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Actions Semiconductor Co. Ltd.

ACTS is in the Technology Industry

Market Cap:$1.2B
Last Fiscal Year Sales:$116.6M
  • Public
Dow Jones Description

Actions Semi takes action in portable media players. Founded in 2001 and headquartered in Zhuhai, China, Actions Semiconductor Co., Ltd. (NASDAQGM: ACTS) designs system-on-a-chip (SoC) semiconductor products. The company primarily serves the portable media player market, both flash memory and hard disk drive enabled. It offers chips, solution development kits, customization documents, and product testing services. It is a fabless semiconductor maker, outsourcing actual fabrication to other chip makers. The company had 2005 revenue of about $149.6 million and employs about 270 people. In April 2006 the company was recognized as one of the AôBest Embedded System Enterprises in China' for the years 2004 and 2005.

Chief Executive Officer
Nan-Horng Yeh
Number of Employees 658
Contact Information

15-1 1 HIT Road

Zhuhai 519085

www.actions-sem...

(86) 756 339 2353

NAICS Code Bare Printed Circuit Board Manufacturing: 334412

Recent Events

  • China In-Focus: Chen Named CEO Of Actions Semiconductor

    11/06/09 - Mgmt. Change Leaving - General Manager - View Story

  • Chen promoted as CEO of Actions Semiconductor

    11/06/09 - Mgmt. Change Entering - Director - View Story

  • Actions Semiconductor Slips To Loss In Q3; Guides Q4; Promotes Niccolo Chen To CEO

    11/06/09 - Financial Announcement - View Story

  • Actions Semiconductor to Report Third Quarter 2009 Financial Results on November 5, 2009

    10/16/09 - Financial Announcement - View Story

  • Actions Semiconductor Reports Second Quarter 2009 Results

    8/05/09 - Financial Announcement - View Story

News & Analysis

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Decision Makers

Name (plus bio) Position
Nan-Horng Yeh Chief Executive Officer
Hsiang-Wei Lee CFO
Li Shao Chuan CTO
Shao Chuan Li CTO
Hui-Dong Tien Director

Board of Directors

Name (plus bio) Position
Byung-Jin Kang Chairman
Chiu Tzu-Yin Board of Directors
Hsiao Paul Board of Directors
Lin Yu-Hsin Casper Board of Directors
Paul Hsiao Board of Directors
Tien Hui-Dong Board of Directors
Tzu-Yin Chiu Board of Directors
Yu-Hsin Lin Board of Directors

Organization Position Status
Rimasia Capital Partners, L.P. Chief Executive Officer Current
Actions Semiconductor Co., Ltd. Chief Executive Officer Current
Realtek Semiconductor Corp. Vice President Former
Realtek Semiconductor Corp. Director Former
Washington University Master of Business Administration Degree Former
National Chiao Tung University Bachelor of Science Degree In Transportation Management Former

Lee, Hsiang-Wei (David) served as Actions’ Chief Financial Officer from August 2005 through October 2007. Mr. Lee also currently serves as the director of Pacific Sun Investment Management Co., Ltd. Previously, Mr. Lee was the CEO of ABN AMRO Asset Management (China). From 1995 to 2002 he was the Chairman and CEO of ABN AMRO Asset Management’s Taiwan operations where he managed assets in the amount of US$3.5 billion. Mr. Lee has more than 15 years of experience in corporate finance and investment management. Mr. Lee holds a Master of Business Administration degree from Duke University and a Bachelor of Science degree in biometrics from National Taiwan University.

Organization Position Status
Actions Semiconductor Co., Ltd. CFO Current
Abn Amro Asset Management, Inc. Chairman Current
Abn Amro Asset Management, Inc. CEO Former
Duke University Master of Business Administration degree Former
National Taiwan University Bachelor of Science degree in biometrics Former

Organization Position Status
Actions Semiconductor Co., Ltd. CTO Current
Actions Semiconductor Co., Ltd. Board of Directors Current

Mr Li has served as our Chief Technology Officer since the establishment of our operations in December 2001. Before that time, Mr. Li was the director of research and development at Zhuhai Arestek, Electronic Co., Ltd. Mr. Li holds a Master of Science degree in electrical engineering from Beijing Institute of Technology.

Organization Position Status
Actions Semiconductor Co., Ltd. CTO Current
Actions Semiconductor Co., Ltd. Board of Directors Current
Beijing Institute of Technology Master of Science degree in electrical engineering Former

Kang, Byung-Jin (Peter) has served as our Chairman since September 2005. Mr. Kang has been the President of Namyoung Corporation of Korea since February 1987. Namyoung Corporation is the business agent for various integrated circuit design companies, including UMC, Realtek, Princeton Technology, Holtek Semiconductor and Inter Action Corporation. Mr. Kang holds a Bachelor of Business Economics degree from the International Trade Department of Hong-Ik University in Korea.

Organization Position Status
Princeton Technology, Inc. Current
Actions Semiconductor Co., Ltd. Chairman Current
Actions Semiconductor Co., Ltd. Board of Directors Former

Organization Position Status
Actions Semiconductor Co., Ltd. Board of Directors Current

Organization Position Status
Actions Semiconductor Co., Ltd. Board of Directors Current

Mr Tien has served as one of our directors since August 2005. Mr. Tien is also currently the general manager of Shanghai Sino-Century Assets Management Co., Ltd., an asset management company permitted to conduct high-tech investment activities in China, and ShaanXi Sino-Century Assets Management Co., Ltd., a venture capital management company. He is also a partner of Sino-Century Capital and Development Ltd., which is a Hong Kong based investment management company. Mr. Tien holds a Master of Business Administration degree from the New York University Graduate School of Business Administration and a Bachelor of Science degree in management from National Chiao Tung University in Taiwan.

Organization Position Status
Development Corp. Partner Current
Actions Semiconductor Co., Ltd. Director Current
New York University Master of Business Administration Degree Former
National Chiao Tung University Bachelor of Science Degree In Management Former

Organization Position Status
Actions Semiconductor Co., Ltd. Board of Directors Current

Hsiao, Paul has served as one of our directors since October 2005. Paul is a principal at New Enterprise Associates (NEA), a venture capital firm with $8 billion under management. Paul has been involved with numerous NEA semiconductor investments, including Spreadtrum Communications, a multimedia cellular semiconductor company, Atheros Communications, a wireless semiconductor company, and Luminary Micro, a fabless semiconductor company. Paul holds a Master of Business Administration degree from Harvard Business School and a Bachelor of Science degree in mechanical engineering from Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Organization Position Status
Actions Semiconductor Co., Ltd. Board of Directors Current
Luminary Micro Board of Directors Current
3JAM, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Cassatt Corporation Board of Directors Current
Mazu Networks, Inc. Vice President of Marketing Former
Mazu Networks, Inc. Co-Founder Former
McKinsey & Company, Inc. Former
Atheros Communications, Inc. Former
Harvard Business School Master of Business Administration degree Former
Massachusetts Institute of Technology Bachelor of Science degree in mechanical engineering Former

Organization Position Status
Actions Semiconductor Co., Ltd. Board of Directors Current

Organization Position Status
Actions Semiconductor Co., Ltd. Board of Directors Current

Mr Lin has served as one of the Company’s directors since August 2005. Mr. Lin is also the chairman and director of Memory Devices, Ltd., a memory module manufacturer. Previously, Mr. Lin was a director of Twinmos Tech. Inc., a network module manufacturer, and the chief financial officer and a director of United Microelectronics, a semiconductor wafer manufacturer. Mr. Lin holds a Master of Business Administration degree from Bloomsbury University of Pennsylvania and a Bachelor of Arts degree from the accounting department of Soochow University in Taiwan.

Organization Position Status
Actions Semiconductor Co., Ltd. Board of Directors Current
United Microelectronics Corporation chief financial officer Former
United Microelectronics Corporation Director Former

Executive News

  • Actions Semiconductor Reports Second Quarter 2009 Results

    Yahoo! Canada - 8/05/09 - View Story

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ACTS $2.37 +0.04 (1.72% )
Volume 12,250
Shares Outstanding 516.0M
Market Cap 1.2B
Year High 2.90
Year Low 1.3399
Earnings Per Share -0.030
P/E Ratio 0.00
Dividend 0.00
Yield 0.00
IndustryTop Rated

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