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Berkeley - Cher Wang figure behind so successful HTC Corporation. Rich, but still sketchy. Smartphone output their employer now rule the market in the United States.

Many people who do not recognize women's figure this one. But Cher Wang as an executive can be the most influential women in the field of technology. The establishment of the company, HTC Corporation is one of the six smartphone sold in the U.S., most of the brands marketed Palm or Verizon.

Wang is the daughter of one of the richest in the world, but he rarely the newspaper headline. This woman can not be seen next to the eye, because the company of a multi billion dollar.



"I like the conditions like that. I do not want to be a central concern, "he said in the faculty room of the University of California at Berkeley. There, he graduated in 1981.

By his family in Taiwan, he called Wang Hong-Hsiueh. He and his family is a technology dynasty. Deceased father, Wang Yung-ching is the founder of plastic konglomerasi Plastics and Formosa Petrochemical Group. According to Forbes magazine, he is the second richest person in Taiwan. Two daughter is a member of the executive team of seven Formosa.

Another daughter, Charlene Wang, helped First International Computer in 1980 to build a factory in the main board. Meanwhile, Cher Wang is chairwoman not just one, but two companies HTC and VIA Technologies. The latter is called the chip manufacturer where her husband, Wen Chi Chen is head of the executive since 1992.

Forbes estimates the wealth in this pair reach U.S. $ 3.5 billion. HTC revenue in 2007 reached 118.6 billion Taiwan dollars. But he stressed he was not successful because of the wealth of his family. "Our family is very hard. Spare time is used to play tennis or basketball. My father said we should get a different experience, "he said.

Last week, the only smartphone that is capable of a competitor iPhone, T-Mobile G1 is the HTC design and strengthened with the Google Android operating system.

When HTC was first established in 1997, this company produces notebook. Her husband a few years later, the new join the company. HTC then are the options on the product focus turned to the notebook or handheld devices, the market looks more promising. Wang and the most stubborn to move to produce a mobile phone.

"HTC has a very good engineers in the field notebook. But it's a business vulnerable because many competitors, "he said giving the reason.

And in fact it is a canny decision. HTC Revenue jumped about U.S. $ 1 billion for the latest report, up 20% from the previous year. "On the one hand, he is prosecutor. If he wanted to change something, he will memperjuangkannya furiously, "said Chen.

Wang task at this time is to build relationships with customers, including wireless device manufacturers and vendors to market the HTC. He was to spend much time in Silicon Valley. This is causing himself in the executive close to the T-Mobile, bringing the company to be producing phones that support Google's Android software.

He was also tasked to maintain good relationship with Microsoft, partners almost all the old phone system using HTC orperasi it. Once a year, he was also flying to Seattle to meet Bill Gates and Steven Ballmer, who is the executive head of Microsoft.

Although he is a member club technology millionaire, he still sketchy. He does not want to use a private jet to travel from the office in Taipei to Silicon Valley. He also did not invite business partners in luxurious reception dinner, but even playing basketball.