Semiconductors and Device Research Lab (SDRL)

Welcome to SDRL

Research

Microelectronics

Emerging Memory

Neuromorphic Computing

CMOS-compatible Technology

Current phd Openings

I am currently looking for several self-motivated, PhD students (fully-funded) starting Fall 2025/Spring 2026, with strong background and interests in the following research areas:

Memory, Microelectronics, Device Physics and Fabrication

Please send your CV, undergraduate/graduate transcripts, and representative publications to

Ying-Chen.Chen.1@asu.edu

ASU uNDERGRADUTE AND GRADUATE STUDENTS

Our group hosts ASU undergraduate and Master's students through Fulton Undergraduate Research Initiative (FURI) and Master’s Opportunity for Research in Engineering (MORE). We are welcome self-funded students and visiting scholars who is interested in my research. If interested, please contact Prof. Ying-Chen Chen (Ying-Chen.Chen.1@asu.edu) along with a brief description of your research interest, your detailed CV, transcripts, and representive publications. We can then set up an initial meeting to discuss possible research collaborations and opportunities.

News

2024

12/10/2024: Andrew Rubio has awarded the FURI undergraduate research scholarship. Congratulations Andrew!

12/10/2024: Jordan Dunn has awarded the FURI undergraduate research scholarship. Congratulations Jordan!

11/21/2024: Congratulations Yujian pass his qualifying exam!

09/03/2024: Yujian Huang's work has been accepted on IEEE Semiconductor Interface Specialists Conference (SISC). Congratulations!

06/17/2024: Justin Stouffer join TSMC as process engineer, congratulations!

05/31/2024: Sai Prakash Maddineni joined SDRL as PhD student, welcome!

02/29/2024: Dr. Chen gives an invited seminar at the IEEE YP seminar.

01/17/2024: Yujian Huang joined SDRL as PhD student, welcome!

2023

11/03/2023: Thanks AZINNO's reporting news.

09/25/2023: Justin Stouffer (UGR)'s work has been accepted on IEEE SISC 2023 (poster). Congratulations!

09/20/2023: Thanks AZ Big Media's reporting "Semiconductor manufacturing in space? ASU is working on it" (News Link)

09/19/2023: Thanks Control Design Industry News' reporting "ASU and NASA collaborate on space-based semiconductor manufacturing" (News Link)

07/18/2023: Dr. Chen talked on Pathway to Professor Panel at UT Austin, Texas.

07/31/2023: Dr. Chen give the talk on ISSRDC 2023, Seattle.

07/07/2023: Dr. Chen gave an invited talk at Tokyo Electron (TEL) US seminar. (Attendees are from TTCA(Albany), TEA(Austin), TMEA(Chaska), etc.)

04/10/2023: Alex Weiss has been selected as the recipients of NASA/NAU space grant. Congratulations Alex!

03/08/2023: Justin Stouffer (UGR)'s work has been accepted on American Physical Society (APS) March Meeting 2023 (Oral) on section of Semiconductor Materials for Beyond CMOS Electronics. Congratulations!

03/07/2023: John Hardy (UGR)'s work has been accepted at 7th IEEE Electron Devices Technology and Manufacturing (IEEE EDTM) Conference (Oral) on the section of Nanoscale Fabrication. Congratulations!

03/03/2023: Dr. Chen awarded OURCA Faculty Mentor Professional Learning Grant.

01/10/2023: Belen Rodriguez and John Hardy have been awarded as 2023 ¡MIRA! SCHOLARS. Congratulations!

01/08/2023: Our paper is highlighted by JLPEA.

2022

12/01/2022: Dr. Chen is invited to NYCU (Taiwan) as visiting professor.

11/01/2022: Micron Foundation sponsored “Semiconductor Workforce Development on Diversity Enhancement and Hands-on Experience Training Program” to support the diversity and workforce in semiconductor and memory research in SDRL at NAU (minority serving institute). Thank you Micron Technology!

10/18/2022: Alex Weiss has been selected as the recipient of Jean Shuler Research Mini-Grant (2022).

09/28/2022: Congratulations to Alex Weiss for accepted to attend student poster competition on American Astronautical Society (AAS)'s 15th Wernher von Braun Memorial symposium (Univ. of Alabama).

05/24/2022: Our NASA/ISS manuscript has been accepted for a technical session oral presentation at the 11th Annual International Space Station Research and Development Conference. Congratulations to Alex Weiss as first author!

04/01/2022: John Hardy has been selected as the recipients of NASA/NAU space grant. Congratulations to John!

04/08/2022: Dr. Chen has been invited to give a talk on TinyML Phoenix Chapter.

05/2022: Dr. Chen has been invited to give a Invited Talk at the “IEEE Electron Devices Society (EDS) UCR Student Branch Chapter Distinguished Lecture Series, UC Riverside, CA”

2021

12/10/2021: Dr. Chen has been invited to give a talk on Invited IEEE EDS Webinar at UC Riverside, CA (Cancelled)

07/29/2021: Dr. Chen has given a talk on Invited Webinar: IEEE Electron Devices Society (EDS) NCTU Student Branch Chapter, Taiwan.

05/07/2021: Social Behavioral Science (SBS) Research Award is funded. Jordan Beverly and Isaiah Shipley have been selected as the recipients.

04/08/2021: Dr. Chen has been invited to National Science Foundation (NSF) workshop on “Future of Semiconductors: Devices to Systems for In-Memory Computing" (invited-only) Cincinnati, Ohio.

04/07/2021: Intern-to-Scholars (I2S) project to support undergraduate research titled "New Computing Paradigm on Resistive Memory for Artificial Intelligence Applications " is funded.

04/06/2021: Maxwell Weiss and Isaiah Shipley have been selected as the recipients of NASA space grant. Congratulations to Max and Isaiah!

03/17/2021: Isaiah Shipley has been selected as the recipient of Jean Shuler Research Mini-Grant. Congratulations to Isaiah!

2020

12/02/20 : Conference paper entitled "Analog Synaptic Behaviors in Carbon-Based Self-Selective RRAM for In-Memory Supervised Learning" has been accepted for oral presentation in the technical program of the IEEE 71st Electronic Components and Technology Conference (ECTC) (2021).

10/20/20 : Conference paper entitled “Electroforming Polarity on Bilayer Self-Selective RRAM for Energy Efficient High-Density Crossbar Array Applications” has been accepted for IEEE Semiconductor Interface Specialists Conference (SISC) (2020).