Management Team

Dr. Timothy Han – President and Sr. Director of Technology

Timothy is deeply involved in design and development of the advanced power electronics modules and subsystems using SiC devices for the next generation power transportation systems and alternative energy industry in SemiQ Inc. Han has 25 years’ experience in semiconductor devices, SiC power devices & packaging, optical components & packaging, and simulation of the power electronics systems. From 1988 to 1998, He served as a Principal Engineer at ETRI, Taejon, Korea. From 1999 to 2006, he was a Principal Research Engineer with the Lucent Technologies, Cenix, Inc, and Qlogic Corporation. Timothy has BS and MS degrees in Electrical Engineering from Busan National University and a Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from KAIST (Korea Advance Institute of Science and Technology).

Chip Brakeville – VP of Sales

Over 30 years of sales & marketing experience with global semiconductor manufacturing companies including On Semi, TSMC, Renesas and National Semiconductor. Chip worked with channel partners, distributors, and sales representatives, and developed go to market strategy to exceed goals by implementing strategies for emerging markets and developing a sales structure to maximize the impact of branding and marketing efforts. He has BS degree in Computer Science & System Engineering.

Michael Tsang – VP, Product Engineering & Operations

Michael has over 28 years in the Semiconductor industry. He was previously Vice President of Product Engineering & Global Operation at Supertex Inc. He held positions as Process Engineering, Product Marketing Engineering, and Device Engineering at Siliconix. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering from California State University, San Jose and an MBA from University of Southern California, Marshall School of Business.

Robert Munck – Director of Finance and Administration

Robert is responsible for the company’s financial planning and strategy, accounting and reporting, treasury, tax, payroll and HR. Robert has a proven track record with over 25 years of financial leadership in various industries, with 20 of those in the semiconductor industry.

He previously held senior positions as CFO at Freedom Smokeless, Controller at ARS Rescue Rooter, Pick up Sticks and Operations Controller at QLogic Corporation during its formidable growth years. Robert received a Degree from UC Santa Barbara as Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) in Business Economics and Accounting.

John Silk – Director of Quality

John has over 3 decades of industry experience in variety of Southern California semiconductor companies. He has effectively fulfilled roles in both engineering and management in the areas of product engineering, operations and quality assurance. As such, John is well suited to support SemiQ’s dynamic growth.