Portrait of Yu Renrong

Rank #893

Yu Renrong

Net worth $4.8B

Semiconductors · China

Born
Apr 01, 1966
Age
60
Source
Semiconductors
Residence
Ningbo, Zhejiang
Citizenship
China
Marital status
Children
0
Education
Bachelor of Science in Engineering, Tsinghua University

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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.

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