Dr. Hsia Liang Choo has served as our Senior Vice President, Technology Development, since June 2005. He is responsible for Chartered�s technology development organization and directing our company�s efforts toward technology leadership in the foundry industry. From October 2000 to May 2005, Dr. Hsia served as our Vice President of Advanced Module Development and led Chartered�s collaborative development efforts at 90nm and 65nm. Dr. Hsia draws on nearly 25 years of experience in semiconductor technology development. Prior to joining Chartered, Dr. Hsia was director of technology development at United Microelectronics Corporation in Taiwan. He also spent over a decade with IBM as an advisory scientist in various divisions. Dr. Hsia was awarded 25 US patents with 16 more pending, and his work has been featured in more than 80 technical publications. Dr. Hsia holds a doctorate degree in physics from Ohio State University. |