Wei Hsiao Lin
About Wei Hsiao Lin
Wei Hsiao Lin serves as the Quality & Reliability Technical Manager at 新思國際科技有限公司, where he leads a global team focused on reliability monitoring projects. With a PhD in Electrical and Electronics Engineering from National Cheng Kung University, he has extensive experience in failure analysis and product quality across several prominent technology companies in Taiwan.
Work at Synaptics
Wei Hsiao Lin serves as the Quality & Reliability Technical Manager at Synaptics, a position he has held since 2017. He leads a global team that is responsible for ongoing reliability monitoring projects. His role includes managing qualification processes for new product introductions and overseeing reliability monitoring execution across various contract manufacturing foundries and OSAT. He also establishes and manages weekly ongoing reliability monitoring specifically for Apple Inc.
Previous Experience
Prior to his current role, Wei Hsiao Lin worked at several notable companies in Taiwan. He was a Process Development Project Manager at EPISTAR from 2011 to 2012. Before that, he served as a Failure Analysis Engineer at 台積電 from 2008 to 2011. Additionally, he worked as a Senior Product Quality & Reliability Engineer and Group Leader at 恩智浦半導體 from 2012 to 2017.
Education and Expertise
Wei Hsiao Lin holds a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Electrical and Electronics Engineering from National Cheng Kung University. His educational background provides a strong foundation for his expertise in reliability engineering and failure analysis. He conducts failure analysis activities in foundry and OSAT environments, focusing on mobile, IoT, and wireless products.
Reliability Engineering Projects
In his role, Wei Hsiao Lin leads a reliability engineering project team that focuses on High-Temperature Operating Life (HTOL) testing and regular ongoing reliability execution. He is involved in developing cost-saving strategies for customer returns and ongoing reliability projects, ensuring that the products meet quality standards throughout their lifecycle.
Technical Management Skills
Wei Hsiao Lin manages customer return failure analysis during both new product introduction and mass production sustaining stages. His technical management skills enable him to effectively oversee reliability monitoring execution for process technology nodes, contributing to the overall reliability and quality of products.