Huang's gift commitment will support Chang's research on electronic displays and wireless integrated circuit designs at high data rates and high frequencies. The Taiwan-based Wintek Corp. is a manufacturer of small- to medium-size LCD panels used in digital cameras, cell phones, PDAs and video cameras.
Chang, chair of the electrical engineering department at the UCLA Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science, is also the inaugural holder of the Wintek Endowed Chair in Electrical Engineering, established in 2008 by a $1 million gift from Huang.
Huang pioneered CMOS integrated circuits and LCD technology in Taiwan and was one of the lead engineers in the monumental CMOS technology transfer from RCA to Taiwan's Industrial Technology Research Institute.
"We are glad to be able to provide the support needed in Professor Chang's high-speed electronics laboratory," Huang said. "The technologies his lab is working on will benefit the industry as a whole and help it to reach the next level in communication and imaging systems."
"Hyley has been a generous supporter of the school, and we are once again grateful for his gift," said Vijay K. Dhir, dean of UCLA Engineering. "The support of outstanding scholars and their work greatly enhances the types of contributions our faculty can make to advance technology for the benefit of society."
Chang has made major contributions to the development of high-speed semiconductor devices and integrated circuits, and his work has transformed the landscape of modern electronics, with benefits for daily life around the globe. His pioneering circuit research has resulted in ultra-high-speed and high-frequency RF and mixed-signal circuits for wireless and wired communications. His development of analog-to-digital and digital-to-analog converters has also opened doors for the creation of the next generation of digital radars and radios.
The UCLA Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science, established in 1945, offers 28 academic and professional degree programs, including an interdepartmental graduate degree program in biomedical engineering. Ranked among the top 10 engineering schools at public universities nationwide, the school is home to eight multimillion-dollar interdisciplinary research centers in wireless sensor systems, nanotechnology, nanomanufacturing and nanoelectronics, all funded by federal and private agencies.
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