Nicky Lu
Chairman
AITA/Etron Technology, Inc.
【Education】
‒ M.S. & Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from Stanford University (1978 & 1981)
‒ B.S. in Electrical Engineering, National Taiwan University (1975)
>> Current Role
‒ Chair (2019~), AI-on-Chip Taiwan Alliance
‒ Chair/Founder, Etron, eYs3D, eEver & DeCloak Companies
‒ Distinguished Research Chair Professor, National Taiwan University (2021 till present)
‒ Chair (2013-17) & Board Director(1996~), Taiwan Semiconductor Industry Association (TSIA)
‒ Chair (2014-15), WSC (World Semiconductor Council)
‒ Chair (2009-11), Board Director & APAC Leader (2004~), Global Semiconductor Alliance (GSA)
‒ Research Staff Member & Manager, IBM Research Division (1982-1989) & Program Manager & Staff to CEO, IBM Technology Headquarters (1989-1990)
【Awards and Honors 】
‒ National Medal of Excellence in Science & Technology (Awarded by Premier of Taiwan, ROC, 2001)
‒ ERSO Awards (ITRI/ERSO, 1996; Dr. WY Pan Foundation, 2010)
‒ SEMI Industry Contribution Award, SEMICON Taiwan, (Awarded by President of Taiwan, ROC, 2017)
‒ IEEE Fellow (elected in 1991) & IEEE Solid-State Circuits Technical Field Award (1998; now IEEE Pederson Award)
‒ Member of the National Academy of Engineering (NAE USA; 1999)
‒ NAI (National Academy of Inventors) Fellow (2024~)
‒ IBM Corporate Award (1990), IBM Outstanding Innovation Awards (1988, 1990) & IBM Outstanding Technical Award (1989)
‒ Dr. Nicky Lu was selected to be an“Outstanding Entrepreneur of R.O.C.” by the Ministry of Economic Affairs, received an honorable visit to the President, and was presented with the “Golden Merchant Award” by the General Chamber of Commerce of the Republic of China (2007)