Summary
Yong Liu is a veteran semiconductor process integration engineer with over two decades of R&D and leadership experience spanning FEOL/BEOL CMOS, flash memory, III-V µLEDs, GaN photonics and Si/Ge photonics. He has led cross-functional engineering teams and run device laboratories from startup to HVM, delivering technology roadmaps, process transfers and advanced e-test/yield analytics at companies including Intel, Ostendo and TowerJazz. His background blends deep physical chemistry and surface-science research—STM, mass spectrometry and laser spectroscopy—with hands-on process engineering (RTP, PECVD, RIE, wafer bonding) and device characterization. Notable strengths include translating atom-scale surface science into manufacturable processes and building automated wafer-level parametric test systems for NAND and µLED development. Based in the Los Angeles area, he also founded a lab instrumentation company focused on compact Raman/fluorescence systems, reflecting an entrepreneurial streak alongside corporate program leadership.
11 years of coding experience
23 years of employment as a software developer
University of California, San Diego
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) Physical Chemistry, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) Physical Chemistry at University of Southampton
Post-Doctoral Reach Fellow Electron-Molecule and Ion-Molecule Reactions, Post-Doctoral Reach Fellow Electron-Molecule and Ion-Molecule Reactions at University of Birmingham