Nanyang Tech. Univ. Singapore
I had the privilege to work as a faculty member of School of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanyang Technological University (NTU), Singapore from 7/1998 to 12/2003. I was instrumental in setting up the Microelectronics ( Nanoelectronics) Laboratory in the school.
I was promoted to associate professor in 1/2002.
This school was ranked
No. 1 in the world in Year 20017 in Materials Sciencence and Engineering,
by the No. 1 university ranking company in the US: US News
Having founded a startup company (Tinggi) in 2001 and secured private and VC investments worth over a few million US dollars in late 2003, I left the academia to focus on the new company in 2004.
Courses taught:
- G166 Engineering Physics
- G167 Common Engineering Chemistry
- SM103 Physics I
- G269 Engineering Materials
- SM465 Microlithography
- SM466 Thin Film Processes
- SM469 Microelectronic Process Integration
Roughly 1/3 of my students after graduation went into semiconductor industry, especially the semiconductor wafer fabrication industry.
Research:
- Optoelectronic materials processes and laser diode fabrication
We were pioneers in growing GaN and AlN compounds on Silicon substrates, which is now one of the upmost cutting edge technologies for the LED and third-generation semiconductor transistor devices .
Some research work done by my students is reported in the publications below:
- “Structural and optical characteristics of GaN epilayers grown on Si (111) substrates using hydride vapor phase epitaxy”, Journal of Crystal Growth,282,137 – 142 (2005)
- “Performance enhancement of InGaN light-emitting diodes by laser lift-off and transfer from sapphire to copper substrate”, Applied Physics Letters, 84, 2757 – 2759 (2004)
- “High-power InAlGaAs/GaAs and AlGaAs/GaAs semiconductor laser arrays emitting at 808 nm”, IEEE Photonics Technology Letters. 16, 389-391 (2004).
- “InGaAs/GaAs quantum well circular ring lasers fabricated by laser direct writing and pulsed anodic oxidation”, Journal of Crystal Growth, 268, 364-368 (2004)