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Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Professor James Lu Named IEEE Fellow
Researcher Honored for Innovative Research and
Technical Achievements Toward the Design and Realization of 3-D
Integrated Computer Chips.
James Jian-Qiang Lu
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Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Professor James Jian-Qiang Lu was
recently named a fellow of the Institute of Electrical and
Electronics Engineers (IEEE).
In elevating him to a fellow, the IEEE cited Lu’s
contributions to three-dimensional integrated circuit
technology. An associate professor in the Department of Electrical,
Computer, and Systems Engineering (ECSE) at Rensselaer, Lu
is known as a pioneer and technical leader in 3-D computer chip
integration, and has been working to design the processes and
architecture that could one day be the platform for 3-D
chips.
“We congratulate Dr. Lu on his election to the rank of
fellow of IEEE. This is the highest honor earned from one’s
peers and recognizes significant contributions to the field of
electrical engineering,” said
David Rosowsky, dean of the School of Engineering
at Rensselaer. “Dr. Lu continues a long and rich tradition of
research and innovation in electrical engineering at
Rensselaer. We are proud to count him among our growing number
of society fellows in the School of Engineering.”
Flat, conventional computer chips used today can only shrink
so much smaller, as their flat surface must have enough room to
accommodate scores of different components. But the
semiconductor industry and academia are looking at ways to
layer chip components into a vertical, 3-D stack, which could
dramatically shrink the size of the overall chip and take
advantage of high data bandwidth, performance efficiency, and
functionality increase of the 3-D integration. Lu’s research
spans a wide spectrum of micro- and nanoelectronics technology,
from theory and design to materials, devices, processing, and
system integration.
Lu is a member of the Rensselaer Center for
Future Energy Systems, Center for Automation
Technologies and Systems, and Smart Lighting
Engineering Research Center.
For more information on Lu’s research at Rensselaer, visit
www.rpi.edu/~luj along
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Published
February 16,
2011 |
Contact: Michael Mullaney
Phone: (518) 276-6161
E-mail: mullam@rpi.edu |
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