I was born in Xi'an, China. My parents worked far from home, so I grew up with my grandparents and enjoyed the freedom of living without boundaries. When I was in 5th grade, my father changed jobs and returned to Xi'an, so I moved back in with my parents. My family is very close; I have wonderful memories playing with my siblings and cousins every weekend. After my first child was born, I initially wanted to be a stay-at-home mom. However, my parents encouraged me to find a job, so I applied to OMNIVISION, where a friend of mine worked. The interview process was challenging, but I am happy to share that I was invited to join the company; I have now been with the company for almost 20 years. OMNIVISION has changed a lot since I joined. When I started, the office building was rented and had only one floor. Now, the company owns four two-level buildings in Santa Clara and has many global sites. OMNIVISION has expanded and become more ambitious, and I feel enriched everyday by my work. One of my most unforgettable experiences at OMNIVISION was when I first debugged a chip. I worked on the SRAM design and faced an issue where there was no output image. We later discovered it was an interface issue, and a simple mistake led to a significant realization about the importance of accurate work. Balancing work and life can be challenging, especially with three kids. My youngest son is a member of the Boy Scouts, and we spend time together each month doing volunteer work at local farms and parks. My motto is that “simple is better,” but staying simple is not easy. I hope that the work I do can make life simpler. In the next three to five years, I see OMNIVISION's expansion and growth to continue at an even faster pace. It is no longer just about image sensors but more "Omni." I am excited to be a part of the team and know the company will continue to thrive.

When I was 13, my parents decided to move from Taipei, Taiwan to the United States. We first lived in Fremont, CA and then settled in Fresno, CA. The most important thing for me then was to master the English language so I could excel in school and adapt to the new environment. Math was my favorite subject and I was good at it, allowing me to regain confidence at school. In my senior year of high school, I joined the school’s robotic team. Our team entered the FIRST Robotics Competition and won the 2004 Rookie All Star Award. During my first two years of college, I continued to mentor the robotic team, providing programming and management support. After I graduated from college, my parents moved back to Taiwan. Two years later, after receiving my Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering from UCLA, I also went back to Taiwan and started my career there. I have to say that I experienced culture shock when I worked in Taiwan as an R&D engineer. The way projects were handled and the management style were very different from that in the US. Tempos were very fast though. While in Taiwan, I developed an interest in the Intellectual Property (IP) field and transferred my career path to IP, first as a Patent Engineer, and then an IP consultant. These experiences have given me insights on patent prosecution and IP operations which I found most interesting. I passed the USPTO Patent Bar Exam and became a Certified Patent agent in 2015. I returned to the United States in 2017 and gladly joined OMNIVISION’s IP team as a Patent Engineer in 2018. I work with engineers to learn about their inventions, conduct patent searches for patent review, handle patent prosecution, and develop patent landscape. I enjoy exploring image sensor technology and building pixel structure and process related patent portfolios. Working with the General Counsel to provide technical analysis and strategize litigation defense is a privilege. I gain legal insights and hands-on experiences on IP operations. I appreciate our team’s working dynamics very much as I am given flexibility and autonomy on ways to accomplish my assigned tasks. At the same time, I receive great support from the team. Such dynamics and mutual respect organically creates a harmonious and productive working environment. In my free time, I like to build LEGOtm sets. I fell in love with LEGO when my mom bought me my first set at age four. Putting LEGO pieces together to build a model is relaxing to me. It is almost like meditation. So far I have built models of a typewriter, piano, race cars, you name it!