about us

Leadership Team

Yifeng Liann

MD & CEO

Yifeng focuses on the strategy of Silicon Line, overseeing the company’s growth and innovation on a global scale. Prior to joining Silicon Line, Yifeng held senior positions at Everpro Technologies, an expert in optical communications, and at Socionext, a specialist in custom IC development, helping to launch over $300 million semiconductor businesses. He holds an MS in Electrical Engineering from Columbia University and an MBA (’07D) from INSEAD.

Ruud van der Linden

Advisor & Board Member

Ruud previously held positions as CEO, Chief Marketing Officer, and Board Member at the Irish company Redmere. Additionally, he served as Senior Vice President in Asia Pacific at Freecom Inc. and Senior Vice President at Philips Semiconductor, where he was responsible for Marketing and the Display Solutions Business Unit for Asia Pacific, based in Taiwan. He holds degrees in physics, mathematics, and educational technology from Enschede University.

Martin Gröpl

Founder & CTO

Martin has 20 years of experience working in the field of RF, wireline and optical communication systems and holds several patents on ultra-low power circuit design and innovative IC circuit architectures. He is the inventor of the world’s lowest power consuming chipset for optical data communication.

Jörg Geppert

Senior Finance Manager

Jörg has more than 10 years of experience in Finance and Controlling acquired in different industries such as QuEST Global Engineering, Digital Charging Solutions, LEGO, and Keller Group. Jörg holds a diploma as Commercial Teacher gained at Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität in Munich.