Hung-Chang Lin
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Hung Chang Lin (Chinese: 凌宏璋； pinyin: Líng Hóngzhāng; Wade-Giles: Ling Hung-chang; August 8, 1919 – March 5, 2009) was a Chinese-American
inventor, and who was a professor of Electrical Engineering at the University of Maryland
.
Hung C. Lin holds 61 U.S. patent
s. Among his inventions is the quasi-complementary (transistor) amplifier circuit, which has been used in many commercial audio amplifiers. Another of his inventions is the lateral transistor which is used in linear integrated circuits and T2L digital integrated circuits. He also invented the wireless microphone
.
He has published more than 170 professional papers mostly on transistors and integrated circuits.
In 1941 he received the B.S. in Electrical Engineering from Shanghai Jiaotong University, China
.
In 1948 he received the M.S. degree from the University of Michigan
.
In 1956 he received the Doctor of Electrical Engineering from the Polytechnic Institute of Brooklyn
.
In 1978 he was presented with the JJ Ebers Award from the IEEE.
In 2000 he was elected to be academician
of Academia Sinica
.
United States
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inventor, and who was a professor of Electrical Engineering at the University of Maryland
University of Maryland
When the term "University of Maryland" is used without any qualification, it generally refers to the University of Maryland, College Park.University of Maryland may refer to the following:...
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Hung C. Lin holds 61 U.S. patent
Patent
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s. Among his inventions is the quasi-complementary (transistor) amplifier circuit, which has been used in many commercial audio amplifiers. Another of his inventions is the lateral transistor which is used in linear integrated circuits and T2L digital integrated circuits. He also invented the wireless microphone
Wireless microphone
A wireless microphone, as the name implies, is a microphone without a physical cable connecting it directly to the sound recording or amplifying equipment with which it is associated...
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He has published more than 170 professional papers mostly on transistors and integrated circuits.
In 1941 he received the B.S. in Electrical Engineering from Shanghai Jiaotong University, China
China
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In 1948 he received the M.S. degree from the University of Michigan
University of Michigan
The University of Michigan is a public research university located in Ann Arbor, Michigan in the United States. It is the state's oldest university and the flagship campus of the University of Michigan...
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In 1956 he received the Doctor of Electrical Engineering from the Polytechnic Institute of Brooklyn
Brooklyn
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In 1978 he was presented with the JJ Ebers Award from the IEEE.
In 2000 he was elected to be academician
Academician
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of Academia Sinica
Academia Sinica
The Academia Sinica , headquartered in the Nangang District of Taipei, is the national academy of Taiwan. It supports research activities in a wide variety of disciplines, ranging from mathematical and physical sciences, to life sciences, and to humanities and social sciences.Academia Sinica has...
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