Award-winning memory chip expert Shi Guojun leaves US for job at top Chinese semiconductor firm

South China Morning PostCenter-RightEN 1 min read 100% complete by Shi HuangMarch 11, 2026 at 11:00 AM

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Shi Guojun, an award-winning memory chip expert, has left his position at the University of California, Irvine, after over 20 years to join DK Electronic Materials (DKEM), a leading Chinese conductive materials company. DKEM announced on March 6th that Shi will serve as their chief strategic scientist and director of the Future Industry Research Institute, leading strategic planning and development in emerging industries, particularly in semiconductor memory. This move comes as China aims to achieve self-sufficiency in advanced technologies like semiconductors and their packaging, driven by Western export restrictions and increasing demand. DKEM, based in Yixing, Wuxi, is a major global supplier of photovoltaic metallisation paste and listed on Shenzhen’s ChiNext board in 2020. Shi's appointment highlights DKEM's strategic expansion into the semiconductor memory sector.

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Shenzhen 30% Yixing 40% Wuxi 40% Beijing 50% University of California, Irvine 60% China 70% DK Electronic Materials ×480% Shi Guojun ×290%

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semiconductor 100% memory chips 90% china 80% dk electronic materials 70% semiconductor packaging 70% self-sufficiency 60% shi guojun 50% export restrictions 50% strategic planning 40%

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