Dr. Chen is responsible for the security and system architecture definition of Andes processors. Prior to joining Andes, he has held a variety of management and design positions at Mstar Semiconductor and several Silicon Valley companies including nVidia Corp. and Advanced Micro Devices (AMD). He also co-founded two startups in both Silicon Valley and Taiwan. He has involved in the design of more than 30 SoC chips and holds a number of U.S. patents. Dr. Chen received his Ph.D. in Computer Engineering from University of Michigan, M.S. in Computer Engineering from Princeton University, and B.S. in Electrical Engineering from National Taiwan University.