Company Profile
We have historically focused on laser applied modules and their components, which are used in solid-state light source projectors, car headlights, and sensors. We have also developed laser light source for various applications including searchlights and laser stage lights. We have recently specialized in providing key semiconductor chips, components and solutions for solid-state light detecting and ranging (LiDAR) and adaptive driving beam (ADB) headlights that meet the automotive market standards, such as AEC-Q100, ISO 26262, and IATF 16949. We aim to offer crucial chips and system solutions with good performance, cost-efficiency, and automotive-grade reliability. We believe that its LiDAR and ADB products may empower the implementation of large-scale advanced driver assistance systems and self-driving technologies.
With strategically positioned offices at Central Taiwan Science Park and Hsin Chu Science Park campuses, we actively foster collaboration with semiconductor experts and develop technologies leveraging the robust semiconductor supply chain in Taiwan. As a Tier-2 supplier, we offer a holistic and complete solution for OEMs and Tier-1 partners engaged in the development and marketing of autonomous vehicles for the passenger car market and other pertinent sectors, such as robotaxi, drones, shuttles, and commercial trucks. Drawing upon breakthroughs in core components such as Optical Phased Array (OPA)/Vertical Cavity Surface Emitting Laser (VCSEL)/ Frequency Modulated Continued Wave (FMCW)/Application Specific Integrated Circuit (ASIC), we develop distinctive LiDAR and ADB solutions, which have, through our collaboration with National Chung Hsing University (NCHU)’s collaboration platform, led to successful partnerships with two renowned leading Original Design Manufacturer (ODM)/Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) and Tier-1 partners, namely Foxconn and Pegatron.
We also plan to leverage Taiwan’s mature semiconductor vertical supply chain to facilitate production of the chipsets used in our LiDAR and ADB productions. We plan to utilize the strong manufacturing capability of Taiwanese semiconductor manufacturers. The finished products will be packaged and assembled inhouse into our LiDAR and ADB products. This process aims to create a vertical production flow, thus making low-cost, high-performance solid-state LiDAR and ADB headlight a tangible commercial prospect.
We envision a future where the integration of Taiwan’s mature semiconductor vertical supply chain becomes a global trend in the electric vehicle market. This integration, fostered through our collaboration with partner customers, paves the way for low-cost, high-performance solid-state LiDAR to emerge as a tangible and compelling commercial component for future automotives. By continuing to drive innovation, embracing rigorous industry standards, and nurturing strong partnerships, we are committed to pioneering advancements in autonomous driving technology and contributing to the transformation of the automotive landscape.
Management Team
Yung-Peng Chang
Chairman of the Board, Director and Co-Chief Executive Officer
Dr. Chang serves as the Chairman and Co-CEO of the Company since February 2024. Dr. Chang is the co-founder of Taiwan Color Optics, Inc. (“TCO”) and has served as the President of TCO since 2009. At TCO, Dr. Chang leads TCO’s efforts in developing LiDAR solution, intelligent headlight, optical design, and 3D-sensing R&D projects. For such efforts, under Dr. Chang’s leadership, TCO received the 1st prize of the Asia Science Park Association in October of 2015. From 2001 to 2008, Dr. Chang was Section Manager in charge of optical research department of Everest Display Inc. (which merged into K Laser Group on June 30, 2020) (Taiwan Stock Exchange: 2461), a pioneer in optical hologram origination, hologram embossing and the material deposition process, where Dr. Chang successfully developed the microstructure of LCD backlight modules for LCD TVs, the optical engine of 3-panel LCD projector, and optical interactive whiteboards. Dr. Chang holds a Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from National Chung Hsing University of Taiwan. Dr. Chang is primary author or co-author of numerous scientific papers on LiDAR solution, intelligent headlight, optical design, and 3D-sensing in leading academic and industry journals such as Optics Express and journals of SPIE.
Alan Chih-Feng Wang
Co-Chief Executive Officer and Director
Mr. Wang serves as the Co-CEO of the Company since February 2024. Mr. Wang is a co-founder and director of TCO. At TCO, Mr. Wang specializes in development of optical thin-film and LiDAR infrared coating technology. Before founding TCO, Mr. Wang headed the R&D department of Kinko Optical (Taipei Exchange: 6209) from 2001 to 2008, where he was in charge of the development of DWDM for optical communications and UVIR optical filter for projectors. From 2008 to 2009, Mr. Wang served as a technical consultant to Calin Technology (Taiwan Stock Exchange: 4976), a provider of optical lenses, on optical thin-film coating technology. Mr. Wang holds a master’s degree in Electrical Engineering and Executive MBA from Feng Chai University of Taiwan.
Chun-Nien Liu
Chief Technical Officer
Dr. Liu serves as the Chief Technology Officer of the Company since February 2024. Dr. Liu has more than 10 years’ experience in optoelectronic components, chips and system integration technology and design. Dr. Liu’s primary research areas encompass fiber lasers and amplifiers, as well as design and integration of photoelectric systems, including silicon photonics, optical phased arrays, biomedical microscopes, LiDAR, and ADB smart headlights. Throughout the years, Dr. Liu has been honored with multiple prestigious awards, including the Postdoctoral Researcher Academic Publication Award in 2019, the Entrepreneurial Potential Award of the FITI Program in 2020, and three Future Tech Awards in 2020 and 2021. Furthermore, he was the recipient of the Young Scholar Innovative Research Award in 2021. Dr. Liu holds a Ph.D. in Optoelectronics from National Sun Yat-sen University of Taiwan. Dr. Liu also served as visiting scholar in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering at University of California San Diego from September to November of 2019. Dr. Liu is the co-author with the Company’s president Dr. Chang of numerous scientific papers on LiDAR solution, intelligent headlight, optical design, and 3D-sensing in leading academic and industry journals such as Optics Express and journals of SPIE.
Tina Hsiu-Chen Hsu
Chief Financial Officer
Ms. Hsu serves as the Chief Financial Officer of the Company since February 2024. She has served as TCO’s Accounting Manager since joining TCO in 2009. Ms. Hsu has more than 20 years of experience in accounting and finance, having served as a manager in the Accounting and Financial Department in Cyntec Electronics, a leading provider of magnetic components, passive components, power modules, RF and optical modules and a subsidiary of Delta Electronics Group (Taiwan Stock Exchange: 2308) from 1998 to 2009, where she helped to accomplish an initial public offering. Ms. Hsu holds a B.S. degree in Accountancy from National Kaohsiung University of Applied Science in Taiwan.
Directors
Yung-Peng Chang
Chairman of the Board, Director and Co-Chief Executive Officer
Dr. Chang serves as the Chairman and Co-CEO of the Company since February 2024. Dr. Chang is the Co-founder of Taiwan Color Optics, Inc. (TCO) and has served as the President of TCO since 2009. At TCO, Dr. Chang leads TCO’s efforts in developing LiDAR solution, intelligent headlight, optical design, and 3D-sensing R&D projects. For such efforts, under Dr. Chang’s leadership, TCO received the 1st prize of the Asia Science Park Association in October of 2015. From 2001 to 2008, Dr. Chang was Section Manager in charge of optical research department of Everest Display Inc. (which merged into K Laser Group on June 30, 2020) (Taiwan Stock Exchange: 2461), a pioneer in optical hologram origination, hologram embossing and the material deposition process, where Dr. Chang successfully developed the microstructure of LCD backlight modules for LCD TVs, the optical engine of 3-panel LCD projector, and optical interactive whiteboards. Dr. Chang holds a Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from National Chung Hsing University of Taiwan. Dr. Chang is primary author or co-author of numerous scientific papers on LiDAR solution, intelligent headlight, optical design, and 3D-sensing in leading academic and industry journals such as Optics Express and journals of SPIE.
Alan Chih-Feng Wang
Co-Chief Executive Officer and Director
Mr. Wang serves as the Co-CEO of the Company since February 2024. Mr. Wang is a Co-founder and Director of TCO. At TCO, Mr. Wang specializes in development of optical thin-film and LiDAR infrared coating technology. Before founding TCO, Mr. Wang headed the R&D department of Kinko Optical (Taipei Exchange: 6209) from 2001 to 2008, where he was in charge of the development of DWDM for optical communications and UVIR optical filter for projectors. From 2008 to 2009, Mr. Wang served as a Technical Consultant to Calin Technology (Taiwan Stock Exchange: 4976), a provider of optical lenses, on optical thin-film coating technology. Mr. Wang holds a master’s degree in Electrical Engineering and Executive MBA from Feng Chai University of Taiwan.
Charles W. Tu
Independent Director
Dr. Tu serves as Independent Director of the Company since February 2024. Dr. Tu is a Yushan Fellow in the Department of Electrical Engineering, National Chung Hsing University, Taiwan, and a Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) in the Jacobs School of Engineering, University of California, San Diego (UCSD), since 2018. He joined the UCSD faculty in 1988 and was appointed an Associate Dean of the Jacobs School of Engineering in 2004, after serving from 1999 to 2003 as the Chair of the ECE department. Dr. Tu’s research interests include novel III-V compound semiconductor heterostructures and nanostructures grown by molecular beam epitaxy (MBE) for electronic, optoelectronic and photovoltaic devices. He was a Distinguished Member of Technical Staff at AT&T Bell Laboratories from 1980 to 1988. He earned his Ph.D. in Engineering and Applied Science from Yale University in 1978 and his B.Sc. (Hon.) in Physics from McGill University in 1971. Prof. Tu is a Fellow of the IEEE, the American Physical Society, and the AVS Science and Technology Society. He received Taiwan’s Pan Wen-Yuan Foundation Outstanding Research Award in 2009, the North American MBE Innovator Award in 2011, an honorary doctorate from Linköping University in Sweden in 2013, the IEEE Region 6 Outstanding Educator Award in 2014, and the International MBE Conference Al Cho MBE Award in 2020.
Mu-Jung Yang
Independent Director
Mr. Yang serves as Independent Director of the Company since February 2024. Mr. Yang is Managing Supervisor at Yun Tong Motor Transportation Company, Ltd., and is a Director at Chan Lone Industrial Company, Ltd. and Asia Professional Group Company, Ltd. Mr. Yang has advanced analytics skills in consumer finance and risk management, and possesses coordination and organization skills to improve the effectiveness of collaboration between government, universities and industry. From 2021 to 2023, Mr. Yang was Deputy Secretary-general of Academia-Industry Consortium for Science Parks in Central Taiwan. From 2007 to 2012, Mr. Yang was Chief Executive Officer of Pro Loan Financing Company, Ltd. (a subsidiary of Taiwan’s Nice Group). From 2003 to 2007, Mr. Yang was Senior Manager in the Department of Consumer Finance of Fu Hua Commercial Bank. From 2018 to 2022, Mr. Yang was Secretary general of National Chung Hsing University Alumni Association. Mr. Yang holds an Executive Master of Business Administration from National Chung Hsing University, Taiwan.
Kwan Sun
Independent Director
Mr. Sun serves as Independent Director of the Company since February 2024. Mr. Sun has served as an Independent Director of Chenghe Acquisition Co. since April 2022. Mr. Sun founded Millburn Advisory LLC, a real estate fund manager, in 2018 and has served as its managing partner since then. From 2015 to 2018, Mr. Sun served as the Vice Chairman of Nan Fung Group’s US businesses to help develop Nan Fung Group’s US real estate business. Since October 2023, Mr. Sun has served as an Independent Director of Chenghe SPAC I. Mr. Sun served as a Director at Deutsche Bank in structured products department from 1997 to 2003, and as a Director at Morgan Stanley in structured products department from 2003 to 2007. Thereafter, Mr. Sun served as a Managing Director at Deutsche Bank in structured products department from 2007 to 2009 and as a Managing Director at Morgan Stanley in the investment banking department from 2009 to 2014. Prior to joining Deutsche Bank in 1997, he served as a Vice President the capital markets department of Merrill Lynch, where he focused on trading fix income derivatives. He joined Merrill Lynch in 1992. Mr. Sun graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Ohio State University.
