EDA and Fabless IC Design

Dr. Brian Tien

Brian is a veteran executive with 25+ years of hi-tech business management experience ranging from multi-national enterprises to VC-funded startups, with strong global perspectives on US, Asia and Israel. His work expertise covers wide range of hi-tech areas, especially in IC/EDA, networking and software outsourcing.

He is the Board Director and former CEO of Acornsoft, a Shanghai-based startup he co-founded with several other Silicon Valley entrepreneurs in 2001. Acornsoft’s China-based R&D center provides software development and testing services to US high-tech companies. Brian served on advisory boards of several IT startup companies in Silicon Valley, as well as business consultant for international technology companies in Taiwan and Singapore. Brian has extensive experience in founding hi-tech startup companies in Silicon Valley since 1996, including Lean Software (San Jose) and Everex Communications (Fremont). He served CEO and Marketing VP roles in those companies. Before his entrepreneur career, he worked at multi-nationals like Intel, Cadence, GM Hughes, for over 20 years holding senior management positions in R&D, business development and application engineering. He holds BSEE from National Taiwan University and MS/Ph.D. in Computer Sciences from University of Wisconsin, Madison. He published numerous papers on IEEE and ACM publications.





Internet Infrastructure and Software
David E. Gonzalez

David has been a software designer and developer for the past 14 years, the last 10 of which have been spent with Microsoft Corporation. David was instrumental in launching Microsoft into the online real estate market with HomeAdvisor Technologies, Inc., a company focused on business-to-consumer websites and business-to-business services for real estate and mortgage professionals. He is primarily a technologist, holding six patents for his efforts ranging from automatic repairing of applications in Windows 2000, to an algorithm for matching potential borrowers with eligible and qualified loan products for HomeAdvisor. Along with his technology expertise and experience, David also brings a broad understanding of business models, marketing and contractual negotiations. David holds undergraduate degrees in Computer Science and Physics from the University of Puget Sound and a Masters in Engineering and Applied Physics from Cornell University.





Legal, Corporate Finance, Investment & Securities
Charles Law

Charles is a reputable and well-recognized Chinese-American attorney in the San Francisco Bay Area. He is the managing partner and co-founder of Law & Partners, which merged with King & Wood in January 2001. The firm focuses on U.S. and international business law, international investment, international litigation, corporate and securities law, venture capital finance and private placement, and China and immigration related law. Charles travels frequently to China and Taiwan and is often invited to be a guest speaker at various seminars and conferences. Charles is active in the local Chinese community and serves as Executive Vice President and Director of the U.S.-China Economic Business Association and is the director of NBI (a prominent Chinese-American computer association). Charles earned his LL.M. degree in International Comparative Law from Southern Methodist University School of Law, and his bachelor’s degree in Law from Soochow University in Taiwan.





Legal, Corporate Finance, Investment & Securities
C. H. Hsueh

C.H. has extensive financing and corporate affairs expertise. He serves on the board of directors of several companies including CTT Inc., a microwave component business, and Golden Security Bank Corporation. As chairman of J.P. Original Corporation, a Los Angeles-based investment company focused on distribution and channel marketing, C.H. has been in the import-export business for computer peripherals and general merchandise for 15 years. His company covers sourcing and marketing in Greater China, North and South America, and Europe. C.H. has been an experienced Southern California angel investor for a number of years and is a DragonVenture investor. He is a graduate of the National Chung Hsing University Business School in Taipei, Taiwan and holds a Master degree in Accounting/Business from Utah State University.




Internet Infrastructure & Software
Jim Su

Jim is President and CEO of EE Solutions, Inc. in Hsin-Chu, Taiwan. He was previously director and senior manager for Cadence Taiwan, and Cadence Design Systems in San Jose, California. Jim also serves as board director for Skylan Communications and is an advisor for PerfiSANs Networks, Inc. in Toronto, Canada. He earned his MSEE from the University of Santa Clara, his MBA from San Jose State University, and his BS from National Chao Tung University in Hsin-Chu, Taiwan.

Legal, Corporate Finance, Investment & Securities
Luyu Wang

Luyu is the Vice President of the Administrative Committee of Zhongguancun Haidian Science Park in Beijing, the largest incubation center in China with over 6,000 incubatees. Luyu is also a full professor with the Department of Physics, Xinjiang University, China. He received his PhD and MS in theoretical physics from Lanzhou University, China, and his BS in physics from Xinjiang University, China.