Volume 3, September 2003

APLUS FLASH:
IN THE NEWS

Aplus signs OTP licensing agreements with many companies worldwide

Aplus high-density 0.35um EEPROM IP now available at SMIC

Aplus to present at upcoming Communications IC Conference in Kunming City, China in August

PREVIOUS NEWS

World Journal: Alus Flash Technology riding new business opportunities in China

Sing Tao Daily: Aplus' Peter Lee taking advantage of China's IC opportunities

Monte Jade: Aplus - A leader with superior flash technology

          

Q & A with Hambrecht & Quist Asia Pacific's Chairman Dr. Ta-Lin Hsu

Dr. Ta-Lin Hsu is the pioneer of Asian Venture Capital. He received his PhD in Electrical Engineering from UC Berkeley, and a B.S. in Physics from National Taiwan University. Dr. Hsu joined Hambrecht & Quist Group in 1985, then became President of a separate corporation in 1990 on which he now sits on the board as Chairman. Prior to H&Q, he was a Senior Manager of Storage Systems and Technology at IBM.

   

Dr. Hsu administered the first professional venture capital fund in Taiwan, which later became H&Q Asia Pacific(AP). The approach of H&Q AP in Asia is to act as a long-term investor; it manages over 17 funds with committed capital in excess of 1.8 billion USD. The company is based in Silicon Valley, with 11 branch offices in other Asian countries including but not limited to: Bangkok, Hong Kong, Beijing, Tokyo, Taipei etc. Some of the companies in its portfolio include SMIC(Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation) in China, Starbucks Northern China, ACCESS (a major provider of the micro-Web browser for the NTT DoCoMo I-mode) in Japan. Asian Business Week named him an "Asian Star" and recognized him for inviting the World Bank to help with the Korean financial restructuring during the 1997 crisis. H&Q AP is also one of Aplus Flash Technology's major investors. It is our honor to be able to include this first hand interview of Dr. Hsu in our 2nd issue of Aplus News Flash.

 

Product & IP Update

Aplus is currently offering NVM IP for ROM, OTP, NTP & EEPROM.

 

Conference Abstract

In August, Aplus Flash Technology will be attending the upcoming

   
 
Communications IC Conference in Kunming City, China. This conference will focus on China and its role in the worldwide communications IC industry. For a look at our speech abstract, please click here.

IP Update

Aplus is running two shuttles for 0.5um and 0.35um OTP at its partner foundries. For more information, contact marketing@aplusflash.com.
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