Wei-Jen Lo

Dr. Wei-jen Lo is Senior Vice President of Technology Development under Research and Development (R&D) at Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd. (TSMC). Dr. Lo joined TSMC in 2004 as Vice President of Operations II and served as Vice President of Research and Development from 2006 to 2009 before he was appointed Vice President of the Company's Advanced Technology Business, and Operations for Manufacturing Technology.

In his over 15 years of services at TSMC, Dr. Lo has contributed greatly to the company's development of advanced technologies, providing comprehensive and innovative solutions to customers' tough technical challenges. Currently he leads a team that has earned a total of more than 1,500 patents globally, including around 1,000 US patents.

Prior to joining TSMC, Dr. Lo was Director of Technology Development and a Plant Manager with Intel Corporation's Technology and Manufacturing Group. From 1997 to 2000, he served as a Factory Manager, responsible for running Intel's development factory in Santa Clara, California. Dr. Lo has also served as an assistant professor at a U.S. university, and worked at the Motorola Research and Development Lab, as well as the Xerox Microelectronics Center.

Dr. Lo received his B.S. degree in physics from National Taiwan University and his M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Solid State Physics and Surface Chemistry from University of California, Berkeley.