Naili (Nick) Yue

Naili (Nick) Yue has extensive work experience in various engineering roles. Naili (Nick) is currently working as a Sr. Display Reliability Engineer at X Display Company (XDC), specializing in micro assembly of microLED and microIC devices, and display architecture. In this role, they are responsible for reliability engineering, failure analysis, and semiconductor fab and assembly processes. Naili (Nick) also performs physical, photometric, colorimetric, optical, and electrical characterization of microLED, pixel driver IC, and associated display panels.

Prior to their current role, Naili worked as a Sr. Materials and Process Engineer at Kymeta Corporation. Naili (Nick) was involved in the development of materials and processes for fabrication, assembly, and integration of electronically tuned beam-steering flat panel antennas (FPAs) based on Liquid Crystal Metasurface. Naili (Nick) also worked on TFT-liquid crystal application in electronic products, such as displays and communication devices.

Before joining Kymeta Corporation, Naili worked at MicroVision Inc. as a Sr. Staff Engineer - Optical MEMS Process & Failure Analysis. Naili (Nick)'sresponsibilities included the development of materials selection, integration processes, equipment qualification, and failure analysis for ultra-miniaturization of high-density integrated optical MEMS devices and modules. Naili (Nick) also conducted research and development of new materials and processes to improve product competitiveness in the consumer electronic market.

Naili also worked as a Sr. Process Engineer (Failure Analysis) at Unigen Corporation, where they controlled and developed advanced assembly processes for integrated circuits (IC) and printed circuit boards. Naili (Nick) designed roadmap layouts for next-generation assembly processes and led failure analysis and corrective action for various types of failures.

Prior to that, Naili worked as a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, where they focused on nanofabrication of electronic/mechanical devices using advanced nanofabrication techniques. Naili (Nick) also gained experience in operating cryo-transmission electron microscopes (TEM) and using focused ion beam (FIB) for TEM imaging.

Naili started their career as a Research Assistant and later worked as a Postdoctoral Associate at UNC Charlotte, where they were involved in nanofabrication and characterization of graphene-based field-effect transistors (FET) and growth of SiC on Si and graphene on nickel-plated sapphire. Naili (Nick) also gained expertise in CMOS and solar cell fabrication processes.

Naili (Nick) also worked as a Research Assistant at Virginia Tech, focusing on packaging design, assembly processes, and electrical testing of high-temperature power electronics devices. Naili (Nick) was also involved in thermal and stress modeling/simulation of planar packaging and development of nanoscale silver paste as an interconnection.

Earlier in their career, Naili worked as a Sr. Process & Failure Analysis Engineer at Finisar Corporation. Naili (Nick)'sresponsibilities included semiconductor packaging design, IC and PCB assembly processes, system integration, materials selection, process development, equipment qualification, and failure analysis of optical transceivers and RF/microwave and power electronic devices.

Overall, Naili (Nick) Yue has a diverse range of work experience in the engineering field, with a strong focus on materials selection, process development, equipment qualification, failure analysis, and nanofabrication.

Naili (Nick) Yue's education history includes studying at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, where they pursued a degree in Semiconductor Materials/Semiconductor Physics/Electrical Engineering with a focus on Nanofabrication and Characterization of Semiconductor Materials and Devices. Naili (Nick) also attended Virginia Tech for a degree in Materials Science/Power Electronics and the National University of Singapore for a degree in Materials Science/Mech Engineering. Unfortunately, the specific start and end years for each educational experience are not provided.