Background
Fok, Samuel Shiu-Ming was born on February 15, 1926 in Macau, China. Son of Yan-Nung and Bick-Lan (Cheong) Fok. came to the United States, 1947.
Fok, Samuel Shiu-Ming was born on February 15, 1926 in Macau, China. Son of Yan-Nung and Bick-Lan (Cheong) Fok. came to the United States, 1947.
Butyrylcholinesterase, Ohio State University, 1949. Master of Science in Chemical Engineering, Case Institute of Technology, 1951. Doctor of Philosophy in Chemical Engineering, Case Institute of Technology, 1955.
Research engineer, Industrial Rayon Corporation, Cleveland, 1954-1956;
senior staff engineer, Shockley Transistor Corporation, Mountain View, California, 1956-1960;
member technical staff, Fairchild R & D Lab, Palo Alto, California, 1960-1970;
microlithographic consultant, Palo Alto, 1970-1971;
mask technical manager, Siliconix, Inc., Santa Clara, California, 1971-1974;
deputy director, FCT Brothers Limited company, Bangkok, Thailand, 1975-1977;
principal engineer, Perkin-Elmer Corporation, Hayward, California, 1977-1990;
consultant, Palo Alto, since 1990. Technical director Siliconix Hong Kong, 1973. Application specialist Perkin-Elmer Electron beam tomography Division, Hayward, 1977-1990.
Primary tutor JLS School, Palo Alto,1992-1994.
Chartered member Stanford Area Chinese Club, 1966. Principal Chinese Language School, Palo Alto, 1962-1966. Member Pacific Art League of Palo Alto, 1990.
Member American Society Testing Materials (F-1 committee), Semiconductor Manufacturing Engineers Institute (micropatterning committee), American Vacuum Society, Society Photographic Instrument Engineers, Chinese Institute Engineers.
Married Ruth L. Sung, August 16, 1952. Children: William David Z.C., John Peter Z.Y., James Andrew Z.M.