Liu was born in Hunan, China. He received the B.Sc. degree in Physics from Jishou University, in 2004, and the M.Sc. degree, honored with excellent graduate, in Microelectronics from University of Electronic, Science and Technology of China (UESTC), in 2007. From 2007 to 2010, he joined Actions Semiconductor Co., Ltd. as an analog engineer. He received Innovation of the Year Award (Ranking: 3rd) from Actions in 2010. He joined The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) in the Fall of 2010, and finished his Ph.D. degree in Electrical Engineering in April 2014.

Sadly, Dr. Liu passed away in June 2014.

• 2014 - Ph.D., The Hong Kong University of Sci. & Tech.
• 2007 - M.Sc., University of Electronic Sci. & Tech. of China, China
• 2004 - B.Sc., Jishou University, China

• Y. Liu, Fast load transient response and chip area efficient low dropout regulators, Ph.D. Thesis, HKUST, April 2014.
• Y. Liu, Analysis and design of pulse skipping modulation controller (in Chinese), M.Sc. Thesis, UESTC, May 2007.

• Y. Liu, C. Zhan, J. Zheng and W. H. Ki, Load-transient enhanced low-dropout regulator based on a buffer stage with paralleled current and voltage paths for low-ESR applications, IEEE International Conference of Electron Devices and Solid-State Circuits (EDSSC), Chengdu, China, June 2014, pp. 1-2.
• Y. Liu, C. Zhan and W. H. Ki, Fast-transient-response high-PSR low-dropout regulator based on ultra-fast error amplifier and unity-gain buffer for portable applications, IEEE International Symposium on Circuits and Systems (ISCAS), Melbourne, Australia, June 2014, pp. 906-909.
• L. Cheng, Y. Liu and W. H. Ki, A 10/30MHz wide-duty-cycle-range buck converter with DDA-based type-III compensator and fast reference-tracking responses for DVS applications, IEEE International Solid-State Circuits Conference (ISSCC), San Francisco, CA, USA, February 2014, pp. 84-85.
• Y. Liu, C. Zhan, L. Cheng and W. H. Ki, A 10/30MHz PWM buck converter with an accuracy-improved ramp generator, IEEE Asia Pacific Conference on Circuits and Systems (APCCAS), Kaohsiung, Taiwan, December 2012, pp. 420-423.
• Y. Liu, C. Zhan, T. S. Yim and W. H. Ki, Continuous-time common-mode feedback detection circuits with enhanced detection accuracy, IEEE International Conference of Electron Devices and Solid-State Circuits (EDSSC), Bangkok, Thailand, December 2012.
• Y. Liu, C. Zhan, L. Cheng and W. H. Ki, A chip-area-efficient CMOS low-dropout regulator using wide-swing voltage buffer with parabolic adaptive biasing for portable applications, IEEE Asian Solid-State Circuits Conference (ASSCC), Kobe, Japan, November 2012, pp. 233-236.
• Y. Liu, C. Zhan and W. H. Ki, A fast-transient-response hybrid buck converter with automatic and nearly-seamless loop transition for portable applications, European Solid State Circuits Conference (ESSCIRC), Bordeaux, France, September 2012, pp. 165-168.
• Y. Liu, J. You, P. Luo, B. Zhang and Z. Li, A super-bandwidth three-stage amplifier with single Miller-capacitor compensation, International Workshop on Electron Devices and Semiconductor Technology (EDST), Beijing, China, June 2007, pp. 172-176.
• Y. Liu, Y. Feng, S. Zeng, P. Luo, B. Zhang and Z. Li, A novel curvature compensation technique for high precision voltage reference, International Conference on Communications, Circuits and Systems (ICCCAS), Guilin, China, June 2006, pp. 2222-2225.

• Y. Liu, Z. Li, P. Luo and B. Zhang, A 0.52 ppm/°C high-order temperature-compensated voltage reference, Analog Integrated Circuits and Signal Processing, Vol. 62, No. 1, pp. 17-21, January 2010.
• W. Lin, Y. Liu and Y. Zhang, Sub-harmonic oscillation of switching power supply with peak-current mode, Information and Electronic Engineering, Vol. 7, No. 4, pp. 330-334, August 2009 (in Chinese).
• Y. Liu, P. Luo, B. Zhang and Z. Li, A new PSM modulated current-limited comparator, Transactions of China Electrotechnical Society, Vol. 24, No. 3, pp. 153-158, March 2009 (in Chinese).
• Y. Liu, P. Luo, B. Zhang and Z. Li, A three-stage amplifier with single Miller-capacitor frequency compensation, Chinese Journal of Semiconductors, Vol. 28, No. 10, pp. 1636-1641, October 2007 (in Chinese).
• C. Ma, Y. Liu, W. Xue and B. Zhang, Exponential curvature compensated voltage reference for high temperature, Microelectronics, Vol. 37, No. 3, pp. 436-439, June 2007 (in Chinese).
• J. You, Y. Liu, P. Luo, B. Zhang and Z. Li, Improved design of a super low voltage reference, China Integrated Circuit, Vol. 16, No. 6, pp. 24-27, June 2007 (in Chinese).
• Y. Liu, Y. Feng, P. Luo and B. Zhang, A novel current-limited comparator for switching power supply, China Integrated Circuit, Vol. 16, No. 3, pp. 40-44, March 2007 (in Chinese).
• Y. Liu, J. You, P. Luo, B. Zhang and Z. Li, A precise self-regulation slope compensation circuit for dc-dc boost converter, Microelectronics, Vol. 37, No. 1, pp. 76-79, February 2007 (in Chinese).

• Y. Liu, C. Zhan and W. H. Ki, Voltage regulation and apparatus, US Patent Application, US20140021930A1, January 2014.
• Y. Liu, J. Xiong and L. Xiao, Integrated circuit and standby controlling method thereof, US Patent, US8415994B2, April 2013.
• Y. Liu, J. Xiong and L. Xiao, Switching power supply control system and method, China Patent Application, CN102480228A, May 2012 (Original context in Chinese).
• Y. Liu and J. Xiong, Method for reducing standby power consumption of power supply system and the power supply system, China Patent Application, CN101458538A, June 2009 (Original context in Chinese).