Shawn S. H. Hsu was born in Tainan, Taiwan. He received the B.S. degree from National Tsing Hua University, Hsinchu, Taiwan, in 1992, the M.S. degree from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, in 1997, and the Ph.D. degree from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, in 2003. He is currently an Associate Professor in the Institute of Electronics Engineering, National Tsing Hua University. His current research interests include the design of MMICs and RFICs using Si/III–V-based devices for low-noise, high-linearity, and high-efficiency system-on-chip (SOC) applications. He is also involved with the design, fabrication, and modeling of high frequency transistors and interconnects. Professor Hsu serves as a technical program committee member in SSDM (2008-present) and A-SSCC (2008-present). He was the recipient of the Junior Faculty Research Award of National Tsing Hua University in 2007 and the Outstanding Young Electrical Engineer Award of the Chinese Institute of Electrical Engineering in 2009.