Young Researcher Award

“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."


Dr YEO Yee Chia

Ph D, M S (University of California, Berkeley); M Eng, B Eng (NUS)
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering

RESEARCH INTERESTS
  • Nanoelectronics: Solid-state physics, device physics, nanoscale transistors, strained transistors
  • Advanced semiconductor process technologies, and new materials for semiconductor manufacturing

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

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

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

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

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)

RESEARCH ASPIRATION
To be a global leader in advancing knowledge in nanoelectronics and semiconductor science and technology.
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