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Archie Hwang

Singapore 73 years old Self-Made

Overview

Source of Wealth
Semiconductors
Industry
Technology
Residence
Taipei
Education
National Chiao Tung University (Bachelor of Arts/Science)
Marital Status
Married

Assets

  • Epileds Technologies
    624,000 shares @ -
    -
    4956-TW
  • Episil Holdings
    19,408,000 shares @ -
    -
    3707-TW
  • Excellence Optoelectronics
    0 shares @ -
    -
    3717-TW
  • Heron Neutron Medical
    8,657,000 shares @ -
    -
    7799-TW

Biography

Archie Hwang founded HMI, formerly known as Hermes Microvision, in 1977, which specializes in optoelectronic devices, used in semiconductor manufacturing.

He sold the company to ASML of the Netherlands for $3.1 billion in 2016.

Hermes-Epitek, the parent company of HMI, has offices in mainland China, Malaysia, Singapore and Taiwan.

Hwang, who also goes by the name Hwang Min Qi, is the chairman of the group.

Heron Neutron Medical, a group subsidiary that has independently developed the boron neutron capture therapy cancer treatment system, went public on Taiwan's Emerging Stock Board in 2024.

About

In 2024, he gifted cancer care equipment worth $37 million, developed by Heron Neutron, to his alma mater, the National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University.