The fascinating part of this article is the path it took for FinFETs to go from a theoretical all the way to fruition. You have things like him hearing about a DARPA grant last-minute from a surfing buddy. He also was working in different areas throughout his career. Great quote:

> His career soon took a detour because semiconductors, he recalls, just seemed too easy. He switched to researching optical circuits, did his Ph.D. thesis on integrated optics...