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WEN LIU, professor, School of Advanced Technology, Xi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool University, Suzhou, China. Dr. Liu received the B.S. degree from Peking University, Beijing, China, in 2004, and the Ph.D. degree from the Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, in 2008. Currently Dr. Liu is Chair of IEEE CASS-EDS Joint Chapter Suzhou, deputy Director of the Youth Innovation Promotion Committee of the Third Generation Semiconductor Industry Technology Innovation Strategy Alliance (CASA) China, and also Executive Director XJTLU Advanced Semiconductor Research Center, Fellow of The Higher Education Academy of the UK, IEEE Senior Member. To date, Dr. Liu has supervised 9 Ph.Ds. and 20+ Master students to completion. Her current research interests include GaN power devices and their circuit integration. Dr. Liu has published 60+ journal papers, 60+ conference papers, and applied 20+ patents with 16 of them authorized. In the last 5 years, she has been granted various level of funds of more than 8 million RMB including the NSFC General Programme (2023-2027), the National Key R&D Programme from the ministry of Science and Technology (2022-2025), Technical commission project from Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd (2022-2023), etc.
刘雯博士,西交利物浦大学人工智能与先进技术学院教授,西交利物浦大学先进半导体研究中心执行主任,博士生导师,英国高等教育协会会士,国际电气电子工程协会(IEEE)电路与系统、电子器件学会苏州分会主席,国家第三代半导体产业技术创新战略联盟(CASA)青年创新促进委员会副主任委员,西浦智能工程学院-红与蓝微电子氮化镓功率器件联合研究中心主任。长期从事宽禁带半导体氮化镓电力电子器件及其单片功率集成芯片技术研究。迄今发表IEEE EDL、TED、TPE等同行评议论文130余篇,在功率半导体领域国际顶级会议ISPSD发表通讯作者论文7篇。担任IEEE国际集成电路设计与工艺会议出版主席(2023)和会务主席(2021),第五届全国宽禁带半导体学术会议组织委员会委员(2023,2025),功率半导体器件与集成电路研讨会程序委员会委员(2024,2025)。已培养毕业博士生9名,硕士生20余名,申请国家发明专利20余件,授权13件,编制行业标准4项。主持十余项各级研发项目,包括国家科技重大专项、国家重点研发计划、国家自然科学基金面上项目、华为公司横向课题等,2018年以来作为项目负责人已获经费逾千万元。
Our group is looking for candidates for postdoc fellows, M.S./Ph.D students, research assistants. Those who are interested in these positions are welcomed to enquire through email.
本课题组招收博士后研究员、硕士/博士研究生、科研助理。欢迎感兴趣的同学通过电子邮件交流。
作为第一导师指导博士毕业生9名:
v “Fully Monolithic Integration of GaN-based Micro-LED and 2T1C Drive Circuit”, 2025,王超,上海新微技术研发中心有限公司
v “Passivation and Deposition of High-k Materials on GaN Power Electronic Devices”, 2025,王朝义,长飞先进半导体(武汉)有限公司
v “GaN n-FET and p-FET for CMOS Integration on GaN-on-Si Platform”, 2024,王惟生,张江实验室 (上海)
v “Research on GaN p-Channel Field-Effect Transistor for GaN Complementary Technology”, 2024,孙志伟,苏州实验室
v “GaN n-/p-FETs for Power Integration: Device Design and Fabrication”, 2024,张元雷,ASML (北京)
v “Threshold Voltage Shifts and Dynamic On-resistance Degradation of Wide Bandgap Semiconductor Devices under Electrical Stress” ,2024,梁烨,深圳光峰科技股份有限公司
v “Hydrogen Plasma Treated P-GaN Gate HEMTS: Device to Integration”, 2024,李帆,NXP (北京)
v “GaN-based Monolithic Integrated Power Converter Circuit Design and Associated Application”, 2023,朱昱豪,青海大学能源与电气工程学院的储能科学与技术系
v “Monolithically Integrated GaN MIS- HEMT Blocks for Power Conversion System”, 2022,李昂,中国科学院苏州纳米所博士后(2023-2025),西交利物浦大学助理研究员
Research interests
Wide bandgap semiconductor devices and their integrated circuit
- Physics-driven and AI-enhanced methods for design of GaN-based devices and IC;
- High performance GaN power devices and IC;
- All GaN DC-DC converter for radiation resistance
- GaN Optoelectronic Integration;
Experience
2025-now, Professor, Department of EEE- School of Advanced Technology, Xi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool University
2021-2025,Associate Professor/Senior Associate Professor, Department of EEE- School of Advanced Technology, Xi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool University
2014-2021, Assistant Professor, Department of EEE- School of Advanced Technology, Xi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool University
Teaching
SAT405/406 Final MRes Project
EEE417--Advanced Semiconductor Materials and Devices for Efficient Power Conversion
EEE406 Power Electronics and application of renewable energy
Awards and honours
Outstanding Postgraduate Supervision Award 2023
Dushu Lake Science and Education Innovation Zone Visiting Engineering Award 2022
Education/Academic qualification
Fellow of The Higher Education Academy: PR148220
Ph.D. , Nanyang Technological University, - 2008
B.S. , Peking University, Beijing, China - 2004
Research areas
- Wide bandgap semiconductor devices and their integrated circuit
Keywords
- TK Electrical engineering. Electronics Nuclear engineering
- Semiconductor Fabrication
- Semiconductor Materials and Devices
- GaN Power Devices
Person Types
- Staff
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being
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SDG 7 Affordable and Clean Energy
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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High efficiency monolithical integrated GaN HEMTs driver
Liu, W. (PI)
1/05/26 → 30/04/27
Project: Internal Research Project
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Development and Industrialization of High Performance Gallium Nitride Power Integrated Intelligent Chips
Gu, J. (Team member), Low, K. L. (Team member), Zhang, J. (Team member), Qi, Y. (Team member), Chen, H. (Team member), Li, J. (Team member), Hu, Y. (Team member) & Liu, W. (PI)
1/11/24 → 30/10/27
Project: Governmental Research Project
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1200 V high-voltage nitride power electronic materials and devices for industrial motors and wireless charging applications, and their industrialization
Zhang, P. (Team member), Liu, W. (PI), 李净昂 (Team member), 段佳辰 (Team member), 孙志伟 (Team member), 王超 (Team member), 刘艳 (Team member), 王惟生 (Team member), Ling, M. (Team member), Tian, H. (Team member), Ding, C. (Team member), Xu, Y. (Team member), Zhang, X. (Team member), Ji, H. (Team member), Ding, Y. (Team member), Wen, J. (Team member), Zhang, Q. (Team member) & You, M. (Team member)
1/10/24 → 30/09/27
Project: Governmental Research Project
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GaN-on-Si E-mode P-Channel Heterojunction Field-Effect Transistors for CMOS Circuit
Gu, J. (Team member), Wang, Z. (Team member), Wang, Y. (Team member), Pei, Y. (Team member) & Liu, W. (PI)
1/01/24 → 31/12/27
Project: Governmental Research Project
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Design and fabrication of GaN based complementary logic integrated circuits
Liu, W. (PI)
1/11/22 → 31/10/25
Project: Governmental Research Project
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2.9-kV Enhancement-Mode GaN Monolithic Bidirectional Switch Based on Gate Post-Annealing-Free Oxygen Plasma Treatment
Qu, Z., Li, A., Xu, Y., Zhang, X., Yu, G., Long, C., Liu, W. & Wen, H., Apr 2026, In: IEEE Electron Device Letters. 47, 4, p. 692-695 4 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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3 kV, 982 MW/cm2 Monolithic GaN Bidirectional Switch with Tunneling Layer Fin-Gate and Dual-Passivated p-GaN/Schottky Hybrid Drain
Jiang, Y., Wen, H., Qu, Z., Tian, H., Zhang, X., Duan, J. & Liu, W., 2026, 2026 IEEE 38th International Symposium on Power Semiconductor Devices and ICs, ISPSD 2026. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., p. 565-568 4 p. (Proceedings of the International Symposium on Power Semiconductor Devices and ICs).Research output: Chapter in Book or Report/Conference proceeding › Conference Proceeding › peer-review
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787-V GaN-on-Si Quasi-Vertical Trench MOSFET with Thick Bottom SiO2
Ling, M., Li, J., Li, A., Hu, Z., Zhang, J., Sun, Z., Chen, Z., Guo, F., Zhang, P., Zalinge, H. V., Mitrovic, I. Z., Low, K. L., Huang, S., Yang, X., Shen, B. & Liu, W., May 2026, In: IEEE Transactions on Electron Devices. 73, 5, p. 2959-2966 8 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
2 Citations (Scopus) -
Achieving an ultra-thin GaN channel layer in AlGaN/GaN/AlN high electron mobility transistors
Zhang, J., Wang, J., Xu, F., Tian, H., Liu, W., Lang, J., Ji, C., Li, W., Gao, S., Chen, P., Yang, M., Yang, X., Tang, N., Wang, X., Ge, W. & Shen, B., 20 Apr 2026, In: Applied Physics Letters. 128, 16, 163305.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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A Compact High-Linearity GaN Monolithically Integrated Multi-Loop Voltage Reference for Extreme Temperature Applications
Xu, Y., Zheng, C., Yang, Y., Ji, H., Duan, J., Tian, H., Jing, L., He, Y., Mitrovic, I. Z., Gu, J., Li, A. & Liu, W., 2026, (Accepted/In press) In: IEEE Electron Device Letters.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Activities
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Passivation and Deposition of High-k Materials on GaN Power Electronic Devices-Zhaoyi Wang
Liu, W. (Supervisor)
30 Aug 2025Activity: Supervision › PhD Supervision
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Hao Tian:Nano-patterned AlN/Sapphire Templates (NPATs) Substrates AlGaN/GaN MIS-HEMTs
Liu, W. (Supervisor)
30 Jun 2025Activity: Supervision › Master Dissertation Supervision
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GAN MONOLITHIC DRIVER WITH OVERCURRENT PROTECTION CIRCUITS-Dechang Quan
Liu, W. (Supervisor)
30 May 2025Activity: Supervision › Master Dissertation Supervision
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2025 功率半导体器件与集成电路会议
Liu, W. (Participant)
26 May 2025Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Organising an event e.g. a conference, workshop, …
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GaN n-FET and p-FET for CMOS integration on GaN-on-Si platform
Liu, W. (Supervisor)
Dec 2024Activity: Supervision › PhD Supervision