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YU HAITAO

Senior Research Engineer · Data & AI Practitioner

Singapore-based engineer with 10+ years spanning semiconductor process R&D and data-driven engineering.

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“Make complex things simple and elegant.”

  • 10+Years of Experience
  • 15+Major Projects
  • 2Working Languages

About Me

Background, expertise and what I'm focused on

I'm YU HAITAO, a Singaporean engineer with a decade of experience spanning semiconductor manufacturing and research.

Along the way I earned a Master's in Computer Control and Automation from NTU and built a strong data & AI skill set.

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Expertise

Semiconductor Process Hybrid Bonding Process Integration Data-driven Process Data Analysis Machine Learning Deep Learning NLP & LLM Computer Vision Full-stack Dev Technical Reporting

Toolbox

Python PyTorch TensorFlow Pandas / NumPy LangChain / FAISS Hugging Face SQL React / Next.js TypeScript Docker Hadoop / Spark / Flink

Projects & Achievements

Selected work across semiconductors, data & AI, and software

Semiconductor2025 — Present

Wafer-to-Wafer Hybrid Bonding

Data-driven process integration for wafer-to-wafer hybrid bonding.

Hybrid Bonding ECP CMP Overlay Data-driven
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Semiconductor2021 — 2024

Nano-TSV Etch for Wafer Backside Power Delivery

Developed nano-TSV etch processes for wafer backside power delivery.

TSV Backside Power Plasma Etch
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Semiconductor2021 — 2024

Si/SiN Waveguides for High-Speed Transceivers

Process development of Si and SiN waveguides for high-speed optical transceivers.

Photonics Lithography Wafer Fabrication
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Semiconductor2021 — 2024

Nano-Imprint Si Mould for DNA Sequencing Consumables

Developed Si moulds for nano-imprinting to enable high-volume manufacturing of consumables used in DNA sequencing detection equipment.

Nano-Imprint Si Mould Biotech Consumables
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Semiconductor2017 — 2021

Etch Tool Yield & Cost Projects at UMC

Owned Lam2300, SEZ SP4300 and DV38 platforms with multiple yield and cost projects.

Etch Yield Equipment
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Data & AI2026

Data-Insider · Stock Dashboard & Quant Research

Built with AI vibe coding: a full-stack stock intelligence platform.

Next.js TypeScript Vibe Coding Quant
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Data & AI2024

Local RAG Knowledge Base

Built a fully local RAG knowledge base with LangChain and FAISS for private document Q&A.

LangChain FAISS RAG
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Data & AI2024

LLM Fine-tuning with QLoRA

Supervised fine-tuned Qwen2.5-0.5B with QLoRA and prompt engineering.

QLoRA LLM PyTorch
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Data & AI2024

Real-time Object Detection

Real-time object detection pipeline combining YOLOv8 with OpenCV for live video inference.

YOLOv8 OpenCV Computer Vision
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Software2024

Invoice Management Dashboard

Developed a customer invoice dashboard website using Next.js.

Next.js React TypeScript
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Publications

Peer-reviewed work in advanced packaging, photonics and heterogeneous integration

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Experience

A decade of semiconductor engineering, research and education

Working Experience

  1. Process Integration — Wafer-to-Wafer Hybrid Bonding

    2025 — Present

    Current position

    Research on wafer-to-wafer hybrid bonding process integration with a data-driven approach.

  2. Senior Research Engineer

    2021/10 — 2024/12

    Institute of Microelectronics (Singapore)

    Led etching process development across metal, dielectric, Si and mask materials.

  3. Etch Equipment Engineer

    2017/10 — 2021/01

    UMC (Singapore)

    Mainly responsible for Lam Research systems: wet clean and dry etch, with daily maintenance and improvement projects.

  4. Lab Technologist

    2013/05 — 2017/05

    Teknor Apex (Singapore)

    Material characterization and mechanical testing for raw materials and finished goods.

Education

  1. MSc, Computer Control and Automation

    2022/08 — 2024/05

    Nanyang Technological University (NTU-EEE)

    Core modules: Machine Vision, NLP, Machine Learning, Robotics and Intelligent Sensors.

  2. BEng, Mechanical Engineering

    2013/08 — 2017/08

    Nanyang Technological University (NTU-MAE)

    Final-year project: a VR application for vision improvement in medical treatment.

  3. Diploma, Manufacturing Engineering

    2010/04 — 2013/03

    Nanyang Polytechnic

    Final-year project: an Android app for monitoring combat missions.

Interests

What keeps me curious outside of work

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Reading

History, science fiction and popular science books.

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Running

Keeping a weekly running routine and enjoying the balance of pace and thought.

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Photography

Capturing cities and nature, with a soft spot for street and landscape.

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AI & Vibe Coding

Building full-stack apps through AI pair programming.

Collaboration

How we can work together and the value I bring

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Semiconductor Process & Yield

Etch process development, defect improvement and equipment projects.

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Data & AI Solutions

RAG pipelines, LLM fine-tuning, computer vision and data dashboards.

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Consulting & Talks

Technical consulting, workshops, or simply a coffee chat about ideas.

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