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Dr Simon Yang has served as our Senior Vice President and Chief Technology Officer since October 2005. Dr. Yang is responsible for developing and driving strategic programs in support of Chartered’s corporate objectives and long-term strategic direction. Dr. Yang brings more than 18 years of experience in the semiconductor industry. He previously held key positions in technology development and advanced fab operations. Dr. Yang was a senior vice president for logic technology development and manufacturing at Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation (SMIC) and prior to that, a director of logic device and process integration at Intel. Prior to joining Chartered, he was president and Chief Executive Officer of Ciwest, a semiconductor start-up based in China. Dr. Yang has been awarded 12 U.S. patents and is the author or co-author of more than 30 technical papers. Dr. Yang holds a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering from Shanghai University of Science and Technology, and a master’s degree in physics and doctorate degree in materials engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, New York. | 