Dr. Zhao is a research professor and the Director of Integrated Circuit Advanced Process Center of IMECAS (Institute of Microelectronics of Chinese Academy of Science). 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 Katholieke University of Leuven in Belgium in 1999. Between 2000 and 2010, he was working as a senior scientist in IMEC and took part in IMEC IIAP program on High-k, Cu connection, Cu contact and TSV 3D IC. His research experience and interest covers both FEOL and BEOL processing technologies in 8-inch and 12 inch pilot lines. He has authored and co-authored 130 scientific papers and has filed more than 80 invention patents in IC processing technology.