SC Chien currently serves as UMC's Co-President, in charge of the core manufacturing and technology aspects of UMC including R&D and operations.
Mr. Chien has more than 30 years of semiconductor R&D experience. He joined UMC in 1989, and throughout his years at the company, he has led multiple functions including ATD (Advanced Technology Development), STD (Specialty Technology Development), CE (Customer Engineering), TTD (Technology Transfer and Development), IPDS (IP & Design Support) and CM (Corporate Marketing). Prior to his current position, Mr. Chien was UMC’s Senior Vice President.
During his career, Mr. Chien has authored 21 tech publications and holds 176 semiconductor related patents worldwide. In 1998, he earned the National Innovation Award issued by MOEA, and later won CPMA's National R&D Manager Excellence Award in 2001.