# John Chang

> John Chang is the founder, chairman and CEO of Jmem Tek, a Taiwan-based semiconductor security company established in 2022. His background combines electrical engineering and banking and finance studies at Queensland University of Technology with electrophysics doctoral research at National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University. Jmem Tek develops chip identity and post-quantum security technology and has pursued partnerships in the United States, Europe and Canada.

- **Role:** Founder, Chairman and CEO at Jmem Tek
- **Organizations:** Jmem Tek, Semicon Trend
- **Education:** Bachelor’s studies in Electrical Engineering and Banking and Finance, Queensland University of Technology, Master’s in Mechanical Engineering, listed as MSME in the company biography, Electrophysics PhD candidate, as listed in the current company biography, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University
- **Known for:** Co-founded and leads Jmem Tek, developing hardware security IP and IC designs., Led a company that won the Taiwan regional Startup World Cup in 2024., Jmem Tek was accepted into semiconductor accelerator Silicon Catalyst.

## Career timeline

- **2022** — Co-founded Jmem Tek; early reporting describes operations and device design as his responsibilities.
- **2023** — Taiwan Tech Arena described product concepts originating in Chang’s doctoral thesis and named co-founders Paul Lo, Johnny Lu and Jerry Chang.
- **2024** — Presented at the June 21 Taiwan Demo Day in Manhattan through the IP2 Scale Out Program.
- **2024** — Named speaker for the September 23 Cybersecurity Implementation on Chip workshop with Codasip’s Tadej Murovič.
- **2024** — Jmem Tek joined Silicon Catalyst in December, according to the company’s milestones.
- **2026** — Participated in Jmem Tek’s European branch launch at Brno University of Technology on April 17.
- **2026** — Jmem Tek and Quantum eMotion signed an international consortium agreement announced May 19.

## Achievements

- Co-founded and leads Jmem Tek, developing hardware security IP and IC designs.
- Led a company that won the Taiwan regional Startup World Cup in 2024.
- Jmem Tek was accepted into semiconductor accelerator Silicon Catalyst.
- Jmem Tek lists a 2025 Best AI Awards recognition in IC Design.
- Listed by the University of Queensland as an industry guest lecturer for CYBR7002 Information Security Essentials.

## Latest updates

- **2026-09** — Jmem Tek advertised Chang’s September 3 SEMICON Taiwan talk, “Securing the Key Inside AI’s Chiplet-Based Future.” The announcement establishes the scheduled appearance, not independent confirmation of delivery.
- **2026-05** — Quantum eMotion announced a consortium agreement with Jmem Tek to develop a quantum-resilient Universal Security SoC, with a project term through June 30, 2027.
- **2026-04** — Brno University of Technology hosted the launch of Jmem Tek’s European branch on April 17; CzechInvest subsequently described a planned research, development and engineering center in Brno.

## Links

- Website: https://www.jmemtek.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/johnchang8/

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Last updated: 2026-10-25