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Anne Chiang

1942 - Present
Thin-film Transistors; Physical chemistry
Taiwan Taiwanese/American

Personal Information

Born: 1942

Country of Birth: Taiwan

Nationality: Taiwanese/American

Ethnicity: Asian

Education

National Taiwan University BS 1964 Physical Chemistry; USC PhD 1969 Physical chemistry

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— Anne Chiang

Professional Life

Field of Study: Thin-film Transistors; Physical chemistry

Institution/Corporation: Memorex; Chiang Consulting; USC; Xerox Palo Alto Research Center (PARC)

Degrees & Memberships: Member: Consultants' Network of Silicon Valley; IEEE (1982); society for Information Display (1972); Material Research Society (1982)

Awards & Achievements

Awards: None found

Achievements: is known for her work on low temperature, glass-compatible, high-speed polysilicon coatings for large area electronics, otherwise known as thin-film transistor technology, or TFT; while working at Memorex invented an organic photoconductor-based microfilm for computer data recording & produced magnetic tape and disk coating formulations with improved dispersion of magnetic particles; 1971 began working at Xerox Palo Alto Research Center (PARC) & invented several novel display devices there, including a stylus-writable electrophoretic display, a phototransistor, and a new material for a low-cost electrophoretic display

her research and development work on flat panel displays, semiconductor devices, and optical/magnetic recording has been applied industry-wide

today’s light weight, radiation-free, space- and energy-efficient, portable flat panel display personal computers are a direct result of her work, which also helps to enable the development of today’s high performance, pocket-sized, portable communication systems

since 2002 a principal of Chiang Consulting, a privately owned company that she formed in Cupertino, California; 12 patents found