Axiom Microdevices Strengthens Focus on Mainland China and Taiwan
6/14/07 – Irvine-based Axiom Microdevices, which makes fully-integrated complementary metal oxide semiconductor, or CMOS, power amplifiers for cell phones, has announced both the appointment of Raymond Wang as director of Asia Pacific sales and a deal with Taiwan-based electronics distributor Watson-Bell to support its Asia-Pacific growth strategy.
The company says Watson-Bell will represent Axiom in the region and will provide an additional sales and technical support channel for its line of products to the Taiwanese cellular handset community. The company has existing established local engineering support covering mainland China and Taiwan.
Prior to joining Axiom, Wang served as director of China sales for Paradigm, where he supported customers such as Nokia, Huawei, ZTE, Lucent, China Mobile and China Telecom. Previously, Wang was CEO of DICO Information and Technology, a digital set-top box and digital broadcast equipment company. He has also held management and senior sales positions with Prospect Information Technology, Pacific Image Communications, Optika, FileNet, MetaTools and Trend Micro.
Watson-Bell is a components and technology provider, specializing in mobile handsets, mobile computing and entertainment devices.
Axiom, founded in 2002, also has offices in the United Kingdom and South Korea. The technology behind the company was developed at Caltech, and investors include Anthem Venture Partners, Tallwood Venture Capital and U.S. Venture Partners.
Axiom Microdevices – www.axiom-micro.com
