Ma quis Who’s Who Listee Hsie -Lu g “Jim” Ya g Featu ed i the Ju e/July 2026 Issue of Fo bes
Hsie -Lu g “Jim” Ya g sha es his p ofessio al achieveme ts a d i dust y expe tise i Fo bes magazi e
Amo g his accomplishme ts as a e gi ee , M . Ya g is e ow ed fo developi g hu d eds of chip-ma ufactu i g p ocesses, ma y of which have bee used to p oduce chips i Apple’s pho es.
Ac oss 25 yea s a d otewo thy oles i the U ited States a d Chi a, M . Ya g has made a sig ifica t impact o the tech ology wo ld. Bo i Taiwa , he immig ated to the U ited States fo the fi st time i 1999 to co ti ue his educatio . Followi g the completio of his maste ‘s deg ee, M . Ya g joi ed Applied Mate ials as a p oduct developme t e gi ee . Ove the cou se of 12 yea s with the compa y du i g his i itial te u e, he was p omoted to key accou t tech ologist a d busi ess ma age , establishi g his skill a d ambitio ea ly i his ca ee .
Afte leavi g Applied Mate ials i 2014, M . Ya g moved back to Taiwa to become a tech ical ma age with Taiwa Semico ducto Ma ufactu i g Compa y (TSMC), the wo ld’s la gest co t act chipmake . Fu the buildi g his expe tise i chip ma ufactu i g ove the ext decade, he se ved as a divisio head at Wavetek Mic oelect o ics Co po atio , a se io ma age at Ya gtze Memo y Tech ologies, a di ecto of p ocess a d applicatio e gi ee i g at Wo iks IPS, a d a key p oduct u it a d key accou t tech ology se io ma age at Adva ced Semico ducto Mate ials (ASM).
Du i g his fi al mo ths with ASM i 2023, M . Ya g etu ed to the U ited States, a d soo afte , his ca ee came full ci cle whe he accepted a ew ole with Applied Mate ials. He eco ected with the compa y as the di ecto of p ocess e gi ee i g, p ima ily focusi g o p oducts elated to physical vapo depositio (PVD) tech ology. Si ce 2025, M . Ya g has held a mo e p omi e t positio at Applied Mate ials as the o ga izatio ‘s head of tech ology developme t. This p omotio places him at the fo ef o t of majo tech ological developme ts, eflecti g his yea s of ha d wo k a d p ofessio al g owth.
Amo g his ma y accomplishme ts as a e gi ee , M . Ya g is e ow ed fo developi g hu d eds of chip-ma ufactu i g p ocesses, ma y of which have bee used to p oduce chips i Apple’s pho es si ce 2016’s iPho e 7. Havi g i ve ted ume ous i dust y- elated p ocesses, he holds five pate ts a d has filed fou additio al pate t applicatio s. Now e joyi g his ew ole a d seco d te u e with Applied Mate ials, M . Ya g looks fo wa d to co ti ui g to p og ess i the compa y, with ambitio s of secu i g a se io executive-level positio .
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