Steve Teh-ming Ou of Laguna Woods CA, passed away June 10, 2018 at home surrounded by his loving family. He was born to Fu-song Ou and Luan-ying Ou (Chen) in Nanjing, China. During WWII, he evacuated with his family to Chongqing then subsequently returned to Nanjing before migrating to Taipei, Taiwan. He graduated from the Affiliated Senior High School of National Taiwan Normal University in 1953, then from National Cheng Kung University with a BS in Electrical Engineering in 1957. Steve was awarded a scholarship for graduate studies in the USA and completed his MS degree in electrical engineering at Oregon State University in 1964 with a dissertation on semiconductors. He began his career in the early days of the semiconductor industry first with Honeywell in Florida. In 1965, he moved to Dallas Tx, married Roxana Ou (Chiang) and began work at Texas Instruments and later co-founded Mostek in Dallas Tx. In 1971, he moved his family to San Jose CA where he assumed management positions at Advanced Micro Devices. In 1975, the Burroughs Corporation in San Diego CA recognized Steve for his talent and recruited him to be a director of engineering. As a well-known, well-liked, and well-respected industry leader, Steve’s management responsibilities steadily progressed, and he held CEO, senior management positions, and board positions at many electronic corporations, including Rockwell International in Los Angeles CA, Hyundai Electronics America Inc. in San Jose CA, Brooktree Corporation in San Diego CA, and G-link Technology between San Jose CA and Hsinchu, Taiwan. In addition, he served as an Advisor Board Director to many start-up microchip companies, including Silicon Data Inc. and Galvantech in San Jose CA. Steve was a part of a group of highly talented engineers who pioneered and shaped the semiconductor industry.
Steve’s passions outside of work included fishing, basketball, ballroom dancing, mahjong, tennis, hiking, Mexican seafood, and traveling. As he mellowed with age, he was always laughing, smiling, and making new friends. The many friends and family members who Steve supported know him as a generous and loyal man.
Steve is preceded in death by his sister, Yu-feng Ou. Steve is survived by his present wife, Randy Wang of Laguna Woods CA, his brother Teh-pei Ou of Sacramento CA, his sister Yu-shu Yang (Ou) of Laguna Woods CA, his son Alan C. Ou (Anita Das) of Atlanta GA, his daughter Lily Cosgrove (Mark) of San Jose CA, his grandchildren, Trevor and Devin Cosgrove of San Jose CA.
A Celebration of Life will be held on Sunday, June 24, 2018 11:00AM at El Camino Memorial Park in Sorrento Valley, San Diego, CA. Please contact Randy Wang (949-981-4801), Alan C. Ou (858-210-1370), or Lily Cosgrove (408-761-5459) for more information.
FAMILY
Fu-song OuFather
Luan-ying OuMother
Randy WangWife
Alan Chih-yu OuSon
Lily Chin-lin CosgroveDaughter
Yu-shu YangSister
Teh-pei OuBrother
Yu-feng OuSister (deceased)
Roxana Lo-shung OuEx-Wife
Trevor Jia-ming CosgroveGrandson
Devin Jia-wei CosgroveGrandson
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