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Chipmaking Innovator Xu Zhenpeng Joins SJTU Faculty

1/30/2026

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  • Xu Zhenpeng, a chipmaking engineer, joined Shanghai Jiao Tong University (SJTU) as a full-time faculty member.
  • He previously worked at Atomic Semi, where he developed 3D printing techniques for chip production to cut costs.
  • Xu earned his PhD from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) in 2023 and is known for micron-precision 3D printing.
  • His UCLA research included developing tiny robots that respond to their environment using engineered metamaterials.