Thompson Lin

Chief Executive Officer at APPLIED OPTOELECTRONICS, INC.

Net worth: 334 M $ as of 31/05/2026

63 year

Consumer Services

Electronic Technology

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Dr. Chih Hsiang Lin is a Chairman, President & Chief Executive Officer at Applied Optoelectronics, Inc. Dr. Lin was previously employed as a Research Associate Professor by University of Houston and a Principal by University of Missouri.
He received his undergraduate degree from National Tsing-Hua University, a graduate degree from the University of Missouri and a doctorate degree from the University of Missouri.

Known holdings in public companies

Company	Date	Number of shares	Valuation	Valuation date
APPLIED OPTOELECTRONICS, INC. 2.63%	12/06/2026	21,10,038 ( 2.63% )	334 M $	31/05/2026

Thompson Lin active positions

Companies	Position	Start
APPLIED OPTOELECTRONICS, INC.	Chief Executive Officer	28/02/1997

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Companies	Position	End
University of Houston University of Houston Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Functions as a College/University	Corporate Officer/Principal	01/01/2000
University of Missouri University of Missouri Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Functions as a College/University	Corporate Officer/Principal	-

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Private companies	4
Applied Optoelectronics, Inc. Applied Optoelectronics, Inc. SemiconductorsElectronic Technology Designs, develops and manufactures optical devices	Electronic Technology
University of Missouri University of Missouri Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Functions as a College/University	Consumer Services
University of Houston University of Houston Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Functions as a College/University	Consumer Services
National Tsing-Hua University National Tsing-Hua University Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Functions as a College/University	Consumer Services