Mr. Chuck Cheng

Mr Chuck Cheng, founder and CEO of AppoTech Ltd, has over 20 years of IC design and management experience in Silicon Valley, USA. He established AppoTech in 2003 in Hong Kong with the aim of nurturing local engineers.

Mr Cheng has been active in technology industry and he has participated in various consulting bodies. The contribution of Mr Cheng has been recognised by a number of industry awards. In addition to the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year China (EOY China) 2011, Mr Cheng has received “Asia Pacific Entrepreneurship Award – Outstanding Entrepreneurship award in 2012”, “Capital – Leaders of Excellence in 2012”, “Excellence in Achievement of World Chinese Youth Entrepreneurs Award in 2010” and “Asia Pacific Entrepreneurship Awards-Most Promising Entrepreneur Award in 2009".

AppoTech Ltd is a fabless IC company which offers high performance, highly reliable and cost-effective system-on-chip (SoC). The company provides one-stop solution from IC design to application development in the area of ​​video, audio, telecommunications and home appliances such as digital photo frames, wireless audio devices, Skype/USB phones, baby monitors and automotive MP3.

With its headquarter located at the Hong Kong Science Park, AppoTech's emphasis is on its research and design capabilities and its success depends strongly on its engineering team. The company chose Hong Kong as its strategic base and also has operations in Mainland China (Shenzhen and Zhuhai ) and Taiwan to provide sales and technical support for customers in the Asia Pacific region.

For two consecutive years (2010 and 2011), AppoTech has been awarded Deloitte Technology Fast 50 China and is recognized as one of the 50 fastest growing companies in China.