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Yu Renrong

China 60 years old Self-Made

Overview

Source of Wealth: Semiconductors
Industry: Manufacturing
Residence: Ningbo, Zhejiang
Education: Tsinghua University (Bachelor of Science in Engineering)

Assets

Henghui Technology Corporation

56,432,000 shares @ -

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301678-CN
Will Semiconductor Ltd

299,031,000 shares @ -

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603501-CN
Will Semiconductor Ltd

0 shares @ -

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603501-CN

Biography

Yu Renrong is the founder and chairman of fabless image sensor chip maker OmniVision Integrated Circuits Group, formerly known as Will Semiconductor.

The company supplies to sectors such as smartphones and electric vehicles.

It has become one of the world's largest image sensor chip makers after acquiring U.S. competitor OmniVision in 2019 for $2.2 billion.

Yu worked as an engineer in China's tech conglomerate Langchao, now called Inspur, after graduating from college.

Yu is also the founder of the Eastern Institute of Technology, a university in east China's Ningbo, Zhejiang, established through his Yu Renrong Education Foundation.