 7Colocation & wholesale 6Hyperscalers 5Rack & server power delivery 5Servers, racks & system integration 5Grid & power equipment 4EDA & design tools 3Frontier labs as compute buyers 3Inference & serving clouds 3Lithography 3Accelerator design 2Custom silicon & IP 2Foundry 2Generation for data centers 2HBM & DRAM 2Hyperscale developers 2Security 2Switching & NICs 2Test, measurement & validation 2Wafers, chemicals & gases 2Agent platforms 1Cables, connectors & PCB 1China accelerators 1Data platforms & labeling 1Generative media 1Inference-specialist chips 1Open-weight labs 1Orchestration 1Photonic foundry & PIC platforms 1Rare earths, minerals & gases 1

Questions this page answers

Which AI infrastructure companies are based in China?

7 of the 100 companies on the AI Infra 100 are based in China: Dongshan Precision, Huawei, Innolight, T&S Communications and Huagong Tech and 2 more. Dongshan Precision ranks highest (rank 13 of 100, score 98). Ranking from the AI Infra 100, November 2026 edition, by Frontier Tech Intelligence.

Who is the leading AI infrastructure company in China?

Dongshan Precision ranks highest (rank 13 of 100, score 98). Next: Huawei, Innolight and T&S Communications. Ranking from the AI Infra 100, November 2026 edition, by Frontier Tech Intelligence.

How many of the top 100 AI infrastructure companies are in China?

7 of 100, 7% of the list. Ranking from the AI Infra 100, November 2026 edition, by Frontier Tech Intelligence.

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