ChiMei Building 6F R95603
Associate Professor Philex Fan
Background
Educations
2014/10~2019/07
Ph.D., Electrical Engineering Division, Department of Engineering, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
2008/09~2011/09
M.S., Institute of Electrical Control Engineering, National Chiao Tung University, Hsinchu, Taiwan
2007/09~2008/06
Exchange Student, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
2004/09~2008/06
B.S., Electrical Engineering and Computer Science (EECS) Undergraduate Honors Program, National Chiao Tung University, Hsinchu, Taiwan
Experiences
2026/02~present
Associate Professor, Department of Electrical Engineering, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan
2021/08~2026/01
Assistant Professor, Department of Electrical Engineering, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan
2020/11~2021/07
Principal Engineer, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd., Hsinchu, Taiwan
2018/01~2020/05
Senior Research Engineer, Arm Research, Arm Ltd., Cambridge, UK
2016/06~2016/12
Engineering Intern, Qualcomm Technologies International, Cambridge, UK
2014/07~2014/08
Intern Component Engineer, Cisco Systems Inc., Taipei, Taiwan
2012/11~2014/06
Research Assistant, National Chiao Tung University, Hsinchu, Taiwan
Specialities
- Low-power analog integrated circuits for edge-computing
- Low-power power management integrated circuits for IoTs
- Fast transient respone power management integrated circuits for mobile devices
- Low-noise power management integrated circuits
- One-time programmable, non-volatile memory integrated circuits
- Ultra wideband wireline transceiver
Publication
Journal
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- Yu-Ting Huang, Xiao-Quan Wu, Chi-Yu Chen, Po-Jui Chiu, Chien-Wei Cho, Tz-Wun Wang, *Ke-Horng Chen, Ying-Hsi Lin, Shian-Ru Lin, Tsung-Yen Tsai, Sheng-Hsi Hung, Chih-Fang Huang, Philex Ming-Yan Fan, Tsorng-Juu Liang, Hann-Huei Tsai, "A Capacitor-Free Hybrid-Process Low Dropout Regulator with Ultra-High-Gain Amplifier and Super Source Follower for 0.297 mV/A Load Regulation and 0.024 mV/V Line Regulation," in press, IEEE Journal of Solid-State Circuits (JSSC), June 2026.
- Yi-Fu Chen, Bo-Ray Chen, Yun-Yin Kuo and *Philex Ming-Yan Fan, "A Piecewise Linear Model of Loss Estimation for Switched-Inductor Power Management Integrated Circuits," in press, IEEE Open Journal of Circuits and Systems (OJCAS), May 2026.
- Bo-Chen Yang, *Philex Ming-Yan Fan, Sung-Chun Chen, Chih-Lung Lin, and Arokia Nathan, “An Analog PWM, Sweep Driver Enabling 240-Hz Frame-Rate Active-Matrix Micro-LED Displays,” in press by IEEE Open Journal on Immersive Displays, Feb 2026.
Conference
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- Yu-Tse Shih, Li-Jen Huang, Yu-His Lin, Jen-Wei Chang, Ke-Horng Chen, Sheng-Yu Peng, Sheng-Hsi Hung, Philex Ming-Yan Fan, "Modular Multiphase Voltage Regulator with Cell Stacking and FinFET Stacking Techniques," in IEEE European Solid-State Circuits Conference (ESSCIRC), , 2026.
- Yu-Ting Huang, Tz-Wun Wang, Chi-Yu Chen, Po-Jui Chiu, Ke-Horng Chen, Philex Ming-Yan Fan, Tsorng-Juu Liang, and Hann-Huei Tsai, "A Capacitor-Free Hybrid-Process LDO with Ultra-High Gain Amplifier and Super Source Follower for 0.297mV/a Load Regulation and 0.024mV/V Line Regulation," in IEEE Asian Solid-State Circuits Conference (A-SSCC), November 2-5, 2025.
- Chih-Hao Wang, and Philex Ming-Yan Fan, "A 1.1 V-Programmable Metal-Fuse Technology With Current-Mode Programming and Program-Guarantee Technique in 28 nm CMOS Technology", in The 11th Taiwan and Japan Conference on Circuits and Systems (TJCAS 2025), August 27-29, 2025.
Patent
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- Ming-Yan Fan, Chen-An Chen, Hsiang-Yu Ko, Chih-Hao Wang, “NON-VOLATILE MEMORY PROGRAMMING CIRCUIT AND METHOD, TW patent application 114117288, May 2025.
- Philex Ming-Yan Fan, Yi-Fu Chen, Bo-Rui Chen, “Inverter-based comparator” US patent no. 12,301,134 B2, May 2025.
- Philex Ming-Yan Fan, Yao-Chia Liu, Ming-Xun Wang, “Hybrid Circuit With High Linearity For Single-Ended And Bi-Directional Transceiver And Extracting Method of Inbound Signal Thereof”, US patent application no. 19/182,888, Apr 2025.
Others
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Projects
- Yu-shan youth scholar program, PI, 2021/08˜2026/07, Ministry of Education
- Low-power single-inductor quad-output (SIQO) dc-dc step-down power converter, PI, 2021/09~2023/08, Himax Technologies, Inc.
- Low-power serdes transmitter for USB4, PI, 2021/12˜2023/10, Genesys Logic.
- A high-power factor ac-dc switching rectifier capable of voltage regulation, battery charging and feedforward envelope detection for near-field wireless power transfer, PI, 2022/01~2024/12, Ministry of Science and Technology
- Low-voltage programmed electrical-fuse one-time-programmable memory with a high-yield guaranteed in-field programming for hardware security, PI, 2022/08~2023/07, Ministry of Science and Technology
- Design of an integrated-circuits high-power factor pre-regular, co-PI, 2022/08~2024/07, Leadtrend Technology Corp.
- Low power, wide compensation range equalizer for high speed serial links receiver, PI, 2022/11~2024/10, Novatek Microelectronics Corp.
- High-Speed Computing-in-Memory Circuit Design, PI,112/04~114/03,Macronix International Co. Ltd
- Development of Advanced Smart Display with Ultra-High-Resolution CMOS Micro-LED Pixel Array and Driving ICs(1/2), co-PI, 112/5~113/4, National Science and Technology Council (NSTC)
- Low-power single-inductor quad-output (SIQO) dc-dc Buck-Boost power converter, PI, 2023/10~2025/09, Himax Technologies, Inc.
- Multi-phase dc-dc inverting Buck-Boost power converter, PI, 2023/11~2025/10, Himax Technologies, Inc.
- Equalizer design for USB4.0 Gen 2x2 receiver, PI, 2024/2~2026/1, Genesys Logic.
- Small-area, low-ripple, high-voltage generator for NVM and OTP in advanced node, PI, 2024/03~2026/02, TSMC
- 2024 Inter-University Teaching Alliance Program on Intelligent Chip Systems and Applications – Talent Cultivation Program – Intelligent Chip System Integration Promotion Alliance – Module Curriculum Development Project – Power Factor Correction Circuit for Rectifiers, PI,113/04~114/03,Ministry of Education
- MONO-CASE: Micro-Nano Heterogeneous Clock And Synthesizer for The Edge (1/2), PI, 2024/05~2025/04, National Science and Technology Council (NSTC)
- Advanced power chips and high power density converter for high performance computing servers (1/2), co-PI, 2024/05~2025/04, National Science and Technology Council (NSTC)
- Development of Advanced Smart Display with Ultra-High-Resolution CMOS Micro-LED Pixel Array and Driving ICs(2/2), co-PI, 113/5~114/4, National Science and Technology Council (NSTC)
- A low noise low-dropout (LDO) regulator, PI, 2024/10~2025/09, Richtek
- 2025 Interdisciplinary Intelligent Chip Design Teaching Alliance Program – Module Curriculum Development Project – Heterogeneous Integration of High-Speed and Sensing Circuits, PI,114/04~115/03,Ministry of Education
- MONO-CASE: Micro-Nano Heterogeneous Clock And Synthesizer for The Edge (2/2), PI, 2025/05~2026/04, National Science and Technology Council (NSTC)
- Advanced power chips and high power density converter for high performance computing servers (2/2), co-PI, 2025/05~2026/04, National Science and Technology Council (NSTC)
- Development of Advanced Smart Display with Ultra-High-Resolution CMOS Micro-LED Pixel Array and Driving ICs(1/2), Co-PI, 2025/05~2026/04, National Science and Technology Council (NSTC)
- In-field ultra-low-voltage and high-yield programming electrical-fuse memory for hardware security, PI, 2025/07~2027/06, National Science and Technology Council (NSTC)
- Fast transient response hybrid four-phase Buck converter, PI, 2025/07~2028/06, MediaTek Inc.
- A low latency, enhanced CMTI on-chip isolator, PI,115/01~116/12,Leadtrend Technology Corp
- 0.18um 7G CTLE/LFEQ/DFE for 32dB loss compensation, PI, 115/01~116/12, Novatek Microelectronics Corp
- Small-area, low-ripple, hybrid charge pump circuits with >10x voltage boosting, PI, 115/03~116/02, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC)
- Energy-efficient, high-bandwidth memory interface circuits for 3-D heterogeneous integration, PI, 115/03~117/02, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC)
- Layout, Design and Cell Co-Optimization (LDC²O) of Logic Compatible RRAM Bit-cell, High Speed Sensing Scheme and Reliable Hybrid HV Operation for Near-Memory Chip, Co-PI, 2026/03~2027/02, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC)
Classes
2024 Spring
2026 Spring
Students
Current Academic Year Lab Members
Ph.D
Ming-Xun Wang
Bo-Zhen Wu
Chun Kao
Master
Chih-Hao Wang
Regina Kuo
Chao-Shan Tsou
Young Lee
Wei-Chieh Tsao
Jing-Yan Cheng
Yun-Yin Kuo
Jing-Jie Wang
Wei-Hsiang Hung
Wei-Yun Shih
Yi-Shiang Chang
Yu-Chieh Cheng
Yu-Wei Chen
Yi-Po Tsai
Jhen-Yi Yan
Bo-Yuan Li
Chien-Cheng Lin
Huan-Wei Chang
Steven Wijaya
Yu-Ching Hsu
Yu-Shun Chang
Pei-Chun Wang
Graduates of all Previous Years
Master
2024
Y-Fu Chen   Ray Chen   Chen-An Chen   Wei-Ting Lin
2025
Chih-Yen Chang   Yu-Ting Chiu   Jason Huang   Ming-Feng Yang   Kun-Han Chan   Hua-Hsiang Hung   Bo-Chen Yang   Tzu-Hao Hsu
2026
Xuan-Hao Lin   Jing-Lun Chen   Shih-Ruei Ma   Yu-Kai Huang
Honors
- The PI was awarded the Outstanding Youth Award in 2026
- The PI was awarded the Outstanding Teacher Award for Excellence in Industry-Academia Collaboration in 2025
- The Ph.D. student Ming-Xun Wang was awarded the MOE Ph.D. Scholarship in 2025
- The Ph.D. student Bo-Zhen Wu was awarded the MOE Ph.D. Scholarship in 2025
- The Ph.D. student Ming-Xun Wang was awarded the Novatek Ph.D. Scholarship in 2025
- The PI was awarded the IEEE Tainan Section Macronix Award in 2025
- The Master student Chen-An Chen and Chih-Hao Wang were awarded the Outstanding Design Award offered by Taiwan Semiconductor Research Institute (TSRI) in 2025
- The Ph.D. student Ming-Xun Wang and Master student Wei-Ting Lin were awarded the Merit Design Award offered by Taiwan Semiconductor Research Institute (TSRI) in 2025
- The PI was awarded the Taiwan Semiconductor Industry Association (TSIA) Award in 2025
- Postdoctoral researcher Dr. Thuy Nguyen awarded the Merit Award in the Engineering Category at the 2025 Young Scholar Innovative Research Achievement Competition of the Taiwan Comprehensive University System.
- The Ph.D. student Ming-Xun Wang awarded the Honorable Mention in the Engineering Category of the 2025 Young Scholar Innovative Research Achievement Competition, Taiwan Comprehensive University System.
- The Master student Young Lee was awarded the International Scholar at imec/KU Leuven University in 2025 and offered 6-month paid internship
- The Master student Chao-Shan Tsou was awarded the International Scholar at imec/KU Leuven University in 2024 and offered 6-month paid internship
- The Master student Hsiang-Yu Ko was awarded the International Scholar at imec/KU Leuven University in 2024 and offered 6-month paid internship
- The Ph.D. student Ming-Xun Wang was awarded the MOE Ph.D. Scholarship in 2024
- The PI was awarded the IEEE Tainan Section Best Young Professional Member Award in 2024
- The PI's applications to NSTC CBI 2-year project has been granted in 2024
- The PI was awarded the Yushan Youth Scholar of MOE from 2021 to 2026
- The PI was awarded the Yu-Jen Scholar of NCKU from 2021 to 2026
- The PI was awarded the Scholar Award of Macronix International Co., Ltd. of NCKU from 2021 to 2026
- The PI was awarded the Tomorrow's Engineer of UK in 2017
- The PI was awarded the Taiwan-Cambridge Scholarship of MOE and Cambridge University from 2014 to 2017
- The two Master students Kun-Han Chan and Tzu-Hao Hsu awarded the Novatek Scholarship from 2022 to 2024
- The Ph.D. student Ming-Xun Wang was awarded the Garmin Scholarship in 2023.
- The Undergraduate student Hsiang-Yu Ko was awarded the National Science Council Research Scholarship in 2023.
