Gerald Z. Yin

Gerald Yin, born in 1944, graduated from the University of Science and Technology of China and earned a PhD from UCLA. He worked at Intel (1984-1986), Lam Research (1986-1991) and Applied Materials (1991-2004), rising to chief technology officer of the plasma etch products headquarters, corporate vice president and general manager of the plasma etch business group, and CTO of the Asia headquarters. He returned to China in 2004 to found AMEC and has served as its chairman and general manager since; AMEC is now a leading global supplier of plasma etch and MOCVD equipment.