Simon Yim
About Simon Yim
Simon Yim serves as the Senior Director of Customer Quality Management and Product Engineering at Synaptics, where he has worked since 2013. He has a strong background in engineering and management, with previous roles at various companies including Varitronix Limited and Philips Mobile Display Systems.
Work at Synaptics
Simon Yim has served as the Senior Director of Customer Quality Management and Product Engineering at Synaptics since 2013. In this role, he manages customer quality for various products, including Touch-Display Integrated Controllers, Fingerprint Sensors, LCD Drivers, and multimedia IoT devices. He provides global customer quality support to leading mobile phone and PC notebook manufacturers, such as Apple, Google, Samsung, LG, and others. His leadership extends to a Product Engineering team that focuses on manufacturing and test engineering, supporting contract manufacturers in industrialization and yield improvement.
Previous Employment Experience
Prior to his current role at Synaptics, Simon Yim held several positions in the technology sector. He worked at Varitronix Limited as a Department Manager from 2006 to 2008. He also served as the Director of the China Design Center at Synaptics from 2010 to 2012. His experience includes a tenure at Philips Mobile Display Systems as Chief Development Engineer from 1998 to 2004 and as a Department Manager and Project Manager from 2005 to 2006. Additionally, he worked at Flextronics as Engineering and Design Director from 2008 to 2010 and began his career as a Senior Electronic Engineer at Cotco International Limited from 1996 to 1998.
Education and Expertise
Simon Yim completed his Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering and a Master of Science degree in Management, Engineering at The Chinese University of Hong Kong. His educational background provides a strong foundation for his extensive experience in customer quality management and product engineering in the technology industry. He has developed expertise in managing quality for complex electronic products and has a comprehensive understanding of the needs of major global manufacturers.
Background
Simon Yim's educational journey began at Tsuen Wan Government Secondary School (TWGSS). He later pursued higher education at The Chinese University of Hong Kong, where he earned degrees in Engineering. His career spans various roles in engineering and management within the electronics and technology sectors, with significant contributions to product development and quality management.