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Chen Wen-ch'i

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Chen Wen-ch'i
陈文琦
Born (1955-11-16) November 16, 1955 (age 69)
CitizenshipTaiwan
United States
EducationNational Taiwan University (BS, MS)
California Institute of Technology (MS)
OccupationEntrepreneur
TitleCEO of VIA Technologies
SpouseCher Wang
Chen Wen-ch'i
Traditional Chinese陳文琦
Simplified Chinese陈文琦
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Tongyong PinyinChén Wénqí

Chen Wen-ch'i (Chinese: 陈文琦; pinyin: Chén Wénqí, born (1955-11-16)November 16, 1955) is a Taiwanese-American entrepreneur who has been president and CEO of VIA Technologies, Inc. since 1992.

Prior to VIA, Chen co-founded and was president and CEO of Symphony Laboratories, acquired by Winbond in 1995.[1] He also held positions of Sales & Marketing VP at high tech start-up ULSI and senior architect at Intel. Chen holds a master's degree in electrical engineering from National Taiwan University and a masters in computer science from the California Institute of Technology.[citation needed]

In June 2008, The Forbes ranked him with his wife Cher Wang, the chairperson of HTC, as the fifth richest of Taiwan.[2] Forbes estimated his net worth to be around US$850 million in May 2016.[3]

References

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  1. ^ LaPedus, Mark (October 30, 1995). "Winbond Plays It Out With Symphony". Electronic Buyers' News. CMP Publications: 3 – via ProQuest.
  2. ^ "Taiwan's Richest: #5 Cher Wang & Wen Chi Chen". Forbes. Retrieved 2008-08-07.
  3. ^ "Chen Wenchi & Wang Cher". Forbes.
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