Pan Wen-Yuan | |
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潘文淵 | |
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| Born | July 15, 1912 |
| Died | January 3, 1995 (aged 82) U.S. |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | |
| Known for | Establishing the IC industry in Taiwan |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Electrical engineering |
| Institutions | |
| Thesis | A Complete Analysis of Audio Frequency Amplifier Using Pentode Tubes (1941) |
| Doctoral advisor | Frederick Terman |
Pan Wen-Yuan (Chinese: 潘文淵; July 15, 1912 – January 3, 1995) was a Taiwanese-American electrical engineer. Following a three-decade-long career as a researcher at RCA, he played a key role in establishing the integrated circuit (IC) industry in Taiwan in the 1970s and is known as the "father" of Taiwan's IC industry. After his death, the Industrial Technology Research Institute of Taiwan set up the Pan Wen Yuan Foundation and the Pan Wen Yuan Prize to reward people who have made significant contributions to Taiwan's semiconductor industry. Pan was a fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) and the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS).