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Dr. Charles Chan appointed President of Silterra USA
Semiconductor wafer foundry veteran Dr. Charles Chan has been named President of Silterra USA, a wholly owned subsidiary of Silterra Malaysia.
Semiconductor wafer foundry veteran Dr. Charles Chan has been named President of Silterra USA, a wholly owned subsidiary of Silterra Malaysia. Chan, tapped to spearhead Silterra's sales operations in the U.S., is based in the company's San Jose, California office and reports directly to Lai Yit Loong, Vice President of Worldwide Sales and Marketing. Chan has over 17 years of experience in the semiconductor industry, most recently with Huahong International (Shanghai, China) where he was Vice President of Foundry Outsourcing. Chan had started-up the US sales office of Chinese wafer foundry Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation (SMIC) and was the Vice President for its Americas unit. His wafer foundry experience also included TSMC North America, where he was a Senior Account Manager for strategic accounts. Chan had also held senior technical positions at Intel and Micron Technology. He earned his doctorate, master's and bachelor's degrees in electrical engineering from the University of Texas at Arlington in the United States. "Charles is well known in the wafer foundry business and has a very successful track record," said Lai. "His experience in the leading foundries and extensive knowledge in the industry are immensely valuable assets for Silterra. With his solid background, Charles can lead us to better serve and increase our successes at key accounts." As President of Silterra USA, Charles Chan is responsible for the company's sales operations in North America, including expanding its customer base and optimising the sales process. "The wafer foundry business is very variable in that our performance has a tremendous impact on the success of our customers," said Chan. "Where Silterra can differentiate from the rest of the industry is to provide a complete solution with the right design expertise, optimized IP, and high quality manufacturing capabilities to customers. The value of our total solution strategy is to provide customers with competitive advantages to win in their own market segments."
