Hung-Chang Lin

Lin was born in Shanghai, China. He attended Shanghai Jiaotong University, China on a tennis scholarship. In 1948 he received the M.S. degree in electrical engineering from the University of Michigan. In 1956 he received the Doctor of Electrical Engineering from the Polytechnic Institute of Brooklyn. == Career ==

After graduating from Shanghai Jiaotong University, Lin worked for the Central Radio Works and Central Broadcasting Administration as an engineer. In 1969, Lin began teaching at the University of Maryland. 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 TTL digital integrated circuits. He also invented the wireless microphone. He has published more than 170 professional papers mostly on transistors and integrated circuits. In 1978 he was presented with the J J Ebers Award from the IEEE. In 1990, Lin was inducted into the A. James Clark School of Engineering Innovation Hall of Fame at the University of Maryland. In 2000 he was elected to be academician of Academia Sinica. ==Death and legacy==

Lin died in Silver Spring, Maryland of lung cancer at the age of 89. The goal of the endowment was "to provide annual awards to students, staff, and faculty who transform their ideas into innovations through invention and technology commercialization." ==References==