A (right nonsingular) ring R is
called a splitting ring if, for every right R-module M, the singular submodule Z(M)
is a direct summand of M. If R is a semiprime splitting ring with zero right socle,
then R contains no infinite direct sum of two-sided ideals. As applications of this
result, the center of a semiprime splitting ring with zero socle is analyzed, and the
study of splitting ring is completely reduced to the case where R is a prime
ring. The center of a semiprime splitting ring is a von Neumann regular
ring.