Frank C. Lin

VP of Global Sales & Marketing @ NEWRACOM

About

Customer focused, results oriented business executive with proven track record in new market/application creation, strategic business development, design win success, contract negotiation, revenue growth and all aspects of business management on a global scale. Bilingual and bicultural (Taiwan and US) with hands on experience creating global extended business and technical support structures. 30 years of fabless startup (ASIC), wireless, consumer, PC, automotive, industrial and embedded platform experience. C-Level industry connections (OEM/ODM/VC) Instrumental in 3 successful IPOs with $2.5+ billion market cap. Pre-IPO market/revenue creation. Post-IPO with revenue growth and managed over $300M+ annually. Achieved Quarter to Quarter revenue growth in 9 consecutive quarters. Extensive startup experience and proven track record in global business & market development and sales channel & demand creation / management.

Country

United States

City

San Jose

Industry

Semiconductors

Skill

Semiconductors, Mobile Communications, Start-ups, Processors, Wireless, Automotive, GPS, Consumer Products, Account Management, Team Leadership, Strategic Partnerships, DSL, SoC, New Business Development, Strategy Development, Video, Market Development, PC, Distribution Management, Revenue Management

Experience

VP of Global Sales & Marketing

NEWRACOM

2018-1 - Present · 8 yrs 9 mos

San Jose, California

Pioneer and industry leading 802.11ah WiFi HaLow SoC provider for wireless embedded applications and platforms. - Enabled World First 802.11ah HaLow commercial / certified product(s) globally. - Global strategy for market /application / ecosystem / support structure / demand creation. - Founding member and steering committee member of Japan WiFi HaLow 802.11ah Promotion Council (AHPC) and Cross-regional WiFi HaLow Development Forum - Successful transitioned from IP to fabless semiconductor business model. - Established global business and technical support structure.

Sr. Director of Global Sales

Aviacomm

2012-10 - 2018-1 · 5 yrs 4 mos

Milpitas, California

Aviacomm is developing industry leading wideband programmable SDR (50MHz to 2.85GHz) & RF front-end solutions for IOT/M2M, TVWS/802.11af, mobile health, robotics, autonomous systems and other embedded applications. - Key strategic partnerships including China Mobile, AT&T Aviation, APSI (No. 1 satellite solution provider in Korea) and Innonet (No. 1 TVWS / 802.11af solution provider in Korea) - UMC as lead investor and strategic foundry partner.

Director of Sales - Asia Pacific & Global Strategic Account

Marseille Networks Inc

2011-1 - 2012-9 · 1 yr 9 mos

Santa Clara, California

Pioneer and industry first Ultra HD (4K/2K) video processor and platform. - Key partnerships with Samsung TV & Blu-ray, LG TV & Mobile, Sharp, Toshiba, Mitsubishi, ChiMei, AUO & OPPO. - Key contributor in early stage fundraising (Series A & B).

Director of Sales - North America

Fortemedia

2008-6 - 2011-1 · 2 yrs 8 mos

Cupertino, California

Industry first MEMS dual-microphone noise suppression voice processor and software, mainly for mobile handsets, automotive, PC and other embedded applications. - Approved supplier for HP and Dell consumer and enterprise NB products.

Taiwan Country Manager & Director of Asia Pacific

SiRF Technology (NASDAQ listed in 2004)

2001-2 - 2008-6 · 7 yrs 5 mos

San Jose, California and Taipei City, Taiwan

SiRF Technology is the pioneer and world leading solution provider of commercial GPS SOC, software, End-end AGPS and LBS platform. The company had a successful IPO in 2004. - Key customers including Samsung Mobile, LG Mobile, Pantech, HTC, LG-OnStar, Garmin, Magellan, TomTom and Mio/Mitac - 80% global market share and $150M revenue annually. - Relocated to APAC HQ in Taiwan from 2005 to 2008.

Regional Sales Director

Krypton Isolation Inc. (acquired by Silicon Labs & NASDAQ listed in 2000)

1999-10 - 2001-2 · 1 yr 5 mos

Pleasanton, California

Pioneer and leading supplier of silicon DAA and ADSL RF Transceiver for PC and embedded applications.

Sr. Sales Manager - Korea & Singapore

PCTel Inc. (NASDAQ listed in 1999)

1997-4 - 1999-10 · 2 yrs 7 mos

San Jose, California

Pioneer and world leading supplier of 56K soft modem and ADSL chipset and software for PC and embedded applications. The company had a successful IPO in 1999. - Enabled exclusive supplier partnerships with TriGem/e-Machine, Samsung and LG with 90% market share. - Exclusive partnership with Aztech Singapore (Tier-1 56k modem solution provider) and Mac Systems (No. 1 56k modem solution provider in Korea)

North America Account Manager

E-Tech Research Inc.

1993 - 1997 · 4 yrs

Fremont, CA

Market leader for 28,8K, 33.6K, 56K and ISDN solution for PC and other embedded applications. E-Tech was an independent and privately-held data communications and telecommunications affiliate of UMAX Group, a worldwide developer and manufacturer of computer and communication technology with sales of over $2 billion.