Dr. Yen-Son Huang Courtyard / JC. Architecture & Design

Dr. Yen-Son (Paul) Huang Courtyard is a memorial design dedicated to the Tainan native of the same name, who is best known as the developer of PiE Design Systems and NOVAS Software, in addition to being the major founder of ECAD and the creator of the Dracula physical design verification system. He was a graduate of the second generation of National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University (NYCU) in Hsinchu, Taiwan, and was one of the most successful technologists and serial entrepreneurs in Taiwan's semiconductor industry.  During his lifetime, Dr. Yen-Son (Paul) often shared with his family how grateful he was for the cultivation of NYCU. In gratitude for Dr. Huang's deep affection for his alma mater, the family donated 20 million NTD to establish the atrium, representing Dr. Huang's entrepreneurial spirit. Designed by Taiwanese firm JC. Architecture & Design, the courtyard was revealed at the Department of Electrophysics' 60th anniversary.