Michael Wu

Dr. Michael Wu is Vice President of Technology Development under Research and Development (R&D) at Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd. (TSMC). He is currently responsible for 3nm technology development and is also in charge of TSMC’s Technology Development Effectiveness Office. Previously, Dr. Wu was Senior Director of the N3 Platform Development Division in the R&D organization. Dr. Wu joined TSMC R&D in 1996 and has since participated in advanced CMOS technology development from 0.13um, 90nm, 65nm to 28nm, and contributed greatly to successful development of 16nm and 7nm technologies.

Dr. Wu has received multiple recognitions including the National Industrial Innovation Award – Innovative Trailblazer of the Year in 2013, the National Management Excellence Award in 2015, and the Chinese Outstanding Engineer Award in 2017.

Dr. Wu served in several positions in the Executive Committee of the International Electron Devices Meeting (IEDM) from 2013 to 2016, and was Technical Program Chair and General Chair of VLSI-TSA in 2017 and 2018, respectively. Dr. Wu was inducted as a Fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) for his leadership in CMOS process integration. He has published 46 papers and holds a total of 72 patents in the field of semiconductor technology.

Dr. Wu received his B.S. degree in Electrical Engineering from National Cheng Kung University and both his M.S. degree and Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from University of Wisconsin-Madison. He also received an EMBA degree in the Institute of Technology Management from National Tsing Hua University.