Regular biography
Chenming Hu is a Professor Emeritus and Professor in the Graduate School at the University of California, Berkeley's Department of EECS. He is recognized for his contributions to IC reliability, BSIM SPICE models, and the FinFET transistor. Hu has received the National Medal of Technology and Innovation and UC Berkeley's Distinguished Teaching Award. He was formerly Chief Technology Officer of TSMC. For further details, visit his personal homepage at https://www2.eecs.berkeley.edu/Faculty/Homepages/hu.html.
Scholar-generated biography
Chenming Hu is a researcher at the University of California, Berkeley, specializing in engineering, particularly in semiconductor devices and nanotechnology. His work focuses on advanced transistor structures, including FinFETs, which are critical for sub-50 nm technologies. Hu has contributed significantly to the development of scalable MOSFETs, modeling techniques, and the understanding of hot-electron effects and electrical breakdown in thin gate oxides. His research also explores novel materials like MoS2 for transistors with gate lengths below 1 nm. Additionally, he has worked on predictive modeling for early circuit simulation and metal-dielectric band alignment in metal gate technologies.