Hsin‐Hung Chou

Industrial Technology Research Institute, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University

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Hsin-Hung Chou is a specialized researcher in embedded systems and robotics control, with a focused expertise in applying Field Programmable Gate Array (FPGA) technology to advanced motion control applications. His work centers on the design and realization of custom integrated control chips for industrial robotic systems, spanning wafer-handling robots and multi-axis articulated manipulators. Chou's most influential contribution, garnering 13 citations, introduced a novel FPGA-based motion control IC for a three-degrees-of-freedom wafer-handling robot driven by Permanent Magnet Synchronous Motors — a technically demanding application requiring precise, high-speed coordination. He continued expanding this work in subsequent publications, refining FPGA-based motion controllers incorporating Nios II soft-core processors and later scaling his approach to a sophisticated six-axis articulated robot manipulator that unified trajectory planning and multi-axis servo control within a single integrated chip. His research addresses a critical challenge in robotics engineering: consolidating complex motion control functionality into compact, efficient hardware solutions. By bridging control theory, embedded system design, and practical robotics implementation, Chou's contributions offer valuable frameworks for engineers developing next-generation industrial automation systems where performance, integration, and reliability are paramount.