National Taiwan University has established the Royal Palm Lecture Series as a campus-wide special lecture series to broaden students' and faculty's perspectives. This series invites distinguished scholars and professionals from domestic and international backgrounds in academia or industry who have demonstrated exceptional achievements or global impact to deliver speeches and participate in academic exchanges at the university. Mr. Chris Lin, Chairman & President, ASPEED Technology, will give the inaugural lecture. All university members are encouraged to participate enthusiastically.
● Information:
Speaker: Mr. Chris Lin, Chairman & President, ASPEED Technology
Topic:「從工程師到創業家──一位臺大校友的職涯發展分享」
Date: 16:00-17:30, Sep. 18th (Fri.), 2026
Venue: NTU Shih-Liang Chien Lecture Hall, 2nd floor, Zonghe Lecture Building
Language: Mandarin
● Activity Process:
15:20 - 16:00：Registration and Admission
16:00 - 16:05：Opening Introduction
16:05 - 17:05：Speech Start
17:05 - 17:25：QA Session
17:25 - 17:30：Trophy Presentation and Group Photo Session
● Introduction:
Mr. Chris Lin, Chairman and President of ASPEED Technology, has over 30 years of experience in the IC design industry. He began his career at Silicon Integrated Systems (SiS) in 1993, where he built a multimedia R&D team and later, in 2003, led the spin-off of XGI Technology as General Manager. In 2004, Mr. Lin founded ASPEED Technology and dedicated the company to developing baseboard management controller (BMC). Under his leadership, ASPEED acquired Broadcom’s Emulex Pilot™ BMC SoC business in 2016, becoming the world’s largest BMC SoC provider.
Mr. Lin’s achievements have earned widespread recognition, including the Distinguished Alumnus Award from National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University (2020), the Outstanding ICT Elite Award and the Outstanding Alumnus Award from National Tsing Hua University (2021), the ERSO Award (2023), and the title of Best CEO in Asia from Extel (formerly Institutional Investor) in 2023 ~ 2025.
● Note:
1. Link: https://my.ntu.edu.tw/actregister/sessionList.aspx?actID=20263700_11
If you are an external participant using our school's activity registration system for the first time, please visit the homepage to create an account and set up a password. Alternatively, an exclusive form for external individuals can be utilized:
https://forms.gle/EoN9yiBJnwCkkEwP9
2. We have an open quota of 400 participants. Please register using our school's activity registration system. If you are unable to attend, please cancel your registration as soon as possible.
3. Civil servants can register for Government Employee Lifelong Learning for 2 hours. For students, this learning record will be linked to their ePo.
Contact: Mr. Yu, Center for General Education, NTU (Phone: 02-3366-2545 #242; Email: tzuhungyu@ntu.edu.tw)