SMIC & Chinese Pursuit of Latest 5nm Chip Process Will Be Gutted By C.E.O.’s Sudden Departure Dec 17, 2020 10:39 EST
China s Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation (SMIC) suffered a blow when its joint C.E.O. Mong-song Liang announced a surprise decision to resign from his role. Mr. Liang, who has been a key player in the Southeast Asian semiconductor landscape has years of experience when it comes to developing leading-edge semiconductor process nodes, and is thought by many to be behind Korean chaebol Samsung s foundry division Samsung Foundry s ability to catch up to its Taiwanese rival, the Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) in the manufacturing process arena.