Frank Lee Partner

Dr. Lee is a partner at GSIF, founder of Galvantech, and a co-founder of Integrated Device Technology (IDT) and Paradigm Technology.

Dr. Lee was a member of the technical staff at Hewlett Packard Laboratories from 1974 to 1980, where he conducted extensive studies in Charge-Coupled Devices. In 1980, he co-founded IDT and designed its first high speed CMOS 16K SRAM. IDT became a publicly traded company on the Nasdaq in 1984.

In 1987, he co-founded Paradigm Technology and served as Vice President of Product Development. In this capacity, Dr. Lee was responsible for the High Performance CMOS Device Development and Modeling Group, along with the Mask Design Group. Paradigm Technology became a publicly traded company on the Nasdaq in 1995.

In 1994, he founded Galvantech, Inc. and served as President, CEO and Chairman of the Board. Galvantech developed, manufactured and marketed high-speed SRAM products for the Internet infrastructure and telecommunication markets. Its customers included Cisco, Lucent Technology, Alcatel and many other Internet startup companies. In March 2000, Galvantech merged with Cypress Semiconductor, a New York Stock Exchange traded company. This merger provided Galvantech shareholders with quick liquidity and profitability.

Frank Lee holds a Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering and Applied Mathematics from the California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA.