Xped Strengthens Board with Key Appointment
Perth, April 21, 2016 AEST (ABN Newswire) - Xped Limited (
ASX:XPE) ("Xped" or "the Company") today announced the appointment of Dr. Wenjun Sheng as a Non-Executive Director of the company, effective from today 21 April, 2016.
Dr. Wenjun Sheng brings to the board significant experience in RF SOC semiconductor design, marketing, distribution, management and knowledge of the global semi-conductor and device markets. Dr Sheng currently serves as the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Telink Semiconductor, a leading provider of low power wireless connectivity chips and solutions for Internet of Things (IoT). Telink Semiconductor (www.telink-semi.com) was founded in 2010 and received venture capital backing from Intel Capital in 2015. With over 10 chipset designs in the range, Telink Semiconductor is on target to deliver over 100,000,000 units to their customers in 2016.
Dr. Sheng has over 15 years of semiconductor industry experience, he has shown an ability to grow businesses from inception, to first revenue and profitability in an effective and accelerated manner. Prior to co-founding Telink Semiconductor in 2010, he was VP of RFIC design at Wiscomm Microsystem Inc., a startup company focusing on CMOS satellite TV tuner chip product.
Dr Sheng has held key technical positions with industry leaders like Qualcomm and Silicon Labs etc., and was one of the pioneers in CMOS RFIC design. Dr. Sheng holds 30 patents in RF and mixed-signal IC design, and is a member of China's top recruitment program of global experts "Thousand Talents Program". Dr. Sheng holds a BS in electronics engineering from Tsinghua University and an ME and Ph.D. in electrical engineering from Texas A&M.
The board of Xped are delighted with the appointment of Dr Sheng to the role of Non- Executive Director and is looking forward to the expertise he will bring to the Board and assist the Company with its vision and goals in delivering technology for the Internet of Things (IoT).
About XPED Ltd
XPED Ltd (ASX:XPE) is an Australian Internet of Things (“IoT”) technology business. Xped has developed revolutionary and patent-protected technology that allows any consumer, regardless of their technical capability, to connect, monitor and control devices and appliances found in our everyday environment. Xped provides technology solutions for Smart Home, Smart Building, and Healthcare.
At Xped, we’re Making Technology Easy Again(TM)
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