Dr. David NK Wang, received his Ph.D. in Materials Science and Engineering from the University of California, Berkeley was the Chief Executive Officer of SMIC and he is a well-known executive with extensive experience in the global semiconductor industry.

Prior to joining the Company as CEO, Dr. Wang was the CEO of Huahong (Group) Co., Ltd. and Chairman of Huahong NEC, a subsidiary of Huahong Group between 2005 and 2007. Before that, 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-recognized and respected innovator with more than 100 patents under his name.