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| “There is a lot of fun and excitement in pushing the frontiers of nanoelectronics and semiconductor technology. At NUS, I enjoy every moment of it with my group of highly-talented graduate students who are immensely passionate about creating or advancing technologies.” |
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YOUNG RESEARCHER AWARD |
| Dr YEO Yee Chia |
Ph D, M S (University of California, Berkeley); M Eng, B Eng (NUS)
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering |
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| RESEARCH INTERESTS |
- Nanoelectronics: Solid-state physics, device physics,
nanoscale transistors, strained transistors
- Advanced semiconductor process technologies, and new
materials for semiconductor manufacturing
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| RESEARCH ACHIEVEMENTS |
- Prolific inventor with more than 300 patent applications
covering a wide range of advanced semiconductor processes
and devices that are deployed in the manufacturing of
integrated circuits. He is an inventor with 130 issued
patents, including 64 US patents
- Founded a world-leading research group at NUS, with
multiple breakthroughs in nanoscale transistor technologies
- Advanced the frontiers of semiconductor technology
through use of new materials and strain engineering
techniques in transistors
- Widely credited and known in the semiconductor industry
for being the first in the world to demonstrate that a new
material comprising silicon and carbon can be incorporated
in transistors to enable electronics to operate at significantly
higher speeds
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| RESEARCH STRENGTHS |
- Strong technical acumen in nanoelectronics and focus on
high-impact tasks of relevance to technology needs
- Experienced in engaging experimental and theoretical
research in electrical engineering, solid-state physics, and
materials science
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| PUBLICATION CREDITS |
- Published one book chapter, more than 100 peer-reviewed
journal papers (more than 80 per cent are tier-1 journals),
and 140 peer-reviewed conference papers
- More than 700 citations; most highly cited paper has more
than 100 citations to-date
- Significant contributions in the top device conference
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| INTERNATIONAL STANDING |
- Member, IEEE
- Member, Materials Research Society
- Delivered more than 12 invited talks in international
conferences in USA, Japan, Taiwan, China, Mexico
- Reviewer of many top-tier journals, including IEE Electron
Device Letters, IEE Transactions on Electron Devices
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| AWARDS AND ACCOLADES |
- NRF Research Fellowship (2008)
- Singapore Young Scientist Award (2006)
- Singapore Youth Award (Science and Technology, 2006)
- TSMC Best Invention Disclosures Award/TSMC Invention
Award (2003)
- IEEE Paul Rappaport Award (2002)
- IEEE Electron Device Society Fellowship Award (2001)
- NUS Overseas Graduate Scholarship Award (1998-2002)
- Lee Kuan Yew Gold Medal (1996)
- Institution of Engineers, Singapore Gold Medal (1996)
- IEE, UK Prize (1995)
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| RESEARCH ASPIRATION |
- To be a global leader in advancing knowledge in nanoelectronics
and semiconductor science and technology.
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