In this GlobalAutoIndustry.com Audio Interview “The Chinese Semiconductor Industry and Effects on the Global Automotive Industry” Ron Hesse speaks with Dr. Doug Sparks. Doug is the CEO of M2N Technologies LLC, a consulting firm specializing in semiconductors, MEMS and sensors, including their supply chains. He has just published a new book, A Decade in the Chinese Semiconductor Industry: An American’s Story. Doug was the CTO of Hanking Electronics which built a high-volume wafer fab in Shenyang, China. In addition to China, he has international semiconductor business experience in Japan and Europe as well as the US in medical, industrial, aerospace, consumer and automotive markets. He also founded NanoGetters, a microchip packaging company which was acquired by Materion. He worked at Delphi and General Motors early in his career, and is a graduate of Purdue University.
In the 11-minute Audio Interview, Dr. Sparks discusses these questions:
• How are US export controlsimpacting China’ semiconductor industry and …