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Biography

Wang Shouwu, male, Han nationality, is a native of Suzhou Jiangsu Province. He graduated from Tongji University in 1941 and obtained a master's degree at Purdue University in the United States in 1946. Three years later, in 1949, he received a doctorate degree from Purdue.

A semiconductor component physicist, Wang constructed the first transistor factory in China in 1958. He research led him to focus on gallium arsenide laser and he created a simple method of optical crystal orientation fixing. He then successfully developed the first gallium arsenide laser.

In 1978, Wang led a scientific and technological team in research designed to improve the finished product ratio of large scale IC chips. He and his team solve a series of complicated technical problems and improved the design of the chips significantly.

He was elected as academician to the Chinese Academy of Sciences in 1980.