Education                                                                                

• B.S., EE, National Taiwan University, 1968
• M.S./Ph.D., University of California, Berkeley, 1970/1973

Experiences                                                                             

• 1973-1976: Assistant Professor, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
• 1976-Present: Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences, Univ. of California, Berkeley
• 1996-2002: Founding Chairman, Celestry Design Technologies
• 2001-2004: Chief Technology Officer, TSMC (Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company)
• Member of Board of Directors of Sandisk, Inphi, Ambarella, ACM Research, East Bay Chinese School (Chairman 1988-1990) , Friends of Children with Special Needs (Chairman 2015-2017)

Publications

• Six books
• Over 1000 published research papers
• Over 100 granted US patents

Honors 

  Highlights:

• US National Medal of Technology and Innovation presented by President Obama, 2016
• Taiwan Presidential Science Prize, 2023
• Medal of Honor, IEEE’s highest honor, 2020
• Berkeley Distinguished Teaching Award, UC Berkeley’s highest honor for teaching, 1997

    Academy Membership:

• US National Academy of Engineering, 1997-
• Academia Sinica, 2004-
• Chinese Academy of Sciences, 2007-
• The World Academy of Sciences, 2012-
• US National Academy of Inventors, 2015-

Honorary Doctoral Degrees:

• Honorary Doctor of Science Degree, University of Hong Kong, 2021
• Honorary Doctoral Degree, National Chiao-Tung University, Taiwan, 2012

Other Honors for Technology Innovations:

• Berkeley International House Global Impact award, 2024
• IET JJ Thompson Medal, 2019
• Silicon Valley Engineering Hall of Fame, 2016
• ITRI Fellow for “extraordinary contributions to Taiwan’s high-tech industry”, presented by the President of Taiwan, 2016
• SEMI Award for “BSIM families of compact transistor models”, 2015
• EDA Industry Consortium Phil Kaufman Award, 2013
• Outstanding Alumni Award, National Taiwan University, 2012
• ISDRS Aldert van der Ziel Award for “a distinguished career in education and research”, 2011
• Semiconductor Industry Association University Research Award for “contributions to the semiconductor industry and the US economy”, 2011
• Asian American Engineer of the Year (AAEOY), 2011
• IEEE Nishizawa Medal for “exceptional contributions in IC device scaling, modeling, and reliability”, 2009
• IEEE Solid State Circuits Award, 2003
• DARPA Most Outstanding Technical Accomplishment Award for the “radically innovative” FinFET, 2000
• IEEE Jack Morton Award, 1997
• R&D100 Award for BSIM as one of the most significant new technologies of 1996
• SRC inaugural Research Excellence Award for IC reliability simulator, 1992
• Design News Excellence in Design Award for IC reliability simulator BERT, 1991
• IEEE Fellow for semiconductor reliability physics and models, 1989-

Honors for Education:

• Education Award, IEEE Electron Device Society, for “distinguished contribution to education and inspiration of students, practicing engineers and future educators in semiconductor devices”, 2011
• Berkeley Citation (for outstanding services to UC Berkeley), 2011
• SRC Aristotle Award (for outstanding mentoring of student researchers), 2009
• Honorary Life Professor of Chinese Academy of Science (1990-), Tsinhua University (1992-94), National Taiwan University (2011-17)
• TSMC Distinguished Chair Professor, UC Berkeley (2001-2013)
• Chancellor’s Chair Professor, UC Berkeley (1998-2001)
• Moni Ferst Award, Sigma Xi (for promotion of research through education), 1998

Other Honors:

• Chenming Hu Innovation Lab, Univ. of California, Berkeley, 2016
• Chenming and Margaret Hu Medical Center, Asian Health Services, 2018
• Chenming and Margaret Hu Center, Friends of Children with Special Needs, 2022

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