Researcher

Ming-Yuan Cheng is the Head of the MedTech Department at A*STAR’s Institute of Microelectronics (IME). He earned his MS and PhD degrees in Mechanical Engineering from National Cheng Kung University and National Taiwan University respectively. Before joining IME, he was a Research Fellow at National Taiwan University where he utilised in-depth technical expertise to design and fabricate a microelectromechanical systems (MEMS)-based temperature, force and shear stress sensor array for robotic artificial skin applications. With over 15 years of experience in MEMS, implantable medical devices, bio-packaging, flexible electronics and miniaturised electronics for medtech, Cheng holds six grant patents and has published more than 100 research papers in MEMS-based sensors for medtech applications. His main interests are in product prototype development and commercialisation of research outcomes. He is also experienced in system-level design and scanning reader circuits for MEMS sensor arrays.