Tso-Ping Ma

Tso-Ping Ma
馬佐平/马佐平
Born(1945-11-13)November 13, 1945
Lanzhou, Gansu, China
DiedApril 6, 2021(2021-04-06) (aged 75)
New Haven, Connecticut, USA
Alma materNational Taiwan University (BS)
Yale University (PhD)
Scientific career
FieldsSemiconductor devices
InstitutionsYale University

Tso-Ping Ma (simplified Chinese: 马佐平; traditional Chinese: 馬佐平; November 13, 1945 – April 6, 2021) was a Chinese-American electronic engineer and professor of electrical engineering and applied physics at Yale University, USA.

Early life

Tso-Ping Ma was born in Lanzhou, China in 1945, but relocated to Taiwan to escape the Chinese Civil War.[1] After graduating from National Taiwan University in 1968, he moved to live and study in the United States. He completed his Ph.D. degree from Yale University in 1974.[2][3]

Career

Ma joined IBM from 1975 to 1977.[4] In 1977, he joined the Department of Electrical Engineering, Yale University as a faculty member.[5] In 1985, he became a professor. His research focused on semiconductor devices, logic and memory technologies.[6] At Yale, Ma held the Raymond John Wean Professorship of Electrical Engineering from 2002 and chaired the Electrical Engineering Department.[7][8]

Awards

Ma become an IEEE Fellow in 1994. He received the Paul Rapport Award of the IEEE Electronic Device Society in 1998. In 2003, he was elected to the US National Academy of Engineering.[9] In 2005, he received the IEEE Andrew S. Grove Award.[10] In 2008, he received the Connecticut Medal of Technology award.[11] In 2009, he was elected a foreign member of the Chinese Academy of Sciences. In 2012, he was elected a member of Taiwan's Academia Sinica.[6] In 2016, he received an honorary doctorate from National Chiao Tung University, Taiwan.

Death

Ma died on April 6, 2021, at the age of 75, after a brief battle with cancer.[5][12]

References

  1. ^ Xia, Fengnian; Wong, H.-S. Philip (18 March 2022). "Tso-Ping Ma (1945−2021)". Nature Electronics. 5 (124): 124. doi:10.1038/s41928-022-00737-7.
  2. ^ "Alumni Profile: TP Ma, PhD '74 — Saving satellites, one semiconductor at a time, Yale Scientific, 2017".
  3. ^ FOSSUM, ERIC R.; MORSE, A. STEPHEN. "TSO-PING MA 1945-2021". Memorial Tributes. 25. National Academy of Engineering.
  4. ^ "Professor T.P. Ma Named National Taiwan University's 2014 Outstanding Alumnus". Yale School of Engineering and Applied Science. October 1, 2014. Retrieved December 23, 2024.
  5. ^ a b "In Memoriam: Tso-Ping Ma, Professor of Electrical Engineering & Applied Physics". Yale School of Engineering and Applied Science. 6 May 2021. Retrieved 16 September 2023.
  6. ^ a b "Tso-Ping Ma". Academia Sinica. Retrieved 16 September 2023.
  7. ^ "T. P. Ma, Pioneer of Integrated Circuitry, Receives IEEE Award". Yale University. September 7, 2005. Retrieved December 22, 2024.
  8. ^ "Ma is named Raymond John Wean Professor". Yale Bulletin and Calendar. August 30, 2002. Retrieved December 23, 2024.
  9. ^ "TP Ma, National Academy of Engineering Members' Directory".
  10. ^ "Ma receives IEEE award for research, Yale News, 2004". 6 October 2004.
  11. ^ "Tso-Ping Ma". Connecticut Academy of Science and Technology. Retrieved 16 September 2023.
  12. ^ Hahamy, Madison (7 May 2021). "Tso-Ping Ma, Raymond J. Wean Professor of Electrical Engineering and Applied Physics, dies at 75". Yale Daily News. Retrieved September 17, 2023.