Solarflare Communications, the leading provider of standards-compliant 10 Gigabit Ethernet (10GbE) silicon, today announced that it has opened locations in Hong Kong and Taiwan to provide local customer support for original design manufacturers (ODMs) and original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) in Asia.

In Taiwan, senior field application engineer Leo Huang will be responsible for customer design-in and technology support in the Asia Pacific region. Prior to joining Solarflare, Huang worked for key domestic and overseas network equipment vendors such as DLink and Marvell. He has a bachelor’s degree from National Chao Tung University.

Daniel Tse, director of sales Asia Pacific, is located in Hong Kong and responsible for all Solarflare business in the Asia Pacific region. Tse has worked in technology for more than 25 years and held various management positions in the Asia Pacific region for a number of multinational computer and network equipment companies. His experience includes building Fore Systems’ and Extreme Networks’ Asia business from the ground up. Tse has a bachelor’s degree from the University of Kansas and a master’s and doctorate degree from Ohio State University.

“As Solarflare ramps for volume production of our latest 10GBASE-T PHY and 10 Gigabit Ethernet controller products, we realize the importance of having a presence in Asia to support our local customers,” said Russell Stern, chief executive officer at Solarflare. “Together, Tse and Huang bring the talent and experience required to help bring to market robust, efficient, standards-compliant 10GbE switch, server and storage networking solutions.”