2026 Pitch Judge

Peter Hsieh

Peter Hsieh

Chief Innovation Officer
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Dr. Hsieh was VP of Innovation and Investment at Arm over 8 years. In this capacity, he works closely with Taiwan and Global ecosystem partners, universities and government for various vertical applications including automotive, healthcare, green energy, IoT and server markets. Conducted doctoral research at MIT on the development of deep-infrared lasers for low Earth orbit satellite and terrestrial communication applications, as well as isotope analysis. Dr. Hsieh joined Arm as President of Arm Taiwan in 2014, responsible for Taiwan business operations and management, and also established Arm’s first Asia Design Center in Hsinchu, Taiwan in 2014. Prior to joining Arm, he was R&D President for Freescale Semiconductor China Design Centers, leading the team to manage over 80% of on Industrial and Automotive MCU and application processors design and development. Dr. Hsieh was a founder and founding team member of several successful Silicon Valley start- ups including the world’s first Fabless IC PC chip-set design company. He received “The Entrepreneur of the Year” Award in 1990 in Silicon Valley. He also built the world’s first single chip CMOS RISC microprocessor under Dr. John Cocke, inventor of RISC architecture and recipient of US National Medal of Science & Technology and Turing Award, at IBM Watson Research Center. Dr. Hsieh has over 40 years of professional experience in IC design, software development and semiconductor manufacturing.

Alpha Ring International

Alpha Ring is the global leader in micro-fusion technology commercializing scalable solutions for: • Clean energy • Education • Healthcare • Transport • Heavy Industry Unlike other fusion technologies, our micro-fusion approach delivers fast commercialization through fusion technology utilizing a highly specialized, radiation-free proton-boron reaction. Our global footprint, with headquarters in California and research labs in Taiwan, leverages cutting-edge technology and world-class talent. We partner with leading institutions like MIT, Oxford, and UC Berkeley to further strengthen our research capabilities.