Interview With Prof. Sung-Mo (Steve) Kang

Nicola Nicolici: Good afternoon. Let me welcome Prof. Kang from the University of California at Santa Cruz (UC Santa Cruz). Prof. Kang is an electrical engineer, scientist, professor, author, inventor, and entrepreneur. Currently, he is a distinguished professor emeritus at UC Santa Cruz. He has contributed extensively to the fields of computer-aided design for electronic circuits and systems. He holds 15 U.S. patents, has published over 500 articles, and has won numerous awards for his achievements. He has led the development of the world’s first 32-bit microprocessor chip, Bellmac-32, as a technical supervisor at ATT Bell Labs, Murray Hill, NJ, USA, and has designed satellite-based private communication networks as a member of technical staff.