Kyung Gye-hyun, CEO of Samsung Electro-Mechanics, Receives '2020 Haedong Technology Award'

Kyung Kye-hyun, President and CEO of Samsung Electro-Mechanics

[Asia Economy Reporter Dongwoo Lee] Samsung Electro-Mechanics announced on the 11th that CEO Kyung Kyung-hyun received the ‘2020 Haedong Technology Award’ presented by the Korean Institute of Electronics Engineers.

The Haedong Award is given by the Haedong Science and Culture Foundation, established by the late Kim Jeong-sik, chairman of Daeduck Electronics, to individuals who have contributed to the advancement of academic and technological fields in Korean electronic engineering and related areas.

CEO Kyung was recognized for strengthening semiconductor competitiveness through the development of core memory products such as DRAM and flash during his tenure at Samsung Electronics, and for significantly contributing to the development of Korea’s electronic components industry through innovative product development at Samsung Electro-Mechanics.

Starting with the world’s first direct Rambus DRAM development in 1997, CEO Kyung received the ‘Proud Samsung Award’ for the world’s first 3D V-NAND flash development in 2013. In 2019, he played a major role in securing Korea’s global leadership in the memory semiconductor market by launching the world’s first UFS (Universal Flash Storage) 3.0 and solid-state drives (SSD) equipped with 128-layer 3D NAND.

Since his appointment as president of Samsung Electro-Mechanics earlier this year, he has been working on enhancing technological capabilities in advanced electronic materials, core passive components, camera modules, and substrate businesses through the convergence of materials and components technologies.

Meanwhile, CEO Kyung donated the entire prize money of 25 million won received as a reward to support students and nurture talent in the IT and engineering fields.

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