Background
Kawana, Yoshiyuki was born on March 1, 1932 in Ichihara, Chiba, Japan. Son of Nobuo and Shizu (Inazawa) Kawana.
Semiconductor manufacturing equipment executive
Kawana, Yoshiyuki was born on March 1, 1932 in Ichihara, Chiba, Japan. Son of Nobuo and Shizu (Inazawa) Kawana.
Bachelor of Engineering, Tokyo University, 1954. Master of Engineering, Tokyo University, 1957.
Development engineer Semicondr. division Sony, Tokyo, 1957-1963, development engineer, manager Atsugi plant, 1963-1974. Assistant general manager Atsugi plant Sony Research Center Semicondr. development division Sony, 1975-1978. Deputy senior general manager Semicondr. division Sony, Atsugi, Japan, 1978-1986.
Deputy director Sony Research Center, Yokohama, Japan, 1986-1992. Senior science advisor Materials Research Corporation, Orangeburg, New York, since 1992. Technical advisor Nihon Medical Research Council, Tokyo, since 1993, Nihon Veeco, Tokyo, since 1997, SIPEC Corporation, Tokyo, since 2000, Success International Corporation, Ebina, since 2001, Hightec Systems Corporation, Yokohama, since 2004.
Member Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (senior ).
Married Nobuko Sugiura, April 16, 1955. Children: Takahiro, Hideyo.