Alan Hung (洪唯倫)
Semiconductor Technologist
Intrapreneur | Project Manager | Data Analyst
Experience:
- As a Technologist with 5+ years of experience in Semiconductor/Foundry Engineering, I received an employee recognition award and was promoted to manager for my proven track record in SPICE modeling/design enablement and customer engineering.
- As an Intrapreneur at a textile design company, I held multiple positions simultaneously for 4+ years, including:
- Project Manager: I defined and executed a business transition project that resulted in a 3.8x increase in total sales and reached 1.2 million people per month on social media.
- Data Analyst: I used machine learning techniques to increase fabric sales by 5.9x. Additionally, I implemented algorithms and web applications to improve efficiency, resulting in up to a 63x increase in processing speed.
Publications:
- 3 conference papers related to the characterization of flicker noise.
Goal:
- In pursuit of becoming a generalist and solving systemic problems across different fields.
Skills:
- SPICE / On-wafer measurements (DC & RF) / Device characterization / Test structure design / Python / Algorithms / Machine Learning / Statistics / Project management / Web development
Career Summary
Project Manager
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Defined and led a project that transformed the business from B2B into a B2C e-commerce platform, all while staying within the same operational budget.
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- Collaborated with stakeholders to define requirements and delivery milestones for a business transition plan.
- Personally participated in work with different teams to identify necessary adjustments for improving efficiency.
- Managed and directed a team of product designers, photographers, videographers, and marketers to meet sales and social media engagement targets while adhering to budget constraints.
- Project planning and tracking by creating key checkpoints.
- Provided project reports to stakeholders and team members.
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- Achieved a 5.9x increase in fabric sales and a 3.8x increase in total sales.
More details - Achieved a 3.2x increase in average reactions per post, and reached up to 1.2M people per month on social media.
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Data Analyst
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Analyzed data and developed in-house tools based on the needs of the business transition project.
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- Collaborated with stakeholders to identify requirements and transformed raw data into meaningful insights.
- Created dashboards to gain insights and address business needs.
- Developed in-house tools to automate workflows.
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- Utilized machine learning techniques to verify customers’ preferences, resulting in a 2.73x improvement in fabric sales.
More details - Implemented an algorithm for extracting color schemes from an image that results in a 63x improvement in processing time.
More details - Implemented an algorithm for detecting repeated patterns in an image that results in a 12x improvement in processing time.
More details - Implemented an algorithm for retrieving similar images that results in a 7x improvement in processing time.
More details - Designed and implemented an in-house application that reduced purchase processing time by 50%.
More details - Implemented a website crawler that can retrieve 4x the number of social media posts compared to using the official API.
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Photographer/Videographer
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- Produced video posts on social media and took product photographs to meet the requirements of the business transition project.
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- Completed off-site or studio shoots.
- Created storyboards to showcase new ideas for a product.
- Set up the company’s studio for both live and pre-recorded events.
- Maintained all equipment and servers.
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- Created social media posts that reach a maximum of 748k people in a single post, with a monthly reach of 1.2M people.
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Assistant Manager - SPICE Modeling
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Responsible for improving the methodology of the model extraction and the workflow of testkey design. Demonstrated the quality of the RF models through functional blocks.
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- Partnered with senior colleagues to resolve challenges related to modeling methodology.
- Collaborated with third-party vendors and consultants to solve clients’ issues in circuit design.
- Model lead for 130nm RF SOI technology.
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- 28nm Low Power process CMOS model.
- 40nm Low Power process RF VCO design and tapeout.
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- Delivered the first in-house design RF VCO on a 40nm Low Power process.
- Integrated LPE into the workflow of RF CMOS model extraction, which reduced extraction time by 30%.
- Integrated LVS into the workflow of testkey design, ensuring 100% correctness of the testkey.
- Collaborated with clients to resolve measurement issues related to RF varactor.
Engineer - SPICE Modeling
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Collaborated with process integration teams to create SPICE models that meet the needs of the business and clients.
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- SPICE Model extraction.
- Testkey design.
- Documentation generated for model usage and verification.
- Incorporated feedback from clients to improve the model.
- Provided support to clients regarding model usage and circuit simulation.
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- 130nm RF SOI CMOS model
- 14nm FinFET SRAM model
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- Identified the root cause of instability in BJT measurements.
- Improved the workflow for extracting target SRAM models, resulting in a 50% reduction in required manpower.
Education
Master of Science, Electronic engineering
GPA 4.0/4.0 (Top 1.42%)
Bachelor of Science, Electrophysics
GPA 3.5/4.0
Awards
Employee Recognition Award
In recognition of outstanding contribution in 2016, with recommendation from function heads, this special award is granted to the employees who have made special contribution to the company in the subject year.
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Academic Achievement Award
This award is given to exceptional students based on their academic performance.
Academic Achievement Award
This award is given to exceptional students based on their academic performance.
Academic Achievement Award
This award is given to exceptional students based on their academic performance.
Selected Projects
.js-id-workflow
2.73x improvement in sales and 50% reduction in processing time
An efficient fabric information search and storage system.
98% accuracy and 63x faster than human processing
Reached 748k people with a single post and had a monthly reach of 1.2M on our Facebook page
4.4x increase in productivity and a 3.2x increase in popularity
Featured Publications
Certificates
Python for Programmers
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