Dr. L.C. Lu is TSMC's Vice President of Research & Development/Design & Technology Platform and a TSMC Senior Fellow, promoted to Vice President in August 2021. Recognized as a TSMC Fellow since April 2012 and a TSMC Senior Fellow since June 2025, he joined the company in 2000 after serving as Director of the Software Division at Avant! and holds a Ph.D. in computer science from Yale University.