Shim Ik-chan, Executive Director of Samsung Electro-Mechanics, Awarded Industrial Medal at the 15th Electronics and IT Day

Shim Ik-chan, Executive Director at Samsung Electro-Mechanics

[Asia Economy Reporter Ki-min Lee] Shim Ik-chan, Executive Director of Samsung Electro-Mechanics, received the Industrial Medal at the '15th Electronics and IT Day' awards ceremony held on the 10th at COEX in Gangnam-gu, Seoul, in recognition of his contribution to enhancing the competitiveness of South Korea's mobile camera industry.

This event was established in 2005 to commemorate the milestone of electronics exports surpassing 100 billion dollars. Awards are given in five categories?Industrial Medal, Industrial Decoration, Presidential Citation, Prime Minister Citation, and Ministerial Citation?to individuals who have contributed to the development of the electronics and IT industry and the enhancement of national prestige.

Executive Director Shim was recognized for his contribution to the localization of key components of camera modules, such as lenses and actuators, which improved the competitiveness of the mobile phone camera module industry.

Since joining Samsung Electro-Mechanics in 1993, Executive Director Shim has contributed to solidifying Samsung Electro-Mechanics' global leadership in the camera module business through securing core technologies for mobile cameras and developing various new products. Starting with the development of the smallest embedded camera module in 2002, he developed auto focus camera modules and optical image stabilization (OIS) actuators. Notably, in 2019, he succeeded in mass-producing the world's first high-magnification optical zoom folded zoom module that can be embedded in smartphones.

Executive Director Shim said, "I am honored that Samsung Electro-Mechanics' camera module research and development capabilities have been recognized through this award. I will continue to make relentless efforts to enhance the competitiveness of South Korea's mobile camera industry."

Samsung Electro-Mechanics began its camera module business in 2002 and currently operates production bases in China and Vietnam. Additionally, based on the technology accumulated in mobile, it is expanding transactions with global automobile manufacturers with differentiated products in the automotive camera module field.

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