Richard K. Williams
President and CEO, Chief Technical Officer
An acknowledged device physics expert in power management and IC technology, Richard has invented many landmark products. Prior to AnalogicTech, Richard spent 18 years at Siliconix where he was senior director of device concept and design. He invented and developed several milestone devices, including an airbag controller IC for Mercedes-Benz, a LiIon battery disconnect switch for Sony and Apple Computer, and the first production Trench Power MOSFET. Williams holds a BSEE from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and an MSEE from Santa Clara University.

Parviz Ghaffaripour
Executive Vice President, COO
Mr. Ghaffaripour brings over 23 years of diverse semiconductor experience to AnalogicTech having served tenures at Maxim Integrated Products, Inc., National Semiconductor Corporation and Exar Corporation. While at Maxim, Ghaffaripour most recently served as Vice President, establishing the successful System Sensing and Interconnect Products business unit. Prior to that, he worked in a variety of positions at National Semiconductor and Exar. Mr. Ghaffaripour earned a BSEE at University of California at Berkeley, a MSEE at Santa Clara University and executive degrees in Business Administration at Stanford University and Western Ontario.

Brian R. McDonald
VP of Finance and CFO
A 25-year veteran of semiconductor finance and operations, Brian McDonald is responsible for all finance, human resource, and information technology functions at AnalogicTech including investor relations, internal corporate governance, and global ERP (enterprise resource planning) system support. Previously, he served as vice president of administration and CFO for Monolithic Power Systems, where he was instrumental in closing a $17 million Series D private funding round. Prior to that, Brian was vice president of finance and CFO at Elantec Semiconductor and he served as vice president and CFO at Mattson Technology. Brian has held financial and operations management positions at several Silicon Valley companies, including National Semiconductor Corporation, Read-Rite Corporation, and Micro Linear Corporation. He holds a B.S. in Administration from Santa Clara University.

Dr. Jun-Wei Chen
VP of Technology
Dr. Chen's extensive experience in CMOS, BiCMOS, and DMOS process technology development enables him to lead the development of proprietary process technologies at AnalogicTech, including device conceptualization and modeling, process development and integration, simulation, and intellectual property. He previously served as Vice President of Technology for SmartASIC Technology, where he led the development of the company's high-voltage driver ICs for plasma display panels (PDPs). Prior to his work at SmartASIC, Chen was Chief Technology Officer for CLL Technology, a maker of LCD-TFT gate driver ICs. He has also held executive-level positions at Trident Microsystems (Assistant Vice President of Operations) and OPTi (Vice President of Foundry and Product Engineering). Chen holds a Ph.D. and an M.S. in Electrical Engineering from Carnegie-Mellon University, and a B.S. in Electrical Engineering from National Taiwan University.

Kevin D'Angelo
VP of Design
Since joining AnalogicTech in February 1999, Kevin has led the development of over 24 integrated circuits. Prior to AnalogicTech, Kevin had a prolific 20-year career as a design engineer. He served as a senior staff design engineer at Impala Linear Corporation and Siliconix, and began his career as an engineer at M/A-COM Linkabit. Kevin holds five patents and won the Marconi Award presented by Unico. He earned a BSEE from the University of California at San Diego.

Allen Lam
VP of Worldwide Operations
Allen is an expert in semiconductor manufacturing, packaging, and reliability. He has also written extensively about these disciplines. Allen's career spans 20 years in the semiconductor business, including 13 years at Siliconix. He holds five patents and graduated from Hong Kong Polytechnic University.