Pan Wen-Yuan, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Pan Wen-Yuan

Chinese-American electrical engineer

Date of Birth: 27-Aug-1912

Place of Birth: Suzhou, Jiangsu, China

Date of Death: 03-Jan-1995

Profession: scientist

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

Pan Wen-Yuan (Chinese: ???; July 15, 1912 – January 3, 1995) was a Chinese-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).