| March 15th, 1969 |
Born in Vienna, Austria, as son of Rosa and Dr. Richard Plasun |
| 1975-1983 | Primary school in Vienna |
| 1983-1988 | HTBL Mödling, Austria (Technically oriented high school, area: electrical engineering) |
| May 1988 | Pass of final exams (``Matura'', A-level degree) |
| 1988-1994 | Study of electrical engineering (``Elektrotechnik''), special branch Industrial Electronics and Control Engineering (``Regelungstechnik'') at the Technical University of Vienna |
| June 1994 | Graduating with the degree of ``Diplomingenieur'' (M.S. degree) |
| 1995-1999 |
Working towards the doctoral degree in the field of
semiconductor device optimization
at the Institute for Microelectronics, Technical University of Vienna, with Prof. Dr. S. Selberherr
During Oct.-Dec. 1996 holding a visiting research position at National Semiconductor Corporation, Santa Clara, USA |