Memorial Profile: The visionary behind Sound Blaster and Creative Technology.
24,841
days lived
68
age at death
Born
January 1, 1955
Died
January 4, 2023 (aged 68)
Zodiac
♑︎Capricorn·goat 🐐
Updated Jan 2026
About
Sim Wong Hoo was the founder and CEO of Creative Technology, a Singaporean company known for Sound Blaster sound cards and multimedia products.
Trivia
•He served as the Chairman and CEO of Creative Technology for 42 years, from its founding in 1981 until his death in 2023.
•Before the Sound Blaster, Creative’s first major product was the Cubic CT, a localized computer designed primarily to handle Chinese language processing.
•Due to his success in pioneering PC audio, he was widely known by the nickname 'The Sound Man'.
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Sim's Birth Chart
Astrology
Fire
Earth
Air
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Sun Sign
Capricorn♑︎
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Moon Sign
Aries♈︎
Dominant Element
Earth
⚠️ Rising sign requires birth time for accurate calculation
Planetary positions calculated for January 1, 1955
