Foundry SilTerra poaches Shanghai Huahong's 28nm executive Dr. Peng Shugen

According to media reports, Malaysia's largest wafer foundry SilTerra recently poached Dr. Peng Shugen, a senior R&D executive at Shanghai Huali Microelectronics, a 12-inch foundry under Huahong Group, to serve as SilTerra's CEO.

Dr. Peng Shugen has extensive experience in wafer manufacturing R&D and has worked for major companies such as MIMOS, World Advanced Semiconductor, TSMC, SMIC, and Hua Hong Semiconductor.

According to industry sources, the main reason for poaching Dr. Peng Shugen is that he is well versed in 40nm/28nm process technology, and the global battle for the sweet node is about to begin.

On May 18, Foxconn announced that it had signed a memorandum of cooperation with its Malaysian partner DNex. The two parties will set up a 12-inch production line in Malaysia with a monthly production capacity of 40,000 pieces, targeting 28nm and 40nnm process technologies. DNex Group is the parent company of SilTerra, the largest wafer foundry in Malaysia.

Industry analysts believe that Hon Hai's current semiconductor layout ranges from the upstream driver IC manufacturer Tianyu, to the manufacturing end, which owns the 6-inch factory purchased from Macronix, the 8-inch factory under Sharp, and the 8-inch factory of SilTerra, to the downstream packaging and testing base in Shandong, China, and the investment in packaging and testing factories such as Xunxin-KY. The only thing missing is 12-inch wafer manufacturing.

Now, it will jointly build a 12-inch factory with DNex in Malaysia, completing the 12-inch wafer manufacturing puzzle which was originally missing in Hon Hai Group's semiconductor business.

Hon Hai has always wanted to build its own semiconductor empire. It purchased Macronix's 6-inch wafer production line and established a joint venture in Malaysia to build a 12-inch wafer factory.

With the semiconductor layout of Foxconn and SilTerra, the goal is to expand into the 12-inch wafer market and enter the 28nm/40nm process battlefield.

Shanghai Huali Microelectronics, affiliated to Huahong Group, specializes in 12-inch wafer fabs and has independently developed 28nm and 40nm process technologies. MediaTek is an important partner of Huali Microelectronics in technological development.

Peng Shugen, who was poached by SilTerra this time, previously worked as a senior R&D executive at Huali Microelectronics and has experience in developing 28nm and 40nm technologies.

Dr. Peng Shugen is the R&D Director of Shanghai Huali Microelectronics Co., Ltd.

He received his bachelor's degree in electrical engineering from National Taiwan University in 1982, his master's degree in physics from Georgia State University in 1984, and his doctorate in electrical engineering from Georgia Institute of Technology in 1993.

From 1993 to 1996, he worked as a technical researcher at IME Singapore, engaged in process development and integration.

From 1997 to 1998, he served as the manager of the process integration department of MIMOS Malaysia;

From 1998 to 1999, he served as the process integration technology manager of World Semiconductor (merged with TSMC); from 2000 to 2001, he served as the deputy manager of process integration at TSMC in Hsinchu, Taiwan;

From 2001 to 2005, he served as Deputy Director of Process Development at SMIC;

From 2005 to 2006, he served as the deputy director of process development at Chartered Semiconductor, responsible for the development of AMD K890nm SOI technology jointly developed by AMD and Chartered Semiconductor, and realized production at Chartered Semiconductor's 12-inch Fab 7;

From 2006 to 2011, he joined Shanghai Hongli Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd., and served as senior director of logic integration, vice president of power technology, and vice president of wafer fab. He developed 0.14μmLV, 0.153GBG, 0.153IB process technologies and 0.13/0.18μmSOI process technologies, and was the main person in charge of the "02 Project";

Since 2011, he has been the R&D Director of Shanghai Huali Microelectronics Co., Ltd., responsible for the specific work of 40nm and 28nm process technology. He has more than 20 years of experience in semiconductor technology development, operation and company management, owns a US technology patent, has several other technology patents pending, and has published more than ten professional technical papers.