S. Simon Wong

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S. Simon Wong
Alma materUC Berkeley; University of Minnesota
Scientific career
Fields non-volatile memory, RF integrated circuits, copper interconnect

S. Simon Wong is a professor in the Stanford Department of Electrical Engineering. [1] He is affiliated faculty in the Stanford Non-Volatile Memory Technology Research Initiative (NMTRI), System X Alliance, [2] and Bio-X. [3]

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Education

S. Simon Wong received two bachelor's degrees from the University of Minnesota: electrical engineering and mechanical engineering. He completed a M.S. and Ph.D. in electrical engineering from the University of California, Berkeley.

Academic career and research

Wong joined the faculty of Stanford Department of Electrical Engineering in 1988.

He studies the fabrication and design of high-performance integrated circuits. His work focuses on understanding and overcoming the limitations of circuit performance imposed by device, interconnect, and on-chip components. [4] [5]

Awards and honors

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References

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