Management
Francois J. Henley, President and CEO
Mr. Henley is a co-founder of Silicon Genesis Corporation ("SiGen") based in San Jose California. Founded in 1997, SiGen is an advanced nanotechnology company that develops silicon-on-insulator (SOI), strained-silicon products and other engineered multi-layer structures to the microelectronics and photonics industries for advanced electronic and opto-electronic device applications. Prior to SiGen, Mr. Henley was the co-founder, President, and COO of Photon Dynamics (NASDAQ:PHTN), the world leader in Flat-Panel Display LCD production test equipment and yield management solutions. Mr. Henley was also the founder and principal engineer of Dataprobe Corporation, a developer of laser-based test systems for semiconductor devices.
Mr. Henley holds a B.S.E.E. degree from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and an M.S.E.E. from the University of California Berkeley, where he also completed Ph.D. course requirements in quantum electronics and semiconductor materials science. He is also a graduate of Stanford Business School's Executive Program for Small Company Presidents. Mr. Henley has written over 30 papers and articles, and holds over 75 patents in the areas of metrology and SOI wafer fabrication.
Theodore Fong, Vice President, COO/CFO
Mr. Fong joined SiGen in September 1999 and has served as Vice President and COO/CFO since May 2006 and Vice President and CFO since February 2000. Prior to SiGen, he was President and COO of Fortrend Engineering, a semiconductor wafer handling automation equipment company. Mr. Fong has served as Vice President and CFO for NeTpower, a Windows NT high performance workstation and server company, CFO for Photon Dynamics, a flat-panel display test equipment company, and COO for Stamping Technology, a semiconductor lead frame materials company. Mr. Fong received a B.S. Industrial Engineering and Operations Research and an MBA Finance and Operations from the University of California, Berkeley.
Philip James Ong, Vice President of Engineering
Mr. Ong is responsible for research & development, process engineering & integration, and equipment & manufacturing engineering for Silicon Genesis. Prior to SiGen, he was the Sr. Vice President of Operations & Manufacturing Alliances for Intarsia Corporation, a maker of highly integrated standard module components for RF and microwave markets. Mr. Ong has held Director and Vice President positions in engineering and operations at several semiconductor companies, including Monolithic Memories, Advanced Micro Devices, and QuickLogic. Mr. Ong holds a BS in Chemical Engineering from the University of California, Berkeley.
