News: Suppliers
23 July 2026
AXT adds Jia-Bin Duh to board
AXT Inc of Fremont, CA, USA — which makes gallium arsenide (GaAs), indium phosphide (InP) and germanium (Ge) substrates and raw materials at plants in China — has appointed Jia-Bin Duh to its board, increasing the number of directors to six.
Duh has more than 30 years of senior executive leadership and investor experience across the technology and consumer sectors, with expertise in international business operations, strategic growth, and Greater China markets. He has held senior leadership positions at several leading technology companies, including Hewlett-Packard, Microsoft, and Cisco Systems, where he led business expansion and operations throughout China. AXT reckons that his executive experience operating in the region, together with his understanding of its commercial and regulatory environment, will provide valuable perspective as it continues to grow its global business and support the long-term success of its Chinese subsidiary Tongmei.
Since 2021, Duh has been director of Primax Electronics Ltd, where he also served as chairman & CEO from 2023 to 2024. He also served as chairman of Mobinnova Corp from 2006 to 2009. Duh has held leadership positions at major multi-national corporations including serving as president of Cisco Systems China from 1998 to 2005 and corporate VP of Cisco Systems Inc, and as president of Microsoft China from 1993 to 1998. He served as an independent director of Wangfujing International Group Ltd from 2016 to 2019, IDT International Ltd from 2015 to 2018, and Huizhou Tymphany Acoustics Technology Ltd.
Duh received a Bachelor of Science degree in Control Engineering from National Chiao Tung University, a Master of Business Administration from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University and a Master of Business Administration from the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology.
“Jia-Bin brings exceptional leadership experience gained from building and leading businesses across Greater China for some of the world’s premier technology companies,” comments says CEO Morris Young. “His deep understanding of the Chinese business environment, strong relationships across both the public and private sectors, and extensive public company board experience will be invaluable as we continue to execute our long-term growth strategy and expand our global leadership in compound semiconductor substrates.”
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