Yung C. Liang, Ph.D., P.Eng

Associate Professor, Power Electronics Laboratory

Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering

National University of Singapore, Singapore 119260

Research Interest and Grants

MOS-bipolar Semiconductor Devices and Smart Power IC’s; Wide Bandgap Devices, Micro-actuator and Sensors; RF Power Semiconductor Devices and Integration; RF MEMS; Micro Fuel Cell; Ferroelectric Photovoltaic Thin Film; On-Chip Power Source and Management; Smart Dust Sensor Network

· Neural network tooled power electronic design automation

January 1992 – December 1993

S$72,000 (Academic Research Fund), Principal Investigator

· Fabrication and characterisation of semiconductor-type gas sensor

January 1997 – January 1999

S$69,800 (Academic Research Fund), Collaborator

· Design of lateral IGBT devices with integrated current sensor

September 1996 – July 1999

S$150,048 (Academic Research Fund), Principal Investigator

· Design and development of a kinetic battery for notebook computers

April 1997 – April 1998

S$273,960 (Funded by Serial Systems Pte Ltd), Principal Investigator

· Advanced MIL standard DC/DC converter

May 1998 – May 1999

S$81,000 (Funded by the Defense Science Organisation), Collaborator

· Design of synchronous rectifier for ultra high-density power conversion

October 1998 – July 2001

S$228,272 (Academic Research Fund), Principal Investigator

· Design of low-rate MEMS microgyroscope

October 1998 – October 2001

S$1,500,000 (DSO-IMRE Research Grant), Collaborator

· Development of high-power RF MEMS system-on-chip technology for mobile applications

November 1999 – December 2001

S$563,000 (NSTB Research Fund), Principal Investigator

· Integrated Microelectromechanical Systems on Chip

May 2000 – November 2002

S$170,000 (Academic Research Fund), Collaborator

· Development of Superjunction technology for Smart Power Integration

July 2001 – June 2003

S$200,000 (Ontario-Singapore Research Programme), Principal Investigator

· Multiple-gate Lateral Superjunction MOSFET Device Technology

June 2004 – May 2007

S$294,642 (Academic Research Fund & IME Collaboration), Principal Investigator

· Functionality Enhancement of Electrical Capacitance Tomography System for Advanced Multiphase System Research

December 2006 – November 2009

S$168,646 (Academic Research Fund), Collaborator

· Ferroelectric Direct-Optical Capturing Device for Wearable Applications

January 2010 – June 2012

S$292,110 (Keio-NUS CUTE Centre), Principal Investigator

· GaN Power Device Technology (MOS-HEMT) on GaN-on-Si for High Voltage (kV) High Power (kW) Applications

April 2011 – March 2014

S$1,500,461 (A*STAR), Principal Investigator

· Power Semiconductor Device Technology for Traction Applications

January 2012 – December 2013

US$100,000 (NUSRI), Principal Investigator

· Grid/Building cooperation through a Building Operating System

August 2012 – July 2015

S$2,684,000 (SinBerBest*), Co-Principal Investigator

*: Singapore Berkeley Building Efficiency and Sustainability in the Tropics

Patent

Oxide-bypassed MOSFET (OBMOS) (US Provisional Patent 60/295,581)
Process for device using partial SOI (US Patent Number 6,551,937B2)
Power MOSFET having enhanced breakdown voltage (US Patent Number 6,853,033 B2)

Professional Society Membership

Senior Member, Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers, USA

Member, Association of Professional Engineers, Scientists and Managers, Australia

Member, Phi Tau Phi Scholastic Honourary Society, Taiwan

Member, Association of Professional Engineers, Taiwan

Fellow, Society of Industry Technology, Singapore

Professional Activities

· Founding Chairman, IEEE Industry Applications Chapter, Singapore Section, 1993 – 1995

· Member, Power Electronic Devices and Components Committee (IEEE IA Society), 1997 – 1999

· Chairman, Computer and Workstation Sub-committee (Green label, Ministry of Environment, Singapore), 1997 – 1999

· Vice Chairman, IEEE Singapore Section, 1997 – 1998

· Chairman, IEEE Singapore Section, 1998 – 1999

· President, Society of Industry Technology, Singapore, 1999-2000

· Member, Mediation Committee, Consumers Association of Singapore, 1999 – 2002

Conference Activities

· Programme Committee, IEEE ISEDEM Conference, Singapore 1993

· Technical Programme Chairman, IEEE International Conference on Power Electronics and Drive Systems, Singapore, 1995

· Programme Committee, IEEE EMPD Conference, Singapore 1995

· Organising Chairman, IEEE International Conference on Power Electronics and Drive System, Singapore, 1997

· Programme Committee, Globaltronics and Enex Asia Conference, Singapore, 1998

· The 28th IEEE Power Electronics Specialist Conference, Japan, 1998

· International Conference on Power Electronics, Drives and Energy Systems, Australia, 1998

· International Conference on Applications of Computers, Electronics & Electrical Engineering in Petroleum & Chemical Industry, India, 1998

· IEEE Asia-Pacific Conference on ASIC’s, Korea 1999

· IEEE Region 10 Conference, Korea, 1999

· Third IASTED International Conference on Power and Energy Systems, USA, 1999

· Third IEEE International Conference on Power Electronics and Drive Systems, Hong Kong, 1999

· Management Committee, The Third IEEE International Conference on Power Electronics and Drive Systems, Hong Kong, 1999

· Committee Member, IEEE Power Engineering Society Winter Meeting, Singapore, 2000

· Programme Committee, Symposium on Design, Test, Integration and Packaging of MEMS/MOEMS, France, 2000

· Programme Committee, Globaltronics Conference, Singapore 2000

· IEEE Region 10 Conference, Malaysia 2000

· IEEE Asia-Pacific Conference on ASIC’s, Korea 2000

· Fourth IASTED International Conference on Power and Energy Systems, Spain, 2000

· Fifth IASTED International Conference on Power and Energy Systems, USA, 2001

· The 32^nd IEEE Power Electronics Specialist Conference, Canada, 2001

· Organising Chairman, IEEE Region 10 International Conference on Electrical and Electronics Technology, Singapore-Thailand, 2001

· Programme Committee, Symposium on Design, Test, Integration and Packaging of MEMS/MOEMS, France, 2001

· Management Committee, The Fourth IEEE International Conference on Power Electronics and Drive Systems, Indonesia, 2001

· Programme Committee, Symposium on Design, Test, Integration and Packaging of MEMS/MOEMS, France, 2002

· Sixth IASTED International Conference on Power and Energy Systems, USA, 2002

· First International Conference on Information Technology & Applications, Australia, 2002

· Conference Co-chairman, The Fifth IEEE International Conference on Power Electronics and Drive Systems, Singapore 2003

· Programme Committee, Symposium on Design, Test, Integration and Packaging of MEMS/MOEMS, France, 2003

· Programme Committee, Symposium on Design, Test, Integration and Packaging of MEMS/MOEMS, Switzerland, 2004

· Second International Conference on Information Technology & Applications, China, 2004

· Programme Committee, 7th IASTED International Conference on Power and Energy Systems, Florida, USA, 2004

· Technical programme Committee, IASTED International Conference on Energy and Power Systems, Marina del Rey, USA, 2005

· Programme Committee, Symposium on Design, Test, Integration and Packaging of MEMS/MOEMS, Switzerland, 2005

· Third International Conference on Information Technology & Applications, Sydney, Australia, 2005

· The Sixth International Conference on Power Electronics and Drive Systems, Malaysia, 2005

· International Scientific Committee, International MEMS Conference, Singapore, 2006

· Programme Committee, Symposium on Design, Test, Integration and Packaging of MEMS/MOEMS, Italy, 2006

· Programme Committee, Symposium on Design, Test, Integration and Packaging of MEMS/MOEMS, Italy, 2007

· The Seventh International Conference on Power Electronics and Drive Systems, Thailand, 2007

· Conference Co-Chairman, IEEE International Conference on Sustainable Energy Technologies, Singapore, 2008

· Programme Committee, Symposium on Design, Test, Integration and Packaging of MEMS/MOEMS, France, 2008

· Publication Chairman, 5^th International Conference on Information Technology and Applications, Australia, 2008

· Programme Committee, Symposium on Design, Test, Integration and Packaging of MEMS/MOEMS, Italy, 2009

· Technical Programme Coordinator, 6^th International Conference on Information Technology and Applications, Vietnam, 2009

· Management Committee, The 8th International Conference on Power Electronics and Drive Systems, Taiwan, 2009

· Programme Committee, Symposium on Design, Test, Integration and Packaging of MEMS/MOEMS, Spain, 2010

· Technical Programme Chair, 2nd IEEE International Conference on Sustainable Energy Technologies, Sri Lanka, 2010

· Management Committee, The 9th International Conference on Power Electronics and Drive Systems, Singapore, 2011

· International Programme Committee, The 10th IASTED European Conference on Power and Energy Systems, Greece, 2011

· Programme Committee, Symposium on Design, Test, Integration and Packaging of MEMS/MOEMS, France, April, 2012

· Management Committee, 3nd IEEE International Conference on Sustainable Energy Technologies, Nepal, 2012

· Management Committee, The 10th International Conference on Power Electronics and Drive Systems, Japan, 201

Editorial Service and Reviewer

IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics (Associate Editor, 2002 – present)

Recent Patents on Electrical Engineering (Editorial Board, 2007 – 2011)

International Journal of Power Electronics (Associate Editor, 2008 – present)

International Journal of Electronics (Guest Editor on power electronics)

Reviewer: IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics

IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics

IEEE Electron Device Letters

Electronic Journal, Institute of Physics Publishing

Mechatronics Journal

International Journal of Power and Energy Systems

IEEE Transactions on Electron Devices

Microelectronics Journal: Circuits and Systems

Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics

Analog Integrated Circuits and Signal Processing

Semiconductor Science and Technology

IEEE Sensor Journal

Accreditation Assessor/Academic Examiner

External Examiner, University of Wales, UK (B.Sc.(Honour) Computer Science and Information Technology Programme at Informatics College), 1998 – 2002
Assessor, Singapore Laboratory Accreditation Council, Singapore, 1994 – 1999
Assessor, TEKES Telectronics Programme, Finland, 2001
Research grant reviewer, University of California, Microelectronics Innovation and Computer Research Opportunities, 2006

Technical and Service Award

The Second Prize, Inter-universities/colleges hardware design award, Taiwan (1982)

Motorola Microcontroller University Design Award (Asia Pacific Region) (1993)

IEEE Third Millennium Medal, 2000

IEEE Transactions Paper Prize Award, 2000 (Power Electronics Society)

University Services

ECE Department: IEE Accreditation Committee, 1994 – 1996

Social Committee, 1992 – 1997

Computer Advisory Committee, 1996 – 1998

Web Committee, 1994 – 1999

Computer Engineering Programme Workgroup, 1995

Supervisor, Power Electronic Laboratory, 2004 – present

ECE Research Task Force, 2008-2010

A*STAR Thematic Programme Coordinator, 2011 – present

Research Student Admission Committee, 2012 – present

PhD Examination Committee, 2012 - present

Faculty of Engineering: Industrial Attachment Committee, 1996-2004

Intranet Committee, 1998-1999

Professional Activities Committee, 1998 – 2000

Research Publication Committee, 2003 – 2004

Assistant Dean (Undergraduate Programme), 2004 – 2008

DCC Programme Coordinator, 2009 - 2011

Teaching Experience

Analogue Electronics; Power Semiconductor Devices and ICs; Power Electronics; Electrical Machines; Digital Electronics; Mechatronics; Microprocessors and Microcontrollers; Logic Designs; Power Systems; Transmission and Distribution; Protection and Switchgear; Software Programming.

Device/System Prototypes Developed

PWM Modem for LAN communication (1980)

Computerised 3-axis CNC Controller (1979-80)

Maximum Power Point Tracker for Solar Panel (1982)

High-voltage PWM Inverter (1985)

High-voltage Insulated Gate Bipolar Transistor (1992)

Integrated Lateral Current Sensor in IGBT Structure (1995)

Bi-direction IGBT Power Devices (1998)

MOS-Bipolar HF Synchronous Rectifier (1999-2000)

Smart Power Integration for IGBT over-current protection (2000)

Partial SOI LDMOS with Cylindrical Drain Trench (2000)

Silicon Bulk Micromached Microgyroscope (2000)

Silicon Surface Micromachined Microgyroscope (2000)

ASIC for driving/detection circuits for Silicon Microgyroscope (2000)

2 GHz RF Power LDMOS (1999-2001)

2D/3D Micro-inductor on Silicon wafer (2000-2001)

Poly-franked High-voltage Superjunction VDMOS Devices (2000)

Novel Superjunction Diode with better Reverse Recovery (2001)

Superjunction IGBT devices (2001)

Long Range Micro-actuators/Optical Switches (2001)

MEMS Pressure Sensors (2001)

Power OBUMOS Breaking Silicon Limit (2001)

2GHz RFIC Power Amplifier System on Chip (2001)

Tunable HF OBUMOS (2002)

Buried-Channel Lateral Superjunction MOSFET (2003)

Partial-SOI Lateral Superjunction MOSFET (2004-7)

Passive Delivery System for DM Fuel Cell System (2005-6)

On-Chip DMFC integration (2007)

PLZT Ferroelectric Thin Film Device (2007-9)

Micro Fuel Cell System (2008)

Smart Power Synchronous Rectifiers (2010)

Ferroelectric Optical sensor (2010 – 11)

GaN based power HEMT devices (2012)

Academic Visit and Seminars

Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Kanazawa, September 1997

National Chung Cheng University, Taiwan, November 2000

University of California, Berkeley, USA, December 2001 – September 2002

University of Toronto, Canada, October 2002

Tsing Hua University, China, March 2003

Institute of Microelectronics, Shanghai Jiao Tung University, China, April 2005 and 2008

Charles Sturt University, Australia, November 2005

National Cheng Kung University, Taiwan, December 2005

National Tsing Hua University, Taiwan, 2006

Heilongjiang University, China, January 2007

I-Shou University, Taiwan, December 2007

National Taiwan University of Science and Technology, 2008

National Tsing Hua University, Taiwan, March, 2011

PUBLICATION: JOURNAL ARTICLES

1. Y C Liang and V J Gosbell, “A versatile switch model for power electronics SPICE2 simulations”, IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics, 36, no.1, pp. 86 – 88, 1989 (United States).

2. Y C Liang and V J Gosbell, “DC machine model for SPICE2 simulation”, IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics, 4, no.1, pp. 16 – 20, 1990 (United States).

3. Y C Liang and V J Gosbell, “Diode forward and reverse recovery model for power electronics SPICE simulations”, IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics, 5, no.3, pp. 346 – 356, 1990 (United States).

4. Y C Liang and V J Gosbell, “A transient model for gate turn-off thyristor in power electronic simulations”, International Journal of Electronics, 70, no.1, pp. 85 – 99, 1991 (United Kingdom).

5. Y C. Liang and V J Gosbell, “A concise SPICE transient model for bipolar power transistor quasi-saturation simulation”, International Journal of Electronics, 70, no.5, pp. 901 – 915, 1991 (United Kingdom).

6. C S Chang and Y C Liang, “Fuzzy logic control of static var systems for transient stability enhancement of longitudinal power systems”, International Journal of Engineering Intelligent Systems for Electrical Engineering and Communications, 1, no.1, pp. 49 – 56, 1993 (United Kingdom).

7. Y C Liang and T K Ng, “Design of battery charging system with fuzzy logic controller”, International Journal of Electronics, 75, no.1, pp. 75 – 86, 1993 (United Kingdom)

8. Y C Liang and T K Kee, “Failure mechanism of GTO devices and optimisation for minimum current crowding during turn-off”, International Journal of Electronics, 77, no.6, pp. 869 – 886, 1994 (United Kingdom).

9. Y C Liang, R Oruganti and T B Oh, “Design optimisation of power MOSFET for high frequency synchronous rectification”, IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics, 10, no. 3, pp. 388 – 395, 1995 (United States).

10. C E Seah, R Oruganti and Y C Liang, “An automated algorithm for small signal analysis of DC-DC converters”, IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics, 11, no. 1, pp. 45 – 52, 1996 (United States).

11. S K Panda and Y C Liang, “A review of power electronic technology in electric vehicles”, Journal of Institute of Engineers, Singapore, 36, no. 5, pp. 32 – 39, 1996 (Singapore).

12. Y C Liang and K K Koh, “Concise anti-swing approach for fuzzy crane control”, Electronics Letters, 33, No. 2, pp. 167 – 168, 1997 (United Kingdom).

13. C S Chang, Y C Liang and B H Lim, “Development of fuzzy controller through hybrid simulation for power system stability enhancement: A showcase”, Journal of Institute of Engineers, Singapore, 37, No. 1, pp. 56 – 64, 1997 (Singapore).

14. W Shi, R Cheng and Y C Liang, “A ZVT quasi-resonant PWM converter for unity power factor application”, International Journal of Electronics, 84, No. 4, pp. 421 – 428, 1998 (United Kingdom).

15. Y C Liang, G S Samudra and S Hor, “Design of Integrated Current Sensor for Lateral IGBT Power Devices”, IEEE Transactions on Electron Devices, 45, No. 7, pp. 1614 – 1616, 1998 (United States).

16. H Pan, Y C Liang and R Oruganti, “Design of smart power synchronous rectifier”, IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics, 14, No. 2, pp. 308 – 315, 1999 (United States).

17. E H Tay, Y C Liang and VJ Logeeswaran, “Design and Fabrication of Micromachined Resonant Gyroscope”, International Journal of Electronics, 86, No. 10, pp. 1179 – 1191, 1999 (United Kingdom).

18. E H Tay, Y C Liang, V J Logeeswaran, J Xu, Y F Yao, K Sooriakumar and Y H Loh, “The effects of non-parallel plates in a differential capacitive microaccelerometer”, Journal of Micromechanics & Microengineering, 9, No. 4, pp. 283 – 293, 1999 (United Kingdom).

19. J Luo, Y C Liang and B J Cho, “Design of LIGBT protection circuit for smart power integration”, IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics, 47, No. 4, pp. 744 – 750, 2000 (United States).

20. S Xu, K P Gan, G S Samudra, Y C Liang and J K O Sin, “120V interdigitated drain LDMOS (IDLDMOS) on SOI substrate breaking power LDMOS limit”, IEEE Transactions on Electron Devices, 47, No. 10, pp. 1980 – 1985, 2000 (United States).

21. B Y Yeh, Y C Liang and F E H Tay, “Mathematical modeling on the quadrature error of low-rate microgyroscope for aerospace applications”, Analog Integrated Circuits and Signal Processing, Vol. 29, No. 1/2, pp. 85 – 94, 2001 (The Netherlands)

22. E H Tay, A Ongkodjojo, and Y C Liang, “Backpropagation approximation approach for the generation of macromodels”, Journal of Modeling and Simulation of Microsystems, Vol. 2, No. 1, pp. 57 - 70, 2001.(United States)

23. S Xu, C H Ren, Y C Liang, P-D Foo and J K O Sin, “Theoretical analysis and experimental characterisation of the dummy gated VDMOSFET”, IEEE Transactions on Electron Devices, Vol.48, No.9, pp.2168 – 2176, 2001 (United States)

24. Y C Liang, K P Gan and G S Samudra, “Oxide-bypassed VDMOS (OBVDMOS): an alternative to superjunction high voltage MOS power devices”, IEEE Electron Device Letters, Vol.22, No.8, pp. 407 – 409, 2001 (United States)

25. Y Zhu, Y C Liang, S Xu, P-D Foo and J.K.O. Sin, “Folded gate LDMOS transistor with low on-resistance and high transconductance”, IEEE Transactions on Electron Devices, Vol.48, No. 12, pp. 2917 – 2928, 2001 (United States)

26. E H Tay, A Ongkodjojo and Y C Liang, “Backpropagation approximation approach based generations of macromodels for static and dynamic simulations”, Microsystem Technologies, Vol. 7, pp. 120 – 136, 2001 (United States)

27. K P Gan, X Yang, Y C Liang, G S Samudra and Y Liu, “A simple technology for superjunction device fabrication: poly flanked VDMOSFET”, IEEE Electron Device Letters, Vol. 23, No. 10, pp. 627 – 629, 2002 (United States)

28. Y C Liang, W Zeng, P H Ong, Z Gao, J Cai and N Balasubramanian, “A concise process technology for 3-D suspended radio frequency micro-inductors on silicon substrate”, IEEE Electron Device Letters, Vol. 23, No.12, pp. 700 – 703, 2002 (United States)

29. C Ren, J Cai, Y C Liang, P H Ong, N Balasubramanian and J K O Sin, “The partial silicon-on-insulator technology for RF power LDMOSFET devices and on-chip micro-inductors”, IEEE Transactions on Electron Devices, Vol. 49, No. 12, pp. 2271 – 2278, 2002 (United States)

30. V J Logeeswaran, E H F Tay, M L Chan, F S Chau and Y C Liang, “Second harmonic (2f) characterization of resonant frequency and Q-factor of micromechanical transducers”, Analog Integrated Circuits and Signal Processing, Vol. 37, No. 10, pp. 17-33, 2003 (The Netherlands)

31. T Zhao and Y C Liang, “New actuation method for push-pull electrostatic MEMS comb drive”, IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics, 2003 (in press) (United States)

32. Y C Liang, G S Samudra, A J D Lim and P H Ong, “Accurate current sensor for lateral IGBT smart power integration”, IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics, Vol. 18, No. 5, 2003, pp. 1238 – 1243 (United States)

33. X Yang, Y C Liang, G S Samudra and Y Liu, “Tunable oxide-bypassed trench gate MOSFET: breaking the ideal superjunction MOSFET performance line at equal column width”, IEEE Electron Device Letters, Vol.24, No.11, 2003, pp. 704 – 706 (United States)

34. H Zhong, Y C Liang, G S Samudra and X Yang, “Practical superjunction MOSFET device performance under given process thermal cycles”, Semiconductor Science and Technology, Vol. 19, 2004, pp. 987 – 996 (United Kingdom)

35. E Liao, S Ang, A T A Ong, Y C Liang and A Y U Jin, “Surface micromachined pressure sensing structures with biocompatible interface”, Sensors and Materials, Vol.16, No.1, 2004, pp. 159 – 169 (Japan)

36. T. Zhao and Y C Liang, “A new actuation scheme to enhance the linear momentum of MEMS inertia sensors”, Sensors and Actuators, Part A: Physical, Vol 119, No. 2, 2005, pp. 390 – 397 (The Netherlands)

37. Y Chen, Y C. Liang and G S. Samudra, “Theoretical analyses on oxide-bypassed superjunction power MOSFET devices”, Japanese Applied Physics Journal, Vol. 44, No. 2, 2005, pp. 847-856 (Japan)

38. J. Yao, Y Zhang, C H Wang and Y C Liang, “On the electrostatic equilibrium of granular flow in pneumatic conveying systems”, AIChE Journal, Vol.52, No.11, 2006. pp. 3775 – 3793 (United States)

39. M Qin, K Yao and Y C Liang, “Photo induced current in (Pb_0.97La_0.03) (Zr_0.52Ti_0.48)O₃ thin films of different thicknesses”, Integrated Ferroelectrics, Vo.88, No.1, 2006, pp. 58 – 67 (United Kingdom)

40. M Qin, K Yao, Y C Liang and S Shannigrahi, “Thicknesseffects on photoinduced current in ferroelectric (Pb_0.97La_0.03)(Zr_0.52Ti_0.48)O₃ thin films”, Journal of Applied Physics, Vol. 101, 2007, pp. 014104-1 – 014104-8 (United States)

41. Y Chen, Y C Liang and G S Samudra, “Design of gradient oxide-bypassed superjunction power MOSFET devices”, IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics, Vol. 22, No.4, 2007, pp. 1303 – 1310 (United States)

42. M Qin, K Yao and Y C Liang, “Stability of photovoltage and trap of light induced charges in ferroelectric WO₃-doped (Pb_0.97La_0.03)(Zr_0.52Ti_0.48)O₃ thin films”, Applied Physics Letters, Vol. 91, 2007, pp. 092904-1-3 (United States)

43. M Qin, K Yao, Y C Liang and B K Gan, “Stability and magnitude of photovoltage in ferroelectric (Pb_0.97La_0.03)(Zr_0.52Ti_0.48)O₃ thin films in multi-cycle UV light illumination”, Integrated Ferroelectrics, Vol. 95, No.1, 2007, pp. 105–116 (United Kingdom)

44. Y Chen, Y C Liang, G S Samudra, X Yang, K D Buddharaju and H Feng, “Progressive development of superjunction power MOSFET devices”, IEEE Transactions on Electron Devices, 2008 (United States)

45. Y Zhang, Y C Liang and C-H Wang, “Hazard of electrostatic generation in a pneumatic conveying system: electrostatic effects on the accuracy of electrical capacitance tomography measurements and generation of spark”, Measurement Science and Technology, Vol. 19, 2008 (United States)

46. M Qin, K Yao and Y C Liang, “High efficient photovoltaics in nanoscaled ferroelectric thin films”, Applied Physics Letters, Vol. 93, No. 12, 122904-1-3, 2008 (United States)

47. M Qin, K Yao and Y C Liang, “Photovoltaic characteristics in polycrystalline and epitaxial (Pb_0.97La_0.03)(Zr_0.52Ti_0.48)O₃ ferroelectric thin films sandwiched between different top and bottom electrodes”, Journal of Applied Physics, Vol. 105, No. 6, 2009, pp. 061624-061624-7 (United States)

48. Y Yang and Y C Liang, “Modelling and analysis of a direct methanol fuel cell with under-rib mass transport and two-phase flow at the anode”, Journal of Power Sources, Vol. 194, No. 2, 2009, pp. 712 – 729 (United States)

49. M Qin, K Yao, and Y C. Liang, “Photovoltaic mechanisms in ferroelectric thin films with the effects of the electrodes and interfaces”, Applied Physics Letters, Vol. 95, No. 2, 2009, 022912/1-022912/3 (United States)

50. W Ji, K Yao, Y C Liang, “Bulk photovoltaic effect at visible wavelength in epitaxial ferroelectric BiFeO₃ thin films”, Advanced Materials, Vol. 22, No. 15, April, 2010, pp. 1763-1766 (Germany)

51. Y W Shwe and Y C Liang, “Smart dust sensor network with piezoelectric energy harvesting”, International Journal of Intelligent Systems Technologies and Applications, Vol. 9, Nos. 3/4, 2010, pp. 253 – 261 (United Kingdom)

52. Y Chen, Y C Liang and G S Samudra, “Partial SOI superjunction power LDMOS for power IC applications”, International Journal of Power Electronics, Vol. 2, No. 4, 2010, pp. 363 – 373 (United Kingdom)

53. C Y Lim, Y C Liang, G S Samudra and N Balasubramanian, “A smart-power synchronous rectifier by CMOS process”, IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics, Vol. 25, No. 9, 2010, pp. 2469 – 2477 (United States)

54. Y M Yang, Y C Liang and K Yao, “Low-power fuel delivery with programmable concentration control for micro direct methanol fuel cells”, IEEE Transactions on Industry Applications, Vol. 47, No. 3, May/June 2011, pp. 1470 – 1479 (United States)

55. W Ji, K Yao and Y C Liang, “Evidence of bulk photovoltaic effect and large tensor coefficient in ferroelectric BiFeO₃ thin films”, Physical Review B, Vol.84, No.9, 094115, pp. 1 – 5, 2011 (United States)

56. A Rezvanpour, C-H Wang, Y C Liang and W Yang, “Investigation of droplet distribution in electrohydrodynamic atomization (EHDA) using an ac-based electrical capacitance tomography (ECT) system with an internal–external electrode sensor”, Measurement Science and Technology, Vol. 23, No.1, 2012, pp. 015301 – 015310 (United States)

57. G Wei, Y C Liang and G S Samudra, “Realistic simulations on reverse junction characteristics of SiC and GaN power semiconductor devices”, Journal of Power Electronics, Vol. 12, No. 1, January 2012, pp. 19 – 23 (Korea)

PUBLICATION: CONFERENCE PAPERS

1. Y C Liang, C T Pan and S L Chen, “Simulations of TRV of circuit breaker under symmetrical and asymmetrical fault current interruptions”, Proceedings of the 5th Symposium on Electrical Power Engineering, Taiwan, pp. 512 – 540, 1984

2. Y C Liang and S L Chen, “Hybrid simulation of voltage-fed PWM inverter induction/permanent magnet motor drives”, Proceedings of the 6th Symposium on Electrical Power Engineering, Taiwan, 1985

3. Y C Liang, V J Gosbell and D Tien, “Expert system aided diagnosis by using fuzzy feedback”, Annual Conference of the Engineering and the Physical Science in Medicine, New Zealand, pp. 45 – 47, 1987

4. D Tien, P Nickllos, W Liew, A Yeung, Y C Liang and J Tucker, ”Performance comparison of extracted features in classification of cervical cells”, Annual Conference of the Engineering and the Physical Science in Medicine, New Zealand, pp. 62 – 63, 1987.

5. Y C Liang and S L Chen, “A hybrid test system for microprocessor controlled PWM inverter motor drives”, Electric Energy Conference 87 IE Australia, Australia, pp. 661 – 667, 1987.

6. D Tien, P M Nickllos, W Liew, A Yeung, Y C Liang and J Tucker, ”Cervical smear feature extraction and evaluation”, Six Southern Biomedical Engineering Conference, United States, pp. 650-652, 1987.

7. D Tien , P M Nickllos, W Liew, A Yeung, Y C Liang and J Tucker, “Automated cervical smear classification”, IEEE EMBS 87 Conference, United States, pp. 1457 – 1458, 1987.

8. Y C Liang and V J Gosbell, “Realistic computer models of DC machine for CADA topology on SPICE2”, IEEE Power Electronics Specialists Conference, Japan, pp. 765 – 771, 1988.

9. Y C Liang and V J Gosbell, “Device model enhancement for power electronic circuit simulation”, SSA IMACS Conference on Modelling and Simulation, Australia, pp. 503 – 508, 1989.

10. V J Gosbell, Y C Liang and J D Scott, “Device modelling for power electronic circuit simulation”, 6th Conference on Power Electronics and Motion Control, Hungary, pp. 1025 – 1030, 1990.

11. Y C Liang, H Yee and V J Gosbell, “Neural networks and fuzzy database for power electronic design automation”, IEEE Industrial Electronics Society Annual Conference, United States, pp. 1112 – 1117, 1990.

12. T K Ng, Y C Liang and K S Lock, “Design and implementation of fuzzy logic controller for high performance battery charging systems”, Second International Conference on Automation, Robotics and Computer Vision, Singapore, pp. co-7.6.1-co-7.6.5, 1992.

13. Y C Liang and C S Chang, “Fuzzy logic control of static var sources for enhancing transient stability of interconnected power system”, Fourth International Conference on Expert System Application to Power Systems, Australia, pp. 399 – 405, 1993.

14. Y C Liang, R Oruganti and S S Goh, “Neural network tooled power electronic design automation”, Third International Symposium on Electricity Distribution and Energy Management, Singapore, pp. 300 – 306, 1993.

15. L J Cao and Y C Liang, “Analysis of dissolved gas of power transformers using a neural expert system”, Third International Symposium on Electricity Distribution and Energy Management, Singapore, pp. 307 – 310, 1993.

16. Y C Liang, C S Chang and A Y Tay, “Design of a fuzzy logic controller for transient stability enhancement of interconnected micro-alternator”, Third International Symposium on Electricity Distribution and Energy Management, Singapore, pp. 257 – 263, 1993.

17. C S Chang and Y C Liang, “Adaptive fuzzy logic control of static var sources for enhancing transient stability of longitudinal interconnected power system”, Third international symposium on electricity distribution and energy management, Singapore, pp. 270 – 276, 1993.

18. Y C Liang, T B Oh and R Oruganti, “Design optimisation of power MOSFET for high frequency synchronous rectification”, IEEE Industrial Electronics Conference, United States, pp. 767 – 772, 1993.

19. T K Lee and Y C Liang, “Minimisation of current crowding during turn-off of power GTO devices”, IEEE Power Electronics Specialists Conference, Taiwan, pp. 442 – 449, 1994.

20. Y C Liang and P Tan, “Analysis of MOS-Controlled bipolar power devices”, Australasian Universities Power Engineering Conference, Australia, Vol.1, pp. 173 – 181, 1994.

21. P Tan and Y C Liang, “Performance analysis of MOS-controlled bipolar power devices”, International Conference on Power Electronics and Drive Systems, Singapore, pp. 87 – 92, 1995.

22. Y C Liang and V Hor, “Design of lateral IGBT devices with current sensor”, IEEE Industry Applications Society Annual Meeting, United States, pp. 1010 – 1018, 1995.

23. H Yang, S K Panda and Y C Liang, “Performance comparison of PI control with sliding mode control for four-quadrant operation of switched reluctance motors”, IEEE International Conference on Power Electronics, Drives and Energy Systems for Industrial Growth, India, Vol.1, pp. 381 – 387, 1996.

24. H Yang, S K Panda and Y C Liang, “Performance comparison of PI control with feedback linearisation control for four-quadrant operation of switched reluctance motors”, IEEE Applied Power Electronics Conference, United States, Vol.2, pp. 956 – 962, 1996.

25. S K Panda and Y C Liang, “A review of power electronic technology in electric vehicles”, IES-CTR Symposium on Advanced Technologies in Transportation, Singapore, pp. 1 – 16, 1996.

26. H Yang, S K Panda and Y C Liang, “Experimental investigation of feedback linearisation controller for switched reluctance motor”, IEEE Power Electronics Specialists Conference, Italy, Vol.2, pp. 1804 – 1810, 1996.

27. H Yang, S K Panda and Y C Liang, “Sliding mode control for switched reluctance motors”, IEEE International Conference on Industrial Electronics, Control and Instrumentation, Taiwan, Vol.1, pp. 96 – 101, 1996.

28. C H Yang and Y C Liang, “Investigation on parallel operations of IGBT'S”, IEEE International Conference on industrial Electronics, Control and Instrumentation, Taiwan, pp. 1110 – 1117, 1996.

29. Z H Liang, S K Panda, D Zhang and Y C Liang, “Switched reluctance motor control”, 2nd IEEE International Conference on Power Electronics Drives and Energy Systems for Industrial Growth, Australia , pp.294 – 299, 1998

30. E H Tay, Y C Liang, V J Logeeswaran, J Xu, B L Chua and Y Yao, “MEMS sensor design”, Proceedings of the Musculoskeletal Bioengineering Symposium, Singapore 1998

31. J Luo, Y C Liang and B J Cho, “Design of IGBT gate drive with SOA consideration”, 2nd IEEE International Conference on Power Electronics, Drives and Energy Systems for Industrial Growth, Australia, pp. 307 – 311, 1998.

32. E H Tay, J Xu, Y Yao, V J Logeeswaran, Y C Liang and J S Bergstrom, “The study of parallel and oblique plates in a differential capacitive microaccelerometer”, The 5th International Conference on Control, Automation, Robotics and Vision, Singapore, pp. 1612 – 1616, 1998.

33. V J Logeeswaran, E H Tay, J S Bergstrom, Y C Liang, K Sooriakumar and L C Chim, “Design and fabrication of a lateral microgyroscope”, The 5th International Conference on Control, Automation, Robotics and vision, Singapore, pp.1608 – 1611, 1998.

34. E H Tay, A. Ongkodjojo, Y C Liang, “Analysis approaches for the dynamics of micro-electro-mechanical lateral resonant pressure sensor”, Fourth Asia-Pacific Conference on Computational Mechanics, Singapore, pp. 1289 – 1294, 1999

35. B L Chua, E H Tay and Y C Liang, “Analytical Design of Lateral Resonant Pressure Sensor”, Defense Materials and Mechanics Seminar, Singapore, pp. 18-22, 1999.

36. D Tien, Y C Liang and S K Panda, “Hardware implementation of parallel processors in fuzzy processing control”, IEEE Region 10 Conference, Korea, pp.411 – 414, 1999

37. J Luo, Y C Liang and B J Cho, “Design of lateral IGBT protection circuit for smart power integration”, The Third IEEE International Conference on Power Electronics and Drive Systems, Hong Kong, pp.253 – 257, 1999

38. Y C Liang, S Xu, C Ren and J Luo, “New SOI structure for LIGBT with improved thermal and latch-up characteristics”, The Third IEEE International Conference on Power Electronics and Drive Systems, Hong Kong, pp.258 – 261, 1999

39. W Yu, Y C Lim, F E H Tay and Y C Liang, “A CMOS low noise capacitance measurement circuit for micromachined gyroscope”, International Symposium on Microelectronics and Micro-Electro-Mechanical Systems MICRO/MEMS, Australia, (In Proceedings of SPIE) vol.3891, pp.296 – 303, 1999

40. S Xu, Y Zhu, Y C Liang, P-D Foo and J.K.O. Sin, “Folded gate LDMOS with low on-resistance and high transconductance”, IEEE International Symposium on Power Semiconductor Devices and ICs, France, pp. 55 – 58, 2000

41. B Y Yeh, Y C Liang and F E Tay, “Mathematical modelling on the quadrature error of low-rate microgyroscope for aerospace applications”, Symposium on Design, Test, Integration and Packaging of MEMS/MOEMS, France, (In Proceedings of SPIE), Vol.4019, pp.134 – 144, 2000

42. F H Tay, V J Logeeswaran and Y C Liang, “SCREAM micromachined high-aspect-ratio low-g microaccelerometer”, Symposium on Design, Test, Integration and Packaging of MEMS/MOEMS, France, (In Proceedings of SPIE), vol. 4019, pp.344 – 353, 2000

43. Y C Liang, L L Tai and D Tien, “Design of MOS-controlled smart power synchronous rectifier”, IEEE TENCON2000, Malaysia, pp. I: 449 – 451, 2000

44. C Ren, Y C Liang and S Xu, “New RF LDMOS structure with improved power added efficiency for 2 GHz power amplifier”, IEEE TENCON2000, Malaysia, pp. III: 29-34, 2000

45. S Xu, Y C Liang, C.Y. Lim and D. Tien, “Ultra-low voltage normally-off lateral SIT device for RF mobile application”, IEEE IECON2000, pp. 996 – 1000, Japan, 2000

46. Y C Liang, C Ren and S Xu, “New partial SOI LDMOS device for high power-added efficiency in 2 GHz RF amplifier applications”, JSPS Seminar on Engineering Advances at the Dawn of the 21^st Century, Singapore, pp. 302-307, December 2000.

47. Y C Liang, S Xu, C Ren, P-D Foo, “New partial SOI LDMOS device for high power-added efficiency in 2 GHz RF power amplifier applications”, IEEE IECON 2000, pp. 1001 – 1006, Japan, 2000

48. K P Gan, Y C Liang, G S Samudra and Y Liu, “Poly Flanked VDMOS (PFVDMOS): A superior technology for superjunction devices”, IEEE PESC 2001, Canada, pp. 2156 – 2159, 2001

49. Y C Liang, Y P Xu, T Zhao, “A low-voltage vibratory microgyroscope with ASIC control”, Symposium on Design, test, Integration and Packaging Proceedings (In Proceedings of SPIE), Vol. 4408, France, pp.40 – 49, 2001

50. F E H Tay, A O Ong and Y C Liang, “Backproparation based generation of macromodels for transient MEMS devices analysis”, International MEMS Symposium, Singapore, pp. 493 – 502, 2001

51. Y C Liang, C Y Lim and G S Samudra, “MOS-controlled smart power synchronous rectifier”, IEEE Region 10 Conference, Singapore, pp. 480 – 482, 2001.

52. Y C Liang, T Zhao, Y P Xu and S S Boh, “A CMOS fully-integrated low-voltage vibratory microgyroscope”, IEEE Region 10 Conference, Singapore, pp. 825 – 828, 2001.

53. B Y Yeh and Y C Liang, “Modelling and compensation of quadrature error for silicon MEMS microgyroscope”, IEEE Power Electronics and Drive Systems Conference, Indonesia, pp. 871 – 876, 2001

54. J Cai, C Ren, Y C Liang, B Narayanan and J K O Sin, “A partial SOI technology for single-chip RF power amplifiers”, IEEE International Electron Devices Meeting, USA, pp. 891 – 894, 2001

55. V J Logeeswaran, E H F Tay, ML Chan, F S Chau and Y C Liang, “2f method for the measurement of resonant frequency and Q-factor of micromechanical transducers”, Symposium on Design, Test, Integration and Packaging of MEMS/MOEMS, France, SPIE Proc. Vol. 4755, pp. 584 – 593, 2002

56. Y C Liang, X Yang, G S Samudra, K P Gan and Y Liu, “Tunable oxide-bypassed VDMOS (OBVDMOS): Breaking the silicon limit for the second generation”, IEEE International Symposium on Power Semiconductor Devices and ICs, USA, pp. 201 – 204, June, 2002

57. X Yang, Y C Liang, G S Samudra, and Y Liu, “Tunable oxide-bypassed superjunction structure: breaking the silicon performance limit”, IEEE International Conference on Power Electronics and Drive Systems, Singapore, pp. 66 – 70, November, 2003

58. H P Xu, V.W.Y, Ma, I.S.M. Sun, W.T. Ng and Y C Liang, “Superjunction LDMOS with drift region charge-balanced by distributed hexagon p-islands”, IEEE Conference on Electron Devices and Solid-State Circuits, Hong Kong, pp. 313 – 316, December, 2003

59. Y C Liang, “Partial SOI LDMOS technology for system-on-chip applications”, ASEAN Microelectronics and IC Design Seminar, Philippines, August, 2003

60. X Yang, Y C Liang, G S Samudra and Y Liu, “Tunable trench gate power MOSFET: A feasible superjunction device and process technology”, IEEE IECON 2004, Korea, November 2004

61. R P Singh, A M Khambadkone, G S Samudra and Y C Liang, “Optimal power converter topology for powering future microprocessor demands”, IEEE IECON 2004, Korea, pp. 530 – 535, November 2004

62. Y Yang and Y C Liang, “A concise two-phase flow model for direct methanol fuel cell performance modelling”, IEEE International Conference on Power Electronics and Drive Systems, Malaysia, pp. 256 – 261, November, 2005

63. R P Singh, A M Khambadkone, G S Samudra and Y C Liang, “Modelling, analysis and design of cascaded forward and interleaved converter for powering future microprocessors”, IEEE International Conference on Power Electronics and Drive Systems, Malaysia, pp. 430 – 435, November, 2005

64. Y Chen, Y C. Liang and G S Samudra, “Design of superjunction power MOSFET devices using the gradient oxide-bypassed structure”, IEEE International Conference on Power Electronics and Drive Systems, Malaysia, pp. 676 – 680, November, 2005

65. Y Yang and Y C Liang, “A self-contained direct methanol fuel cell with surface tension fuel delivery”, IEEE TENCON 2005, Australia, November 2005

66. J Yao, Y Zhang, C H Wang and Y C Liang, “On the electrostatic field within space of pipe induced by granular flow in a pneumatic conveying system”, AIChE Annual Meeting, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA, November 2005.

67. M Qin, K Yao and Y C Liang, “Thickness dependence of photo induced current in (PbLa)(ZrTi)O₃ thin films”, International Symposium on Integrated Ferroelectrics, U.S.A., April, 2006

68. R P Singh, A.M. Khambadkone, G S. Samudra and Y C Liang, “An FPGA based digital control design for high-frequency DC-DC converters”, IEEE Power Electronics Specialists Conference, Korea, June, 2006, pp. 2416 – 2422

69. C Y Lim, Y C Liang, G S Samudra and N. Balasubramanian, “A CMOS Compatible Smart Power Synchronous Rectifier”, IEEE Power Electronics Specialists Conference, Korea, June, 2006, pp. 2646 – 2650

70. Y Yang and Y C Liang, “Passive fuel delivery in direct methanol fuel cell by surface tension driving effect”, IEEE IECON, France, November 2006, pp. 4325 – 4330

71. Y Chen, Y C Liang and G S Samudra, “Slanted oxide-bypassed superjunction power MOSFETs”, IEEE IECON, France, November 2006, pp. 2746 – 2750

72. Y Chen, Y C. Liang and G S Samudra, “Design and Fabrication of Superjunction Power Semiconductor MOSFET devices”, 27^th Power Engineering Symposium, Taiwan, December 2006, pp. OE3.1.1 - 3.1.5

73. Y Yang and Y C Liang, “Passive direct methanol fuel cell system with adaptive fuel concentration control based on liquid surface tension”, International Conference on Power Engineering, Energy and Electrical Drives, Portugal, April 2007, pp. 365 – 370

74. G Wei, Y C Liang and G S Samudra, “Realistic simulation of reverse characteristics of 4H-SiC power diode”, International Conference on Power Engineering, Energy and Electrical Drives, Portugal, April 2007, pp. 508 – 513

75. Y Chen, K D Buddharaju, Y C. Liang, G S Samudra and H H Feng, “Superjunction power LDMOS on partial SOI platform”, IEEE International Symposium on Power Semiconductor Devices and ICs, Korea, May 2007, pp. 177 – 180

76. M Qin, K Yao, Y C Liang, B K Gan, “Stability and magnitude of photovoltage in ferroelectric (Pb_0.97La_0.03)(Zr_0.52Ti_0.48)O₃ thin films in multi-cycle UV light illumination”, International Symposium on Integrated Ferroelectrics, France, May 2007

77. Y Zhang , Y C Liang and C-H Wang, “Hazard of electrostatic generation in pneumatic conveying system: electrostatic effects on the accuracy of electrical capacitance tomography measurements”, 5th World Congress on Industrial Process Tomography, Bergen, Norway, September 2007

78. Y Chen, Y C Liang, G S Samudra and H Feng, “Progression of superjunction power MOSFET devices”, The 33rd Annual Conference of the IEEE Industrial Electronics Society, Taiwan, November 2007, pp. 1380 – 1385

79. M Qin, K Yao and Y C Liang, “Epitaxial (Pb0.97La0.03)(Zr0.52Ti0.48)O3 Ferroelectric Thin Films Derived from Chemical Solution Deposition”, The 20th International Symposium on Integrated Ferroelectrics (ISIF 2008), Singapore, June 2008

80. M Qin, K Yao and Y C Liang, “Photovoltaic Responses in Polycrystalline and Epitaxial (Pb0.97La0.03)(Zr0.52Ti0.48)O3 Ferroelectric Thin Films”, The 20th International Symposium on Integrated Ferroelectrics (ISIF 2008), Singapore, June 2008

81. Y Chen, Y C. Liang, G S. Samudra, K D Buddharaju and H Feng, “An enabling device technology for future superjunction power integrated circuits”, The 39th IEEE Power Electronics Specialists Conference, Greece, June, 2008, pp. 3713 – 3716

82. Y Yang, Y C Liang and K Yao, “Low power fuel delivery with programmable concentration control for micro direct methanol fuel cells”, IEEE International Conference on Sustainable Energy Technologies (ICSET 2008), Singapore, November 2008, pp. 274 – 278

83. W Ji, K Yao and Y C Liang, “Photovoltaic properties of epitaxial ferroelectric BiFeO₃ thin film”, 12^th International Meeting on Ferroelectricity (IMF-12) and 18^th IEEE International Symposium on the Applications of Ferroelectronics (ISAF-18), China, August 23-27, 2009

84. Y W Shwe and Y C Liang, “Smart dust sensor network with piezoelectric energy harvesting”, The 6th International Conference on Information Technology and Applications, Hanoi, Vietnam, 9 - 12 November, 2009, pp.184 – 187

85. Y Chen, Y C Liang, G S. Samudra, K D Buddharaju and H Feng, “Partial SOI superjunction power LDMOS for PIC application”, The 8th International Conference on Power Electronics and Drive Systems, 2 – 5 November 2009, Taipei, Taiwan, pp. 1041 – 1046

86. M Qin, K Yao and Y C Liang, “Development of low cost ferroelectric PLZT devices for photovoltaic power generation”, The 2^nd IEEE International Conference on Sustainable Energy Technologies, 6 – 9 December 2010, Sri Lanka, pp. 1 - 4

87. W Ji, K Yao and Y C Liang, “Photovoltaic properties in ferroelectric BiFeO₃ thin films”, Molecular Materials Meeting (M3): International Conference on Big Ideas in Molecular Materials, 10 – 11 January 2011, Singapore

88. G Wei, Y C Liang and G S Samudra, “Realistic simulation on reverse characteristics of SiC/GaN p-n junctions for high power semiconductor devices”, 8th International Conference on Power Electronics - ECCE Asia, Jeju, Korea, 30 May – 3 June, 2011, pp. 1464 – 1468

89. S Tan, Y C Liang, D Tien and C-H Wang, “Development of a portable electrical capacitance tomography system”, 37th Annual Conference of the IEEE Industrial Electronics Society, Melbourne, Australia, 7 – 10 November, 2011, pp. 2557 – 2561

90. I Y W Chung and Y C Liang, “A low-cost photovoltaic energy harvesting circuit for portable devices”, The 9th International Conference on Power Electronics and Drive Systems, Singapore, 5 – 8 December, 2011, pp. 334 – 339

91. K Yao, W Ji, M Qin, B K Gan, S C Lai, Y Chen, P C Goh and Y C. Liang, “Opportunities and challenges for photovoltaics involving ferroelectric materials”, invited plenary paper, International Symposium on Integrated Ferroelectrics (ISIF 2012), Hong Kong, 18 – 21 June 2012

92. K Yao, C Y Tan, L Zhang, S S Y Oh, T C Wong, I C K Tan, W Ji and Y C Liang, “Piezoelectric and photovoltaic effects in ferroelectrics for energy harvesting”, invited paper, International Symposium on Applications of Ferroelectrics (ISAF) and European Conference on the Applications of Polar Dielectrics (ECAPD), Aveiro, , Portugal, 9 – 13 July 2012

93. H Huang, Y C Liang, G S Samudra, Y Li and Y-C Yeo, “Modelling and simulations on current collapse in AlGaN/GaN power HEMTs”, The International Conference on Simulation of Semiconductor Processes and Devices (SISPAD), Denver, United States, 5 – 7 September 2012, pp. 23 – 26

94. L K Chong and Yung C. Liang, “Development of photovoltaic system planning software”, 3rd IEEE International Conference on Sustainable Energy Technologies (ICSET’12), Kathmandu, Nepal, 24 – 27 September 2012

95. H Huang, Y C Liang and G S Samudra, “Theoretical calculation and efficient simulations of power semiconductor AlGaN/GaN HEMTs”, 2012 IEEE International Conference on Electron Devices and Solid State Circuits, Bangkok, Thailand, 3 – 5 December 2012

BOOK/CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS/SPECIAL JOURNAL ISSUES

1 Y C Liang, ed, Proceedings of 1995 International Conference on Power Electronics and Drive Systems, Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (USA), 1995.

2 Y C Liang, International Journal of Electronics (Guest Editor on Power Electronics Technology), (UK), November 1999

3 D Tien and Y C Liang, Proceedings of 2001 IEEE Region 10 International Conference on Electrical and Electronic Technology, Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (USA), 2001

4 Guest Editor, International Journal of Computer Applications in Technology (IJCAT), Inderscience Publishers (UK), 2009

5 Guest Editor, International Journal of Information Technology and Management (IJITM), Inderscience Publishers (UK), 2009

6 Power Microelectronics: Device and Process Technologies, World Scientific Publishing (Singapore), ISBN 9-789812-791009, May 2009

FIELD TECHNICAL REPORT

E Arnold, T Luukkonen, L Joerg, J Oksanen, B Thuriaux, S Whitehouse, G Crean, D Hogrefe, Y C Liang, R Steel, Evaluation of Finnish R&D Programmes in the Field of Electronics and Telecommunications (ETX, TLX and Telectronics I), February 2002

MAGAZINE ARTICLES

1. Interview with Asia-Pacific Development Magazine (Australia) on Future development in electro-technology, November 2000, pp.8 – 9.

2. Power Semiconductor Technology for Energy Conversion: from microchips to megawatts, Asia Pacific Development Magazine (Australia), June 2001, pp. 69 – 72.

CURRENT TEACHING

EE4505: Power semiconductor devices and ICs

EE4509: Silicon Microsystems

EE4510: Solar Photovoltaic Energy Syetems

RESEARCH STUDENTS

Li Yuling: Normally-off GaN Power HEMT Devices

Wang Yun-Hsiang: Vertical power GaN Devices

Aloysius Wishnu Aryaputera: GaN Power Integrated Circuits

Radha Sree: Solid-state Energy Internet

Laboratory Alumni (2000-2012)

Ji Wei (2012): Ferroelectric photovoltaic devices

Qin Meng (2010): Ferroelectric photovoltaic devices