Mr. Peter C. Chen This is Me

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1. 1. content_home

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   Published on: 2/13/2008   Last Visited: 2/13/2008

   Peter C. Chen, President & CEO
   
   Founded PCTEL in 1994 and served as President & CEO till the company successfully completed IPO in 1999. Continued serving as CEO & Chairman till February 2001 then resigned to start Silicon Data. Currently still a Board Director in PCTEL. Mr. Chen built PCTEL from the ground up to a US$100 millions dollar public company averaging over 50% CAGR. PCTEL was honored by Silicon Business Journal as the fastest growing private company in Silicon Valley in 1998 and by Electronics Business Journal as the fastest growing private Electronics Company in US in 1999; and then in 2000, selected by Deloitte & Touche as the #2 fastest growing company in Silicon Valley and the #7 in North America.
   
   Prior to founding PCTEL Mr. Chen was co-founder and Vice President of Engineering for Digicom Systems. He was responsible for manufacture operations and modem Digital Signal Processing development from 1987 to 1994. Mr. Chen received his BS degree in Control Engineering from Chiao Tung University in 1977 and MS in Electrical Engineering from Arizona State University in 1983. He was elected as Model of Oversea Chinese Youth Entrepreneur of Year 2000 by China Youth Career Development Association. Mr. Chen also holds 2 US patents.

2. 2. Today's News

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   Published on: 8/7/2002   Last Visited: 8/7/2002

   Peter Chen Resigns From PCTEL Board of Directors
   
   Company Founder Devotes Energies to Silicon Data
   
   MILPITAS, Calif., Aug. 7 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- PCTEL, Inc. (Nasdaq: PCTI), a leading provider of Internet access products announced today that it had accepted the resignation of Peter Chen, who had been serving on the company's Board of Directors and as its Honorary Chairman. Mr. Chen, along with two colleagues, founded PCTEL in 1994 and served as the company's CEO through its Initial Public Offering. After relinquishing the management of PCTEL in 2001, Mr. Chen started a new company, Silicon Data. That company now requires Mr. Chen's full attention.
   
   "We wish Peter the best in pursuing his new endeavor," said Marty Singer, PCTEL's Chairman and CEO.
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   "Peter, more than anyone in the industry, is responsible for the successful development and market acceptance of 'soft modems.' He is an outstanding entrepreneur, has uncommon development insights, and great passion for his work. We will miss his contributions on the board."
   
   "I have great pride in the business that we built at PCTEL and it is difficult to leave," remarked Peter Chen, President and CEO of Silicon Data. "I am extremely confident, though, in the new management team and believe that they are on the right track in pursuing wireless products. I can now leave to pursue new interests, knowing that PCTEL is in good hands," added Chen.
   
   Silicon Data, Inc. is a communications company providing integrated System-On-Chip (SOC) and extensive software package turnkey solutions to the Home and SOHO gateway and business IAD markets. With headquarters in Santa Clara, California, Silicon Data, Inc. has assembled a seasoned engineering team with extraordinary talents and expertise in communication IC design and networking software development.
   
   PCTEL, founded in March 1994, is a leading provider of innovative, cost-effective Internet access solutions, including analog soft modems, embedded DSP-based modems and the latest high speed wireless data technology. The company is built upon a wide-ranging and comprehensive portfolio of more than 80 analog and broadband communications patents, issued or pending, including the key and essential patents for Host Signal Processing (HSP) modem technology. PCTEL products are available to PC and data communications equipment manufacturers.

3. 3. About Us - Telewise Communications Inc.

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   Published on: 12/31/2007   Last Visited: 12/31/2007

   Peter Chen - Chairman Mr. Peter Chen co-founded PCTEL in March 1994 and served as CEO and Chairman of the Board from PCTEL's inception to February 2001. He built PCTEL from ground to a US$100 million dollars public company in 7 years. Prior to founding PCTEL, Mr. Chen has over 14 years experience in communication technologies development at Digicom Systems, Inc. (a company which he co-founded), Cermetek and Anderson-Jacobson, Inc. He holds 2 US patents in HSP technology. Mr. Chen has a B.S. in Control Engineering form National Chiao-Tung University, Taiwan, and a M.S. in Electrical Engineering from Arizona State University.