On this episode of On Orbit, we are joined by the second of our two Startup Space 2021 entrepreneur pitch event winners, TMY Technologies (TMYTek)<\/b> Co-Founder and Vice President Ethan Lin.<\/p>\n
TMYTek is a millimeter-wave total solution and ground systems provider based in Taiwan. Lin and his team at TMYTek are dedicated to solving millimeter-wave challenges in the 5G era. The company incorporates phased array technology with what it calls its advanced \u201cantenna-in-package\u201d technology. <\/p>\n
Lin leads TMYTek\u2019s software technology and marketing teams and helps the company raise funding. A self-described serial entrepreneur who has founded three companies over the past 13 years, he previously worked for the smartphone maker HTC <\/b>and collaborated with Microsoft <\/b>and Qualcomm <\/b>in developing software and wireless communication. In his first job out of college, he built the world\u2019s largest infrared telescope for CFHT in Hawaii.<\/p>\n
On Orbit host Jeffrey Hill interviews Lin about his efforts in building tech for an interlinked 5G and Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) world, the company\u2019s use of modular design for its products and why modular-based space technologies are attracting investors, and the role that Taiwan plays and could play in the future global space market. <\/p>\n
Throughout the episode, we refer to an essay written by TMYTek General Manager Su-Wei Chang, titled, \u201cTaiwan\u2019s Role and Opportunities in the Global Battle for Low Earth Orbit Satellite Communications.\u201d<\/p>\n