Background
Hou, Sterling Shanlin was born on September 3, 1938 in Hunan, China. Arrived in the United States, 1962, naturalized, 1972. Son of Fisher T. and Lotus hockey club (Chu) Hou.
Hou, Sterling Shanlin was born on September 3, 1938 in Hunan, China. Arrived in the United States, 1962, naturalized, 1972. Son of Fisher T. and Lotus hockey club (Chu) Hou.
Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering, National Taiwan University, 1961. Master of Science in Electrical Engineering, University Missouri, 1964. Postgraduate, Stanford University, 1966—1968.
Design engineer National Cash Register Company, Dayton, Ohio, 1964—1965. Project manager International Business Machines Corporation, San Jose, 1965—1970. Director engineering Telex Corporation, 1970—1972.
Project manager Hewlett Packard, Palo Alto, 1972—1973. Program manager Ampex, Sunnyvale, 1973—1974. Engineering manager Intel, Santa Clara, 1974—1977.
Director development National Semicondr., 1977—1980. Founder, vice president Envision Technology Inc., San Jose, 1981—1983. President Tangent, Los Gatos, since 1983.
Second lieutenant Chinese Military Police, 1961-1962.
President Sino America Culture & Economy Association, 1981. Member of Chinese Institute Engineers (director Bay Area chapter), Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers.
Married Vivian Wang, July 4, 1965. Children: Patricia, Tina.