Dr. Chao Zhao

Senior VP of Beijing Superstring Academy of Memory Technology (SAMT)


Dr. Chao Zhao is working as the Senior VP of Beijing Superstring Academy of Memory Technology (SAMT). In 1982, he graduated from Physics Department of Nanjing University in China with a Bachelor Degree. He received a master degree from University of Industry of Harbin in Semiconductor in 1988 and a PHD degree from University of Leuven in Belgium in 1999. From 2000 to 2010, he was working as a senior scientist in IMEC and from 2010 to 2020, a full professor of Integrated Circuit Advanced Process Center of Institute of Microelectronics of Chinese Academy of Science (IMECAS) and University of CAS. His research experience covers R&D of CMOS processing and DRAM manufacturing. He has authored and co-authored 330 scientific papers, 3 book-chapters and 1 book, and been issued 261 invention patents in IC processing technology.