NEWS

 

·         IEEE Electron Devices Society, September 13, 2025: Prof. Albert Wang was selected to serve as the Editor-in-Chief (EiC) of the IEEE Transactions on Electron Devices (T-ED) for a three-year term effective on January 1, 2026. Established in 1952, T-ED is widely recognized as the topmost journal in the field of electron devices. As EiC, Wang will lead the Editorial Board of about 85 experts selected from around the world to handle the review of more 3600 submissions to T-ED each year.

 

 

 

 

 

·         Riverside, California, April 3, 2023: The SoCal Microelectronics Symposium, sponsored by the Global Semiconductor Association (GSA), was held successfully in the HUB at UC Riverside. The Symposium features a Keynote Speech by Peter De Dobbelaere (CISCO Fellow) and a Panel comprising outstanding industrial high-achievers, including Nitza Basoco (VP of proteanTecs), Shari Begun (VP of Sales, Renesas), Janet Olson (VP of Research, CadenceShari Begun (VP of Sales, Renesas) and Cindy Sun (Director of Engineering, Qualcomm). With a theme of Pathways to Success, the Symposium aims to promote Microelectronics to students of all levels, particularly those from Underrepresented Groups (URG).

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·         UC Riverside, November, 2022: Created jointly by Prof. Albert Wang of UCR and Prof. Behzad Razavi of UCLA, the “Creative ECEs: UCLA-UCR Design Contest” was successfully conducted in Fall 2022. Sponsored by IEEE Electron Devices Society, Samsung and Mediatek, the Contest aims to engage undergraduate students, particularly those from underrepresented groups (URG), to participate in hands-on design activities in the broader ECE field. About 40 students participated in the Contest and presented their designs in the Design Contest Symposium.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  • San Francisco, California, December 4, 2022: This year is the 75th Anniversary of the invention of transistor (1947). A special celebration event was held by IEEE Electron Devices Society at San Francisco during its BOG meeting and IEDM 2022.

 

75th Anniversary banner flyer

 

The team of Past/Current/Future Presidents of IEEE Electron Devices Society cut the 75th Birthday cake for the transistor. [from Left: Albert Wang (2014-2015), Fernando Guarin (2018-2019), Cor Claeys (2008-2009), Ilesanmi Adesida (2004-2005), Cary Yang (2000-2001), Ravi Todi (2022-2023), Samar Saha (2016-2017) and Bin Zhao (2024-2025)]

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  • San Francisco, California, December 5, 2022: Albert Wang received the IEEE J. J. Ebers Award “for pioneering contributions to reliability of 3D heterogeneous integration in Integrated Circuits”. The Award is presented at the Plenary of IEEE IEDM 2022.

Award presented by President of IEEE Electron Devices Society.

 

Watch the J. J. Ebers Award presentation video here.

 

  • ASA-SEMI, February 2022: The American Semiconductor Academy (ASA) and SEMI announced the ASA-SEMI Partnership to establish a national platform for semiconductor workforce development, aiming to address the nationwide shortage of microelectronics workforce. The ASA-SEMI Partnership released its Vision Paper on semiconductor workforce development, entitled “Fueling American Innovation & Growth”, which contributed directly to the Chips Act.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


  • ASA, June 2021: Prof. Albert Wang initiated and co-founded the American Semiconductor Academy (ASA) Initiative, aiming to establish a National Network of Microelectronics Education. The founding team and ExCom include: Prof. Tsu-Jae King Liu (Chair, UC Berkeley), Prof. Kang L. Wang (UCLA), Prof. Stephen Goodnick (Arizona State University), John Dallesasse (UIUC), Prof. Mark Lundstrom (Purdue University) and Prof. Quanxi Jia (SUNY Buffalo). ASA involves more than 60 universities and same number of community colleges around USA, and endorsed by more than 45 companies.

 

  • IEEE-Wiley Press, December 2021: A new book by Albert Wang was published by IEEE-Wiley Press. Feel free to check it at Amazon.

 

 

Albert Wang, Practical ESD Protection Design, IEEE-Wiley, New York, ISBN: 9781119850403, 2021.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  • San Francisco, California, December 2019: Albert Wang received the IEEE Electron Devices Society Distinguished Service Award, presented at IEEE IEDM 2019.

 

 

 

 

 

 

  • NAI, 2018: Albert Wang was elected as a Fellow (Class 2018) of National Academy of Inventors (NAI). The induction was held at the Space Center Houston, TX, on April 11, 2019.

 

 

 

  • IEEE, January 2014: Prof. Albert Want was elected to serve as President of the IEEE Electron Devices Society (EDS) for a two-year term starting on January 1, 2014. EDS is the largest and most authoritative professional society in the field of electron devices (think about semiconductors, microelectronics, integrated circuits and chips), which power the modern society. Dated back to 1952, EDS has more than 13,000 members and about 200 chapters worldwide.

 

 

 

 

  • Washington DC, December 2010: Albert Wang was elected to Fellow of AAAS (Class 2010). The Fellow induction was held in Washington DC on February 19, 2011.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  • Piscataway, NJ, January 2009: Albert Wang was elected to IEEE Fellow “for contributions to design-for-reliability and system-on-chip”.