Executive Team
| Title | Name | Major Experience |
|---|---|---|
| Chairman | Dr. Charles Hsu |
Dr. Hsu was named Chairman of eMemory in 2009. He founded eMemory Technology Inc. as its President in 2000 with the goal of providing the most innovative NVM IP technology. Under Dr. Hsu’s inspiring leadership, eMemory has been achieving technology breakthroughs and awarded prizes one after another, and grow to be the biggest eNVM IP provider in the world. The success and popularity of eMemory quickly grew over the years as industry partners and customers realized the unparallel value of its technology innovation and excellent technical service. Prior to founding eMemory, Dr. Hsu was appointed the Chairman of Institute of Electronics Engineering of National Tsing-Hua University (NTHU), from 1998 to 2000, because of his outstanding academic and extra-curriculum achievements. He was a professor of Department of Electronics Engineering at NTHU from 1996 to 1998, and in the meantime also the director of Tzu-Chiang Institute and Incubation Center. Before becoming a professor, Dr. Hsu was an associate professor since 1992, a year he was invited by NTHU to return to Taiwan from the United States. Dr. Hsu joined IBM T.J. Watson Research Center in New York State, USA, and served as a researcher from 1987 to 1992. Dr. Hsu graduated from National Tsing-Hua University (NTHU) with a B.S. in Electrical Engineering and received his M.S. and Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. He holds over 200 patents and published 120 papers in semiconductor device area, and receives renowned recognition for his extensive research and comprehensive inventions. |
| President | Michael Ho |
Mr. Ho was appointed President in 2021. With nearly 20 years of management experience inside eMemory, he brings to the role the business knowledge and expertise to guide the company’s future growth. Mr. Ho has held various management positions since joining in 2002. Most recently, as senior vice president, he oversaw worldwide sales, product marketing, global business development, and customer engineering services. In the past, he also managed technology platform development. Mr. Ho played an integral role in establishing the company as the market leader in logic-based non-volatile memory (Logic NVM), by leading the sales team since 2008. Before joining eMemory, Mr. Ho worked at Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) and participated in various non-volatile memory technology development projects. Mr. Ho has a master’s degree in Electrical Engineering from National Tsing-Hua University (NTHU) and holds over 30 patents in the semiconductor technology field./p> |
| EVP, Chief Operating Officer | Chris Lu |
Mr. Lu was appointed Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer in 2025 to oversee eMemory's global business development, technology and product line R&D, and the company’s long-term operations and growth strategies. Mr. Lu joined eMemory in 2002 as the Customer Engineering Department Manager. Since 2012, he has led the OTP Business Group, driving the successful development of OTP SIP technology in advanced process nodes, including 12nm, 7nm, and 5nm. In 2022, he was appointed Senior Vice President of Business Development to spearheaded global business expansion, product market strategies, and customer engineering efforts. Before joining eMemory, Mr. Lu contributed to semiconductor process-related R&D projects at Philips and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC). Mr. Lu received his master’s degree in Photonics and Optoelectronics Engineering (formerly Electro-Optical Engineering) from National Taiwan University (NTU) and holds over 40 patents in semiconductor technology. |
| SVP, General Manager of OTP Business Group | Hsin Ming Chen |
Mr. Chen was appointed Vice President in 2022, and promoted to Senior Vice President and General Manager of OTP Business Group in 2025, focusing on technology innovation and the development of the OTP SIP product line. He joined eMemory in 2002, and has been a central figure in the development of embedded OTP memory and PUF (Physical Unclonable Functions) technology. Prior to joining eMemory technology, Mr. Chen’s work focused on Nonvolatile Memory technology and advanced process development for Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC). Mr. Chen graduated from National Tsing Hua University with a master’s degree in Electrical Engineering and obtained over 200 patents in the semiconductor field. |
| SVP, Research and Development | John Ho |
Mr. Ho served as Vice President since 2014, responsible for leading the Engineering Center and ensuring that product integration retains its high-efficiency standards. And he was promoted to Senior Vice President of Research and Development in 2025. Ho joined eMemory in 2000 as one of the company’s founding members and focused on the R&D of core technologies and SIP. Mr. Ho graduated from National Chiao Tung University (NCTU) with a master’s degree in Electronics Engineering.Prior to joining eMemory, Mr. Ho worked on memory design and development at Vanguard International Semiconductor (VIS). |
| VP, General Manager of MTP Business Group | Tim Lai |
Mr. Lai was appointed Vice President and General Manager of the MTP Business Group in 2025, leading the research, development and technology platform expansion of MTP and emerging memory SIP products. Since joining eMemory in 2005, he has been actively involved in the development and platform deployment of embedded OTP and MTP memory technologies. Prior to joining eMemory, Mr. Lai worked at TSMC, focusing on semiconductor process development. He graduated from National Tsing Hua University with a master’s degree in Electrical Engineering and obtained over 60 patents in the semiconductor field. |
| VP, OTP Business Group | Shark Lin |
Mr. Lin was appointed Vice President of OTP Business Group in 2025, leading the division in driving innovation and developing the OTP SIP product line and operational platform. He joined eMemory in 2002 and had been dedicated to the development of embedded OTP memory technologies on various platforms. Prior to joining eMemory, Mr. Lin worked at Mosel Vitelic Inc., focusing on quality and reliability analysis. Mr. Lin graduated from National Central University with a master’s degree in Electrical Engineering and obtained over 50 patents in the semiconductor field. |