MICHAEL K.C. TSAI

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Filing Date Source Excerpt
2015-04-16 Michael K.C. Tsai Director Member, Compensation Committee Member, Governance and Stockholder Relations Committee Mr. Tsai has been the Chairman of the Board of Maxchip Electronics Corp. since 2008. ... Compensation of Directors The following table sets forth the compensation of each director, who is not a NEO, for service in 2014: Name Fees Earned or Paid in Cash ($) RSUs ($) Stock Options ($) Total ($) Michael K.C. Tsai 80,000 120,056 — 200,056
2016-03-31 Michael K.C. Tsai Director Member, Compensation Committee Member, Governance and Stockholder Relations Committee Mr. Tsai has been the Chairman of the Board of Maxchip Electronics Corp. since 2008 and the Chairman of the Board of Zentel Electronics Corp. since 2010. ... Compensation of Directors The following table sets forth the compensation of each director, who is not a NEO, for service in 2015: ... Michael K.C. Tsai 80,000 110,596 — — — — 190,596
2017-04-05 Michael K.C. Tsai Director Member, Compensation Committee Member, Governance and Stockholder Relations Committee Mr. Tsai has been the Chairman of the Board of Maxchip Electronics Corp. since 2008 and the Chairman of the Board of Zentel Electronics Corp. since 2010. ... The following table sets forth the compensation of each director, who is not a NEO, for service in 2016: Name Fees Earned or Paid in Cash ($) RSUs ($) (1) (2) Stock Options ($) (1) Non-Equity Incentive Plan Compensation ($) Changes in Pension Value and Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Earnings ($) All Other Compensation ($) Total ($) Michael K.C. Tsai 80,000 82,732 — — — — 162,732
2018-04-06 Michael K.C. Tsai Director Member, Compensation Committee Member, Governance and Stockholder Relations Committee Mr. Tsai has been the Chairman of the Board of Maxchip Electronics Corp. since 2008 and the Chairman of the Board of AP Memory Technology Corp. since 2017. ... The following table sets forth the compensation of each director, who is not a NEO, for service in 2017: Name Michael K.C. Tsai Fees Earned or Paid in Cash ($) 80,000 RSUs ($) 115,197 Total ($) 195,197
2019-04-05 Michael K.C. Tsai Director Member, Compensation Committee Member, Governance and Stockholder Relations Committee Mr. Tsai has been the Vice Chairman of the Board of Powerchip Semiconductor Manufacturing Corp., ... The following table sets forth the compensation of each director, who is not a NEO, for service in 2018: Name Fees Earned or Paid in Cash ($) RSUs ($) Stock Options ($) Non-Equity Incentive Plan Compensation ($) Changes in Pension Value and Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Earnings ($) All Other Compensation ($) Total ($) Michael K.C. Tsai 80,000 143,921 — — — — 223,921
2020-04-08 Michael K.C. Tsai Director Member, Compensation Committee Member, Governance and Stockholder Relations Committee Mr. Tsai has been the Vice Chairman of the Board of Powerchip Semiconductor Manufacturing Corp., previously Maxchip Electronics Corp., since May 2019 and the Chairman of the Board of AP Memory Technology Corp. since 2017. He was the Chairman of the Board of Maxchip Electronics Corp. from 2008 to May 2019. He has been a director of Powerchip Semiconductor Corp. since 1994 and served as its Vice Chairman from 2003 to 2012. Mr. Tsai was the Chairman of the Board of Zentel Electronics Corp. from 2010 to 2016, the Chairman of the Board of uPI Semiconductor Corp. from 2007 to 2011, and the Chairman of the Board and the Chief Executive Officer of Elitegroup Computer Systems, Inc. from 1991 to 1994. From 1990 to 1994, he served as a board member and an investor representative of Tailink Venture Corp. He was the President and Chief Executive Officer of Esprit Systems, Inc. from 1989 to 1990. He held numerous executive positions in sales, marketing, planning and general management with the Acer Group from 1978 to 1988. Mr. Tsai began his career as an electronic design engineer with Tatung Corp. in 1977. Mr. Tsai received his Bachelor’s degree in Control Engineering and Computer Science from National Chiao-Tung University in Taiwan in 1975. Mr. Tsai’s decades of experience serving on the boards of numerous technology and semiconductor companies, and holding various management positions in companies in the technology and semiconductor industry, provide an insightful view of the semiconductor industry to the Board. Mr. Tsai also brings a range of boardroom experience and corporate governance knowledge to further strengthen the operation of the Board. Compensation of Directors The following table sets forth the compensation of each director, who is not a NEO, for service in 2019: Name Fees Earned or Paid in Cash ($) RSUs ($) Stock Options ($) Non-Equity Incentive Plan Compensation ($) Changes in Pension Value and Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Earnings ($) All Other Compensation ($) Total ($) Michael K.C. Tsai 80,000 135,840 — — — — 215,840
2021-04-14 Michael K.C. Tsai Lead Director Chair, Compensation Committee Member, Governance and Stockholder Relations Committee Mr. Tsai joined and co-founded Powerchip Semiconductor Corp. in 1994.
2022-04-14 Michael K.C. Tsai Lead Director Chair, Compensation Committee Chair, Governance and Stockholder Relations Committee Mr. Tsai joined and co-founded Powerchip Semiconductor Corp. in 1994, and with the company’s growth has held various positions as Senior VP, President, and Vice Chairman.

Data sourced from SEC filings. Last updated: 2025-07-01