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Silicon Image (NSDQ: SIMG)
The Business:
Silicon Image designs, develops and
markets semiconductor solutions for high-speed digital communications. Our
technology is designed for applications that require cost-effective,
high-bandwidth integrated solutions for data transmission, such as the local
interconnect between host systems and digital displays, high-speed networking
and data storage. Silicon Image's current products enable host systems to
transmit digital video data and enable displays to receive and manipulate
digital video data. The opportunities in this market include for the host
systems, PCs, notebooks, set-top boxes, and DVD players, and for the displays,
LCD monitors, digital CRTs, projectors, microdisplays, HDTV, automotive,
point-of-sales, and plasmas. Dr. Kim was the first institutional investor
in Silicon Image which became the sixth most successful IPO in '99. The
enormous success of Silicon Image proved the model Dr. Kim had been developing of matching Korean Technology
with strong American management to successfully create valuable businesses.
The CEO: David Lee
Dr. Lee is the principal
founder of Silicon Image. Prior to founding Silicon Image, he was a principal
investigator at Sun Labs and in Technology Development at SMCC where he worked
on a number of advanced development projects including the development of a
high-speed CMOS serial interface technology. Before joining Sun, Dr. Lee spent
six years on the research staff at Xerox Palo Alto Research Center (PARC). While
at PARC, he led a number of projects in the development of hardware systems
integrating high resolution display technology and high performance computing,
including the design and development of LiveBoard, an interactive multimedia
whiteboard made of high-resolution LCD panels. Dr. Lee received his B.S., M.S.
and Ph.D. degrees in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science from U.C.
Berkeley.
Website: www.siimage.com
Contact Info: bonnie@siimage.com
1060 East Arques Ave.,
Sunnyvale, CA 94085 - Phone: 408-616-4000 / Fax: 408-830-9530
ECSoft (Wumart) (8277.HK) 
The Business:
eChinaStores has built a complete, multi-functional B2B
e-business trading platform for customers, who include manufacturers,
wholesalers, chain stores, convenience stores, etc. In April 2000, eChinaStores
launched the new B2B platform in China and the transaction volume reached RMB 2
million the first month. Since then, the transaction volume has continued to
grow rapidly. Closely linked with the e-marketplace in China, eChinaStores
offers ASP (Application Service Provider) and enabling services. eChinaStores
also carries out software development, system integration, MIS and ERP, as well
as providing consulting and total solution applications for e-business. ECSoft
was merged with WuMart, the Costco Partner in China, and which has now been listed publicly in the Hong Kong Exchange
and in fact was the largest GEM IPO in 2003..
The CEO: Zhang Wengzhong
Website: www.wumart.com
Contact Info: info@echinastores.com
China: F211 Ocean Plaza, No.158 Fuxingmennei
Street, Xicheng District, Beijing, P.R.China, 100031
Techwell, Inc (NSDQ:TWLL)
The Business:
Techwell, Inc is a designs, sells and markets mixed signal integrated circuits for video
and personal computer products.
Pursuing the new opportunities created by
the converging markets of the PC and the evolving digital TV, Techwell is
developing design cores for key new applications and is positioned to
provide high quality and efficient integrations of video integrated circuits
functions for digital TV, LCD TV, LCD Monitors, Video Hard Disk Recorders, PC/TV
Tuner Cards, internet appliances and other digital video and PC video products
Techwell filed S-1 January, 2006
CEO: Hiro Kozato
Website: www.techwellinc.com
Contact Info
408 East Plumeria Drive, San Jose, CA 95134 , USA
Power
Computing (Acquired by Apple Computer, Inc)
The Business:
Maker of superfast Macintosh clones which it markets by
direct-sales to its customers. Dr. Kim was one of the earliest investors as well
as a top advisor and close friend of the company from its Founding, helping lead this company to become one of the fastest growing
companies in history, later successfully merging with Apple Computer.
The CEO: Steve Kahng
Mr. Kahng has a Computer Science Degree from the
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, and was a mainframe engineer, before most
notably designing the Leading Edge PC, the first inexpensive clone of IBM's PC.
ClickAction - (Formerly NSDQ: CLAC, Later Acquired by infoUSA, Inc
- NasdaqNM: IUSA)
The Business:
ClickAction, a leading provider of
e-marketing automation service, drives e-business success for direct marketers
by providing permission-based products, services and intelligent messaging that
help clients cost-effectively acquire new customers, build current customer
relationships and increase revenue. ClickAction's E-Marketing
Automation (EMA) products help to build measurable one-to-one relationships
with our clients' customers, Web visitors and users through electronic channels
including email, Web sites, wireless devices and more. ClickAction's products
and services range from fully hosted ASP applications to licensable,
enterprise-class software. ClickAction's products have a proven track record of
success in a variety of industries including retail, catalog, brand and
publishing.
ClickAction has consistently built
momentum since the new management team was recruited to the company in early
1998. As a publicly traded company, ClickAction (Nasdaq: CLAC) was named the
ninth best performing stock on all U.S. capital markets in 1998 according to the
Wall Street Journal.
The CEO: Ed Henrich
As President and General Manager of Yesmail ClickAction, Ed Henrich is a
pioneer in the email marketing industry. Prior to his current role at Yesmail
ClickAction, Ed served as Vice President of Client Services at Yesmail and was
responsible for overseeing marketing strategy, account management, custom
engineering, and ASP operations for clients which include Hewlett-Packard,
Countrywide Home Loans, OfficeMax, Avon and Nine West. Before joining Yesmail,
Ed focused on investments in security, IT consulting and Internet direct
marketing at Internet Capital Group (ICGE). While at Internet Capital, he led
the investment in Internet direct marketer Matchlogic, which yielded a 4.5x
return in less than 9 months. As a Senior Consultant with McKinsey &
Company, he lead consultant/client teams working on engagements from process
benchmarking to mergers & acquisition for a variety of technology firms. Ed
is recognized authority in the industry and a frequent guest speaker at Jupiter,
ClickZ and DMA conferences. He has also been a guest lecturer on email marketing
at New York University. Ed, a former Fulbright Scholar to Australia, holds a
Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering, a M.S. in Aerospace Engineering from UCLA, and
a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Drexel University.
Website:
www.clickaction.com
Contact
Info: info@ClickAction.com
2197 East Bayshore Road, Palo Alto, CA 94303-3219
 Aeris.net
The Business:
Aeris.net™ develops and markets proprietary, two-way
technologies that enable the wireless connectivity and control of remote
intelligent devices. Aeris.net’s patented MicroBurst®
and VBurst™ service leverages existing cellular
networks and the Internet to provide a cost-effective, wireless data link to an
expanding host of fixed and mobile applications. Aeris.net aggregates,
integrates and optimizes public wireless networks to provide a single point of
connectivity for a complete, cost-effective wireless data network solution that
operates seamlessly over both analog and digital networks North America-wide.
The Aeris.net network is the first comprehensive network solution. Its
intrinsically low cost, universal roaming coverage, and highly optimized «machine-to-machine„
data transport are unmatched by any competitive solution. Dr. Kim was one
of the very first seed investors in Aeris.net.
The CEO: Richard N. Gossen
Mr. Gossen is a founder of Aeris.net™. He has more
than 30 years experience in the high tech industry, working in the fields of
semiconductors, computers, and telecommunications, with an extensive background
in new product and technology development. Mr. Gossen began his career at Texas
Instruments, where he served for more than 15 years, last as director of IC chip
product development. Among other successes at TI, Mr. Gossen led the design of
the first hand-held calculator. He led the development and deployment of four
generations of DRAM computer memory chips, creating a dominant market position
for TI worldwide.He also served as chairman and CEO of Silicon Design Labs,
Inc., CEO of Mass Memory Technology and vice president of Cypress Semiconductor,
where he was responsible for the development of Sun Microsystems' high
performance SPARC™ processor chip family. He joined Aeris.net in 1995. Mr.
Gossen holds a B.S. in Electrical Engineering from Louisiana State University
Website: www.aeris.net
Contact Info: info@aeris.net
1245 S. Winchester Blvd. Second Floor, San Jose, CA
95128
 Brovis
Wireless Networks
BroVis Wireless Networks is a developer of Next Generation Broadband Wireless
Access systems and solutions for outdoor and specialized indoor applications
using standards based technology. BroVis provides systems with advanced Radio
technology, carrier-class functionality and infrastructure management
capabilities that greatly increase the range, speed, reliability, security, and
management in challenging Non Line of Sight (NLOS) terrains and harsh industrial
settings.
The CEO: Muthu Logan
Muthu Logan has worked in the US for over 20 years with experience at leading
technology companies like Lucent Technologies, Ascend Communications, Intel,
Olin and Solectron. He has played a key role in the Broadband industry for the
last six years and held a pivotal role in making the DSL Broadband Access group
a major success story at Lucent Technologies. Previously, Muthu has held various
marketing and business development positions at Ascend Communications, Madge/LANNET
Data Communications and Solectron Corporation. He has also held various
engineering/ management positions at Intel and Olin Corporation. He holds a M.
S. I. E. /C. S. from the University of Texas, USA and a MBA. Muthu is the
founder of Brovis Wireless Networks, and eJunction Software. He has served as
technology advisor to three Venture Capital firms in the US and a leading
proponent of standards based Wi-fi and WiMax technologies.
Website: www.brovis.com
 CalKey Technologies
Empowering Next-Generation Applications
The Business:
A platform for dynamic collaborative
commerce Easy to configure, customize….extend
Designed to address complex purchase
situations that require dynamic collaboration among multiple business entities
to provide a complete solution to a customer need.
CEO: Krishna
Yarlagadda
Krishna Yarlagadda has been a Founder of
several companies by age 33, one of which, zsp.com, has been sold for a major
gain. Besides being a Founder of
CalKey Technologies, he is also a Founder of CoWave, a broadband wireless
company, Founder
and former CEO of ZSP, a pioneer
in bringing RISC technology to the DSP market,
Founder and Former CEO of n-Band, a communications processor company, Founder
and Chairman of Hellosoft, a company focusing on VoIP communication software
and Founder of V-Engines, a VoIP semiconductor company, acquired by Centillium.
Mr. Yarlagadda is also on multiple advisory Boards such as Silcon Spice
(acquired by Broadcom) & DSP World Conference and an Investor as
well as advisor to e-Daycare.com,
Awz.com and Homeland Networks, with other top Silicon Valley investors and
Founders. Prior to CalKey Mr.
Yarlagadda held key management and technical positions in the SPARC Processor
division of Sun Microsystems and helped found eSilicon.
Website: www.calkey.com
Contact Info: info@calkey.com
2542 S Bascom Avenue, Suite 203, Campbell, CA
95008, USA
ChinaWebEdu
Website: www.ChinaWebEdu.com
Chromux
The Business:
An opitcal components and subsystems company addressing
key needs of the dense wavelength division multiplexing (DWDM) system equipment
industry by combining
revolutionary MEMS technology and proprietary optical waveguide technology
in the manufacturing of Reconfigurable Optical Add/Drop Multiplexers (ROADM).
Dr. Kim is a Co-Founder,
Chairman of the Board and CFO.
The CEO: Dr. Tallis Chang
Dr. Chang received B.S. in electrical engineering at
U.C. Berkeley in 1979 and Ph.D. in electrical engineering at University of
Southern California in 1986. From
1986 to 1998, he led a number of projects at Rockwell Science Center involving
nonlinear optics, waveguide optics, and fiber optics.
He made a number of significant contributions in the areas of optical
switching, photonics, holographic memory, and nonlinear optical imaging. For his efforts, Dr. Chang won several IR&D awards at
Rockwell. From 1998 to 2000, Dr.
Chang led a team to develop a picometer metrology gauge for Space Interferometry
Mission at Jet Propulsion Laboratory. He
holds 8 patents and over 85 publications and conference presentations.
Dr. Chang has 21 years of experience in the field of optics and 14 years
of experience in project management.
Website: www.chromux.com
Contact
Info: info@chromux.com
3001 Sturgis
Rd,
Oxnard, California 93030
Epicenter Technologies PVT. LTD.
The Business:
An India-based, technologically advanced customer care
center, offering a comprehensive range of e-CRM solutions through multi-channel
communication platforms via email, chat, co-browsing, web, electronic fax and
calls inbound/outbound
The CEO: K. Vijay Rao
Mr. Rao is considered a leader in the
telecommunications industry in India with three decades of work
experience in India and the US. As Managing Director (GBCS) at AT&T/Lucent, he
was responsible for creating the market for call centers and voice mail in South
Asia. As Executive Director and CEO of Escotel, an Indian Multinational cellular
service company, he spearheaded his company to capture 67% of the market share
in India. He has a Bachelors degree (B.E.) from one of India's best
engineering institutes, BITS Pilani. and an MBA from the University of Colorado.
Vijay has written articles on the telecom industry for the Wall Street Journal. He has
also been on extensive lecture tours across India and the US.
Website: www.epicentertechnology.com
Contact Info: 1-866-883-7702
India Office: Sigma, 11th Floor, Hirandanani
Gardens, Powai, Mumbai - 76
US Office: 11840 Nicholas St. #205, Omaha,
NB 68154
Global Communication Technology, Inc.
The Business:
GCT Semiconductor designs, develops and markets
cost-effective, integrated circuit solutions for the wireless communications
industry using proprietary direct-conversion technology and standard RF CMOS
manufacturing processes.. Founded in 1998 by former management
members of a highly successful Silicon Valley company along with chief engineering groups
from Seoul
National University, GCT has provided innovative and proven chipsets that
support Bluetooth, wireless LAN, and all of the major cellular standards,
including GSM/GPRS. Parakletos@Ventures
is the Founding Venture Investor in GCT
and led the $14
million Series B Round. Since then
a subsequent $42 Million Series C Round was raised which was the largest deal in Silicon Valley in Q4'02.
The CEO: K.H.
Lee
Kyeongho "K.H" Lee holds seven separate U.S. patents - including one relating to GCT's
direct conversion architecture - with six others currently pending. Dr. Lee has
authorship credits on eleven separate white papers or presentations dealing with
communications semiconductor design, and was the winner of the Distinguished
Dissertation award in 2000 from Seoul National University -- a tribute to his
leadership in the wireless industry. Prior to founding GCT Semiconductor,
Dr. Lee worked at Silicon Image where he created and patented the architecture
behind Silicon Image's PanelLink flat panel display technology, which became a
worldwide standard. K.H. holds a Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from Seoul
National University.
Website:
www.gctsemi.com
Contact Info: contact@gctsemi.com
3016 Scott Blvd.,
Santa Clara CA 95054
 PicoNetics, Inc
- Pico
Power for Giga Performance
The Business:
PicoNetics is
commercializing a
revolutionary and patented, power saving technology applicable to every kind of
Integrated Circuit while adding virtually no overhead. Power consumption
is by far the most pressing concern in IC design today and PicoNetics' first
product, PicoEngineTM, addresses this need. This ultra-low
power technology will dramatically affect the entire IC industry.
PicoNetics closed a $13 million round of investment which was co-led by
Parakletos @ Ventures, LLC and Dr. Kim serves as Executive Chairman.
The CEO: Patrick Ang
Patrick Ang was appointed
as President & CEO of PicoNetics in January 2005. Mr. Ang brings more
than 20 years of senior-level management experience in the semiconductor and
consumer electronics industries. Most recently, Mr. Ang held the position
of Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of ESS Technology.
Mr. Ang was also Founder and CEO of Broadxent, Vice President of Creative
Technology, Founder and President of Ectiva, which was acquired.
Website: www.piconetics.com
Sohoware
The Business:
SOHOware, a wireless LAN pioneer, provides secure wired and wireless
networking solutions through a VAR-direct channel model to SMB and distributed
Enterprise markets. SOHOware solutions conform to OACIS™, SOHOware’s Open
Architecture for Converged IP Services that combines performance, next
generation application support and affordability.
The CEO: Dr. C.T. Wu
Website: www.sohoware.com
3050 Coronado Drive, Santa Clara, CA 95054
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