Lin was previously a professor of materials at Tatung University (formerly known as Tatung College of Engineering and Tatung Engineering Junior College). His critical thinking broke a new path for the previously underachieving San Chih Semiconductor.
林和龍本是大同大學（前身為大同工學院、大同工業專科學校）的材料系教授，在他從無到有的探究思索下，為一直做不出績效的尚志半導體找到了一條新出路。林和龍將學術功力轉化為產業動力和超高利潤，羨煞了同業，也顯示大同長期以來在人才養成上的投資，的確值得。