Dr. John H. Lau
Senior Researcher
Sr. Technical Advisor, Hong Kong


John H. Lau, Ph.D., P.E., IEEE Fellow, ASME Fellow, IMAPS Fellow
ASM Pacific Technology, Hong Kong, [email protected]
(961 Newell Road, Palo Alto, CA 94303)

SPECIALIZED PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE
Design, analysis, materials, process, manufacturing, qualification, reliability, testing, and thermal management of electronic and optoelectronic components and systems. SMT, fan-out/fan-in WLP, MEMS, TSV, 3D IC Integration, heterogeneous integration and SiP. Leadfree soldering, manufacturing, and solder joint reliability.

BACKGROUND AND PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Ph.D. (Theoretical and Applied Mechanics), University of Illinois, Urbana, IL (1977)
M.S. (Engineering Physics), University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI (1974)
M.S. (Structural Mechanics), University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC (1973)
M.S. (Management Science), Fairleigh Dickinson University, Teaneck, NJ (1981)
B.S. (Civil Engineering), National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan (1970)

ASM Pacific Technology (Sr. Technical Advisor), Hong Kong, July 2014 - Present
Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI Fellow), Taiwan, Jan 2010 – June 2014
Hong Kong University of Science & Technology (Visiting Professor), Jan 2009 – Jan 2010
Institute of Microelectronic, (Director, System Packaging Lab), Singapore, 2006 - Jan 2009
Agilent Technologies, Inc. (Sr. Interconnection Specialist), Santa Clara, CA, 2000-2006
Express Packaging Systems, Inc., (President), Palo Alto, CA, 1995-2000
Hewlett-Packard Labs/Company (Senior MTS/Individual Contributor), Palo Alto, CA, 1984-1995
Sandia National Laboratories (Member of Technical Staff), Albuquerque, NM, 1982-1983
Bechtel Power Corporation (Lead Engineer), San Francisco, CA, 1981-1982
Ebasco (Lead Engineer), New York, NY, 1978-1980
Exxon Production and Research Company (Research Engineer), Houston, TX, 1977-1978

Editorial Board of ASME Transactions, Journal of Electronic Packaging, 1989-1999
Editorial Board of IEEE Transactions on Components, Packaging, Manufacture Technology, 1990-1995
Editor-in-Chief, Circuit World, 1998-2000.
Program Chair ('90) to General Chair ('92) of the IEEE/CPMT IEMTS
Program Chair ('93) to General Chair ('95) of the IEEE/CPMT ECTC
Publication Chair for IEEE/ECTC
Symposium Organizer/Chair of the ASME Winter Annual Meeting, 1987-2002
ASME Distinguish Lecturer (2000-2003), IEEE/CPMT Distinguish Lecturer (1998-present)

ASME Worcester Reed Warner Medal (2015)
IEEE Components Packaging and Manufacturing Technology Field Award (2013)
IMAPS William Ashman Achievement Award (2013)
Pan Wen Yuan Distinguished Research Award (2011)
IEEE/CPMT Outstanding Sustained Technical Contribution Award (2010)
Best IEEE Transactions Paper Award (2010 Components Packaging and Manufacturing Technology)
Outstanding Paper Award (2009 IEEE EPTC)
SME Total Excellence in Electronics Manufacturing Award (2001)
Best ASME Transactions Paper Award (2000 Journal of Electronic Packaging)
IEEE/CPMT Outstanding Contribution Awards (2000)
IEEE Meritorious Achievement Award in Continuing Education (2000)
ASME/EEP Technical Achievement Award (1998)
IEEE/CPMT Manufacturing Awards (1994)
Best of Conference Paper Award (1989 IEEE ECTC)
IEEE Fellow (since 1994), ASME Fellow (since 1999), IMAPS Fellow (since 2013)

Over 20 books, 465 peer-reviewed papers, 30 issued and pending US patents, and 290 keynotes/lectures.