Hung-Chang Lin
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Hung-Chang Lin | |
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凌宏璋 | |
Born | 8 August 1919 |
Died | 5 March 2009 |
Citizenship | China |
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Spouse | Anchen Lin |
Awards | J J Ebers Award (1978) |
Hung Chang Lin (Jimmy Lin) (
Early life and education
Lin was born in
Career
After graduating from Shanghai Jiaotong University, Lin worked for the Central Radio Works and Central Broadcasting Administration as an engineer.[2] He left China in 1947 to begin his graduate work.[2]
After he earned his master's and doctorate degrees, Lin was worked at
In 1969, Lin began teaching at the University of Maryland.[2] He worked at the university until his retirement in 1990.[2] While a professor, Lin supervised and mentored 26 PhD students.[1] He also worked part-time as an adjunct and visiting professor at the University of Pittsburgh and University of California, Berkeley, respectively.[2]
Hung C. Lin held more than 60 U.S. patents.[1] Among his inventions is the quasi-complementary (transistor) amplifier circuit,[4] which has been used in many commercial audio amplifiers. Another of his inventions is the lateral transistor which is used in linear integrated circuits and T2L digital integrated circuits. He also invented the wireless microphone.
He has published more than 170 professional papers mostly on transistors and integrated circuits.[3]
In 1978 he was presented with the
Death and legacy
Lin died in Silver Spring, Maryland of lung cancer at the age of 89.[1] He is interred at Columbia Gardens Cemetery.[citation needed]
In 2011, his wife Anchen Lin donated to the University of Maryland School of Engineering to fund the Jimmy Lin Endowment for Entrepreneurship.[5] The goal of the endowment was "to provide annual awards to students, staff, and faculty who transform their ideas into innovations through invention and technology commercialization."[5]
References
- ^ ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2020-09-10.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "Jimmy Lin Endowment for Entrepreneurship to Support Innovation". April 22, 2011.
- ^ a b c "Collection: Jimmy H.C. Lin papers | Archival Collections". archives.lib.umd.edu. Retrieved 2020-09-10.
- ^ us 2896029 "Semiconductor Amplifier Circuits" issued 21 July 1959 to Hung Chang Lin, assignor to Radio Corporation of America (filed 3 May 1955)
- ^ a b "The Jimmy H. C. Lin Fund for Entrepreneurship | Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering". ece.umd.edu. Retrieved 2020-09-10.
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