David N.K. Wang
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Dr. David N. K. Wang is currently CEO of Semiconductor Manufacturing Int'l
. He is a well known executive with extensive experience in the global semiconductor
industry. Dr. Wang was the chief executive officer of Huahong (Group) Co., Ltd. and chairman of Huahong NEC , a subsidiary of the Huahong Group between September 2005 and June 2007. Prior to joining the Huahong Group, Dr. Wang was the executive vice president of Applied Materials
and President of Applied Materials Asia. Dr. Wang was responsible for Applied Materials’ business strategy, planning and execution throughout Asia
with a particular focus on building infrastructure
worldwide. Prior to joining Applied Materials, Dr. Wang conducted research
and made a number of key breakthroughs in semiconductor technology at Bell Laboratories
. Dr. Wang is a well recognised and respected innovator with more than 100 patent
s under his name. Dr. Wang received his Ph.D. in Materials Science and Engineering from the University of California, Berkeley
. Dr. Wang is currently a member of the Board of Directors of Solarfun Power Holdings Co., Limited, a company listed on the NASDAQ
Stock Market, Inc.
Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation
Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation, is a semiconductor foundry in mainland China, providing integrated circuit manufacturing services at 350 nm to 45nm technologies...
. He is a well known executive with extensive experience in the global semiconductor
Semiconductor
A semiconductor is a material with electrical conductivity due to electron flow intermediate in magnitude between that of a conductor and an insulator. This means a conductivity roughly in the range of 103 to 10−8 siemens per centimeter...
industry. Dr. Wang was the chief executive officer of Huahong (Group) Co., Ltd. and chairman of Huahong NEC , a subsidiary of the Huahong Group between September 2005 and June 2007. Prior to joining the Huahong Group, Dr. Wang was the executive vice president of Applied Materials
Applied Materials
Applied Materials, Inc. is a capital equipment producer serving the semiconductor, TFT LCD display, Glass, WEB and solar manufacturing industries....
and President of Applied Materials Asia. Dr. Wang was responsible for Applied Materials’ business strategy, planning and execution throughout Asia
Asia
Asia is the world's largest and most populous continent, located primarily in the eastern and northern hemispheres. It covers 8.7% of the Earth's total surface area and with approximately 3.879 billion people, it hosts 60% of the world's current human population...
with a particular focus on building infrastructure
Infrastructure
Infrastructure is basic physical and organizational structures needed for the operation of a society or enterprise, or the services and facilities necessary for an economy to function...
worldwide. Prior to joining Applied Materials, Dr. Wang conducted research
Research
Research can be defined as the scientific search for knowledge, or as any systematic investigation, to establish novel facts, solve new or existing problems, prove new ideas, or develop new theories, usually using a scientific method...
and made a number of key breakthroughs in semiconductor technology at Bell Laboratories
Bell Labs
Bell Laboratories is the research and development subsidiary of the French-owned Alcatel-Lucent and previously of the American Telephone & Telegraph Company , half-owned through its Western Electric manufacturing subsidiary.Bell Laboratories operates its...
. Dr. Wang is a well recognised and respected innovator with more than 100 patent
Patent
A patent is a form of intellectual property. It consists of a set of exclusive rights granted by a sovereign state to an inventor or their assignee for a limited period of time in exchange for the public disclosure of an invention....
s under his name. Dr. Wang received his Ph.D. in Materials Science and Engineering from the University of California, Berkeley
University of California, Berkeley
The University of California, Berkeley , is a teaching and research university established in 1868 and located in Berkeley, California, USA...
. Dr. Wang is currently a member of the Board of Directors of Solarfun Power Holdings Co., Limited, a company listed on the NASDAQ
NASDAQ
The NASDAQ Stock Market, also known as the NASDAQ, is an American stock exchange. "NASDAQ" originally stood for "National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations". It is the second-largest stock exchange by market capitalization in the world, after the New York Stock Exchange. As of...
Stock Market, Inc.