Dr. William Wong

Biography

William S. Wong is a Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Waterloo. He serves as the Director of the Giga-to-Nanoelectronics Centre and is a researcher at the Waterloo Institute of Nanotechnology. Wong leads the Advanced Flexible Electronics Technology (AFET) group, which is dedicated to advancing high-performance, low-cost flexible electronics. His research focuses on heterogeneous integration of silicon-based and Group III-nitride materials to develop flexible, large-area electronics on plastic substrates. These innovations have particularly relevant applications in displays, image sensors, and energy generation systems, benefiting from enhanced functionality and mechanical flexibility. Utilizing the capabilities of the Giga-to-Nanoelectronics Centre, Wong’s group is advancing the synthesis of nanowire materials, processing of thin-film devices, and development of hybrid devices using novel ink-jet printing and thin-film layer transfer techniques. His overarching goal is to improve system performance while reducing fabrication costs. Wong is an inventor on 80 U.S. patents and has published more than 110 papers, along with 45 invited talks in the fields of electronic materials growth, processing, and characterization. He is an active member of the IEEE and the Materials Research Society, and serves on the committee for the Electronic Materials Conference. He is also on the Editorial Board of IEEE Electron Device Letters.

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