PhD student Heng Wu has won the Best Student Paper Award for the 2014 VLSI Symposium for his paper titled "Ge CMOS Technology: Breakthroughs of nFETs (Imax=714 mA/mm, gmax=590mS/mm) by recessed channel and S/D". It is one of the two most competitive conferences in the electronic device field.

The award was established in 2004 to promote student research and support the development of future leaders in the fields of VLSI Technology and VLSI Circuits. Award recipients are selected based on the quality of their written papers and their presentations at the Symposium. Award recipients receive a monetary prize and certificate, presented at the opening session of the Symposium held in the following year.

Heng is advised by Professor Peide Ye.