Transpacific Business and Career Opportunity
Abstract:
In this presentation, Sam will discuss
the trend of high tech industry, describe the basics of
semiconductor
technology and business as well as introduction to
SMIC's pure play wafer foundry model. Sam will share his
own
experience accumulated from 20 years on dealing with
Asian companies,provide observations of the features of
working with Asian
firms. He will disclose the challenges he has
faced during his career development and conclude
his
presentation with some advices on preparation required for doing
business with other nations.
Speaker Bio:
Sam T. Wang is the
President of SMIC Americas, the US operation of
Semiconductor Manufacturing International
Corporation, located
at Fremont, California. SMIC is the most advanced pure play
wafer foundry company of China
headquartered at
Shanghai. SMIC began groundbreaking in August 2000 and
now offers leading technology, fast
turnaround
production on design service, mask making, wafer
manufacturing and wafer probe testing. SMIC
currently provides
wafer fabrication services using 0.35um, 0.25um, 0.18um,
0.15um and 0.13um process technology.
SMIC has a global
and diversified customer base that includes integrated
device manufacturers and fabless
semiconductor
companies.
Prior to joining SMIC, from 1995 to
2000, Sam was the Vice President of Operation of 8x8 Inc, a
fables design
company specializing in SOC multimedia chips.
From 1984 to 1995, Sam was the cofounder and Executive Vice
President of ICT Inc., a semiconductor technology company
specializing in developing and marketing EEPROM, EPROM,
Flash
nonvolatile memories and Programmable Logic Devices (PLD).
Before 1984 , Sam was employed by Hughes
Aircraft, Intel
and National Semiconductor on various EPROM and DRAM
projects.
Ph.D. in Electronic
Material Department from Princeton University of New
Jersey, 1976, and BS Physics from
Tsing Hua University
of Taiwan, Sam has the background of
semiconductor process integration, device physics,
multimedia
software and hardware integration. He has been the
executive and Board Director of ICT, 8x8 Inc.,
2netFX and Sunsil
Inc.
