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David W. Yen, Ph.D.
Sun Microsystems Inc.
David Yen, brings over 27 years of technology know-how, engineering vision and strong business management expertise to Sun Microsystems, Inc. As Executive Vice President of the Microelectronics group at Sun, David Yen will oversee the developments in network, cryptography and high performance computing. The Microelectronics group will be a supplier to Sun's existing Systems businesses, in addition to serving OEM customers across the globe. Prior to this role, Yen led the company's Storage Group. Other key roles at Sun have included serving as vice president and general manager for Sun's enterprise server business, executive vice president of processor and network products and executive vice president of scalable systems. Prior to leading the Storage organization, Yen was EVP of Sun's former Scalable Systems Group, where he successfully refreshed the companies SPARC server line, and the introduction of the world's highest throughput systems. Under Yen's leadership, the company unified Sun's microprocessors, enterprise systems and SPARC-based volume systems initiatives, and drove product development, strategy, marketing and overall business management. In previous roles, David Yen has been instrumental in developing a clear and focused vision for Sun's Enterprise Servers, enabling Sun to grow into a multi-billion dollar server system vendor. David has held several positions including Executive Vice President of Sun's Processor & Network Products Group, Vice President and General Manager of Sun's Enterprise Systems, Integrated Products, Enterprise Server Products and Enterprise Server Engineering.
Yen was co-founder and director of hardware development of Cydrome, Inc., a mini-supercomputer start-up, for four and a half years before joining Sun in October of 1988. Prior to Cydrome, Yen was employed by IBM Research for manufacturing automation and TRW, Inc. for advanced processor development. Yen earned a bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering from National Taiwan University in 1973, received an M.S. and Ph.D. degree in Electrical and Computer Engineering from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in 1980, and completed a General Management Program at Stanford Business School in 1993. David Yen also holds three U.S. Patents.
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