SRC 2025 Champion Award

The SRC Champion Award honors individuals who demonstrate extraordinary commitment to advocating for SRC. The 2025 recipient, Carlos Diaz (TSMC), is recognized for his extraordinary commitment to advancing SRC’s mission in both research and education.

Carlos joined Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company in 1998. He was responsible for the technology pathfinding stages of 10nm and 5nm technology nodes and led the research stage of 2nm technology. Since 2018, he has focused on TSMC’s long-term pre-competitive research efforts. Carlos’s advocacy has helped secure substantial annual support for crucial research and education development programs such as JUMP/nCORE, GRC, and JUMP 2.0/REU, enabling collaborative innovation across the U.S. and Taiwan.

Now Senior Director in Research and Development, Diaz has led a distinguished career with more than 100 technical papers and over 240 US patents. An IEEE Fellow, Diaz has been honored many times in his career, including the 2016 IEEE Andrew S. Grove Award. Congratulations, Carlos!