SEMI recognizes SMIC CEO for environment, health and safety leadership

SHANGHAI, CHINA: SEMI presented its Environment, Health and Safety (EHS) leadership award to Dr. Tzu-Yin (TY) Chiu, CEO of Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corp. (SMIC).

Chiu received the "SEMI Outstanding EHS Achievement Award - Inspired by Akira Inoue" at the Industry Gala during SEMICON China 2014, the largest annual microelectronics manufacturing trade event in China.

"SEMI is pleased to present this award to Dr. Chiu for his outstanding leadership and commitment to EHS issues," said Denny McGuirk, president and CEO of SEMI. "Dr. Chiu's award recognizes his status among a distinguished group of semiconductor executives who have been honored for significant EHS achievement. As chief executive of the largest and most advanced foundry in mainland China, his leadership is a vital example for the region's burgeoning semiconductor manufacturing activity. "

"We must always conduct ourselves with future generations in mind," Dr. Chiu said. "We absolutely do not compromise environment and safety in search of profit."

These principles have been evident throughout Chiu's 30-year career. As SMIC's senior vice president in the five years after its founding, he helped embed these principles into SMIC's corporate operations. When he returned to SMIC as CEO in 2011, Chiu bolstered the programs he helped to launch while strengthening the company's commitment to sustainability, social responsibility, and corporate citizenship.