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M. C. Frank Chang

M. C. Frank Chang is a engineering topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand M. C. Frank Chang rather than just read about it. In short: Dr. Mau-Chung Frank Chang (Chinese: 張懋中; born 1951) is a Taiwanese-American electrical engineer and an educator.

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Reference excerpt

Dr. Mau-Chung Frank Chang (Chinese: 張懋中; born 1951) is a Taiwanese-American electrical engineer and an educator. He is the Wintek Chair in Electrical Engineering and Distinguished Professor at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA)， where he conducts teaching and research on high-speed semiconductor devices and high-frequency integrated circuit and systems for radio, radar, RF-interconnect, imager, spectrometer, and Edge-AI accelerators. He is the Director of the UCLA High Speed Electronics Laboratory (HSEL), served as the Chairman of UCLA's Electrical Engineering Department from 2010-2015, and the President of National Chiao Tung University (NCTU) from 2015 to 2019.

Early life and education Chang's parents retreated from China to Taiwan during the Chinese Civil War in 1949. He was born in Taichung and grew up in Zhushan Township, Nantou County. He received his B.S. degree from the National Taiwan University in 1972, M.S. degree in Materials Science and Engineering from National Tsing Hua University in 1974, and Ph.D. degree in Electrical Engineering from National Chiao Tung University (NCTU) in 1979.

Career Chang and his students at UCLA first realized (sub)-mm-Wave systems-on-a-chip (SoC) for SWaP (size, weight, and power)-efficient radio, radar, interconnect, imager, and spectrometers for both commercial and spaceborne systems with transformative mechanisms and methodologies—this achievement has influenced the age of modern high-speed electronics across digital and analog domains. In the early 1990s, Chang and his research partners at Rockwell Science Center developed the world's first high-volume manufacturing process for MOCVD based GaAs heterojunction bipolar transistors (HBTs). This was a major advance that opened the way for the mass-market introduction of cellphones with adequate battery life in a small form factor. Most cellphones in the world today incorporate descendants of the original GaAs technology developed by Chang's Rockwell team. Upon joining UCLA in 1997, Chang expanded his research to (sub)-mm-Wave (Terahertz) circuit and systems, with focuses on system's re-configurability and broad/multi-band signaling capability. His invented digital controlled artificial dielectric (DiCAD) is the first proven “digital-to-permittivity/phase converter with True-Time-Delay at mm-Wave frequencies” and is now widely used by circuit designs in resonators, filters, inductors, transformers, and phase/amplitude shifters. Chang is the key individual who enabled the HBT productization and subsequently made ultra-high-frequency and high-speed CMOS system-on-chip (SoC) a reality. At UCLA, he has supervised more than 60 Ph.D. and 100 M.S. students, and published more than 500 technical papers and 70 US patents. In November 2014, Chang was elected as the 11th president of National Chiao Tung University (NCTU). During his presidency (2015–2019), he was a key proponent of the merger between National Yang-Ming University and NCTU, leading to the establishment of National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University in February 2021.

Personal life Chang and his wife, Lin-Fong Shelly Chang, married in 1975; they have a son Albert, a daughter Pearl and three grandchildren.

Awards and honors His landmark contributions have been recognized with numerous prestigious awards:

AIME John Fritz Medal (2025) AASF（Asian American Scholar Forum） Asian American Science/Technology Pioneer Medal (2024) IEEE/Royal Society of Edinburgh (RSE) James Clerk Maxwell Medal (2023) IEEE Darlington Best Paper Award (2021) IEEE HKN Vladimir Karapetoff Outstanding Technical Achievement Award (2018) IET J. J. Thomson Medal and Prize for Electronics, United Kingdom (2017) John J. Guarrera Engineering Educator of the Year Award from the US Engineers’ Council (2014) Distinguished Alumnus Award, National Taiwan University (2013) Honorary Doctor of Engineering, National Tsing Hua University (2013) Pan Wen Yuan Foundation Award (2008) IEEE David Sarnoff Award (2006) IEEE Fellow (1996) Leonardo da Vinci Award (Rockwell International Engineer of the Year) (1992)

Fellowships and academy membership Eminent Member, IEE-HKN (2023) Member, European Academy of Sciences and Arts (2022) Fellow, US National Academy of Inventors (2015) Academician, Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan (2012) Member, National Academy of Engineering (2008) IEEE Fellow (1996)

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Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with M. C. Frank Chang

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what M. C. Frank Chang claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In engineering, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to M. C. Frank Chang before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about M. C. Frank Chang ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of M. C. Frank Chang

In research: M. C. Frank Chang appears in engineering research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses M. C. Frank Chang in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: M. C. Frank Chang is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics 1951 births, American electrical engineers, American people of Taiwanese descent, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for M. C. Frank Chang outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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Frequently asked questions

What is M. C. Frank Chang in simple terms?

Dr. Mau-Chung Frank Chang (Chinese: 張懋中; born 1951) is a Taiwanese-American electrical engineer and an educator.

Why does M. C. Frank Chang matter?

Because it connects several engineering ideas at once: it gives you a definition you can apply, a quantity you can calculate, and a way to check whether a result is plausible.

How should I study M. C. Frank Chang?

Read the excerpt, restate it from memory, then work through the examples and applications listed on this page. The five-step study plan above takes about twenty minutes.

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