Tata Electronics appointed K C Ang as President and Head of its foundry business reporting to Dr Randhir Thakur, CEO and MD of Tata Electronics . K C Ang to steer Tata's AI-enabled foundry operations. K C Ang, a semiconductor chip foundry expert with more than 25 years of foundry industry experience was part of Singapore based Chartered Semiconductor Manufacturing which was acquired by GlobalFoundries in 2010.
Most recently he was President, Asia and Chairman, China at GlobalFoundries. He held senior positions both at GlobalFoundries and also at Chartered and Silterra, and worked in countries such as Malaysia, Germany, the United States of America, and China. Malaysia born KC Ang holds a Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering from National Taiwan University and a Master's degree in Engineering from University of Texas.
Dr Randhir Thakur said, “We are delighted to have an industry veteran like KC Ang join us and be part of the team driving our semiconductor journey. I welcome KC to Tata Electronics and Tata Semiconductor Manufacturing. His extensive industry knowledge and diverse expertise will be valuable as we make steady progress towards commencing operations at our Dholera Fab. With his extensive experience, KC will drive manufacturing operations and work closely with our customers and ecosystem partners.”
KC Ang said, “I am excited to be a part of Tata Electronics at this extremely promising juncture for the Indian semiconductor manufacturing industry. This sector is poised to make a significant global impact in the coming years, and I look forward to leveraging my experience to drive Tata Semiconductor Manufacturing to the forefront of global chip manufacturing.”
