Wang Yangyuan

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Wang Yangyuan
王阳元
Born (1935-01-01) 1 January 1935 (age 88)
Ningbo, Zhejiang, China
Alma mater Peking University
Spouse Yang Fuqing
Children2
Scientific career
Fields Microelectronics
InstitutionsPeking University
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese
Traditional Chinese

Wang Yangyuan (born 1 January 1935) is a Chinese physicist who is a professor at Peking University, a member of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, and currently dean of the university's Institute of Microelectronics and director of its Department of Microelectronics.

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Biography

Wang was born into a family of farming background in the town of Chaiqiao  [ zh ], Ningbo, Zhejiang, on 1 January 1935. [1] He has seven siblings. [1] He secondary studied at Ningbo High School. In 1953, he was admitted to Peking University, where he majored in the Department of Physics. He joined the Chinese Communist Party in 1956. After graduation, he taught there, where he served as director of the newly founded Microelectronics Laboratory in 1978. In 1975, Wang and his colleagues developed 1024 bit MOS dynamic-random access memory after eight years of research, making China become the third country after the United States and Japan. [2] He was a senior visiting scholar at the University of California, Berkeley between 1982 and 1983. In 1986, Peking University organized the Institute of Microelectronics, Wang became its first dean. In 1986, the Chinese government established the National Key Laboratory of Micro/Nano Processing Technology in Beijing, Wang was made director. In 1986, he led 118 experts and scholars from 17 units in China to develop computer-aided design technology for IC, which was successful in 1993. [2] Wang co-founded the Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation (SMIC) in 2000, which greatly helps the development of the semiconductor industry in China. In 2002, he became dean of Peking University's Institute of Microelectronics and director of its Department of Microelectronics.[ citation needed ]

Personal life

Wang married his alumni Yang Fuqing, who is also a member of the Chinese Academy of Sciences. [1] The couple has a son and a daughter. [1]

Honors and awards

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