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Department of Physics,National Taiwan University

Faculty(by Directory)

Chih-Yuan Lu


Name   盧志遠
 Chih-Yuan Lu
Title   Distinguished Chair Professor for Research
Education   Ph. D., Columbia University(1977)
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E-mail   cylu@ieee.org
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Professional Experience
  • National Chiao-Tung University, Assoc. Prof. (1977-81), Full Professor (1981-1983)
  • Science & Tech Advisory Group, Executive Yuan, Res. Consultant (1979-1983)
  • North Carolina State University, Visiting Professor (1983-1984)
  • AT&T Bell Labs, MTS and Project Leader (1984-1989)
  • ERSO/Industrial. Tech. Res. Inst., Deputy General Director (1989-1994)
  • Submicron Project, Chief Director at ITRI granted by MOEA (1990-1994)
  • Vanguard International Semiconductor Corp., Co-Founder, VP (1994-98), President (1998-1999)
  • Ardentec Corp., Co-Founder, Chairman & CEO (1999- )
  • Macronix International Co., Ltd., Senior Advisor & CTO (1999-2003), Senior VP (2003-2007), President (2007-)
Honor & Achievement
  1. Individual Special Contribution Awards, AT&T Bell Laboratories (1988)
  2. “ The Executive Yuan Award for Outstanding Science and Technology Contribution” by the Prime Minister of Taiwan, ROC (1993)
  3. Fellow, IEEE (1994)
  4. Distinguished Alumni Award, National Chiao-Tung University (1994)
  5. National Invention Award, Ministry of Economic Affairs, Taiwan, ROC (1994)
  6. CIE Achievement Award, Chinese Institute of Engineers (CIE-USA) (1995)
  7. Int’l Symp. on VLSI-TSA “Outstanding Contribution Award (1999)
  8. IEEE Third Millennium Medal (2000)
  9. Outstanding Research Award, Pan WenYuan Foundation (2002)
  10. Distinguished Alumni Achievement Award, Physics Department, National Taiwan University (2002)
  11. Fellow, APS (American Physical Society) (2004)
  12. Fellow, Chinese Society for Management of Technology (CSMOT) (2007)
  13. Honorary Distinguished Chair Professor, National Taiwan University (2007)
  14. Distinguished Alumni Award, National Taiwan University (2010)
  15. IEEE Frederik Philips Award (2012)
  16. Special Contribution Award, Physical Society of ROC (PSROC) (2012)
  17. Honorable Doctorate, National Chiao-Tung University (2013)
  18. ITRI (Industrial Technology Research Institute) Laureate (2013)
  19. ROC Presidential Science Prize (2013)
  20. TWAS Prize in Engineering Sciences for 2014 (2014)
  21. Technology Management Award, the highest Award by CSMOT (2017)
  22. Fellow, NAI (National Academy of Inventors, USA) (2017)
  23. Academician, Academia Sinica (2018)
  24. Outstanding Contribution Prize in Material Science & Technology, Material Research Society – Taiwan (MRS-T) (2018)
  25. TWAS (the World Academic Society) Fellow (2020)
  26. Fellow, CIEE (Chinese Institute of Electrical Engineers, ROC) (2021)
  27. George E. Pake Prize by American Physical Society (APS) (2024)
  28. Future Science Prize (2025)
Professional Service
  1. Director, Supervisor, IEEE Taipei Sector (1996-)
  2. Director, Board of Trustee, Feng Chia University (1999-)
  3. Board Director, Supervisor, The Electronics Devices and Materials Association (EDMA) (2005-)
  4. Distinguished Research Chair Professor, National Taiwan University (2007-)
Technical, Academic, & Service Experience
  1. President, “Science Monthly” Magazine (1977-1983)
  2. Chairman, IEEE Electron Devices Society, Taipei Chapter (1991-1995)
  3. Editor, IEEE Transaction on Electron Devices (1994-2009)
  4. Board Director, TSIA (Taiwan Semicond. Ind. Assoc.) (1996-2000, 2004-2006)
  5. Board Director, Chinese Society for Management of Technology (2006-2010)
  6. Board Director, Chinese Institute of Electrical Engineers (2009-2013)
  7. Chairman, IC Industrial Committee, Chinese Inst. of Electrical Eng. (2009-2013)
  8. Board Director, Executive Secretary, Taiwan Physical Society of ROC
  9. Board Director, Columbia University Alumni Association (Taiwan) (2019-)
  10. IRC Member, ITRS (Int’l Tech Roadmap for Semiconductors) (2000-2005)
  11. Executive Member, VLSI Symposia (2013-2018)
  12. Chairman, Semiconductor Committee, Ministry of Economic Affairs, ROC (1999-2001)
Publication & Patent Invention
  1. More than 600 Technical Papers in International Journals and Conferences
  2. More than 160 Invention Patents
  3. Many Articles and Invited Talks in Universities and on Newspapers Magazines about Science, Technology, Education, and Public Services
  4. A Book Chapter: “Process Integration” in book “ULSI Technology”, McGraw-Hill Co. (1996)
  5. A Technical Book: “ULSI Semiconductor Technology Atlas”, John Wiley & Sons. Inc. (2003)