Samsung Display President Kim Seong-cheol Receives 'Cal Ferdinand Braun Award'

[Asia Economy Reporter Suyeon Woo] Samsung Display announced on the 13th that Kim Seong-cheol, President of the Small and Medium Display Business Division, has been selected as the recipient of the 2021 "The Karl Ferdinand Braun Prize" awarded by the Society for Information Display (SID).

The global display society SID established this award in 1987 in honor of Dr. Braun, a Nobel Prize-winning physicist who invented the cathode ray tube TV. The "Karl Ferdinand Braun Prize" is recognized as the highest honor awarded to individuals who have made significant contributions in the field of displays.

President Kim received this prestigious award in recognition of his contributions to the mass production of high-resolution OLEDs based on low-temperature polysilicon (LTPS). In particular, SID cited key achievements such as the slimming of panels through touch-integrated OLEDs, the development of flexible OLEDs that can be bent or folded, and the mass production of foldable OLEDs using ultra-thin glass (UTG) as the background for the award.

The award ceremony is scheduled to be held online during "SID Display Week," which begins on May 17.

Meanwhile, President Kim holds a Ph.D. in Physics from Kyung Hee University and has served as the head of OLED development and director of the Display Research Institute. In 2019, he was also awarded the Silver Tower Industrial Medal in recognition of his contributions to expanding exports of small and medium OLEDs.

Kim Sung-chul, President of Samsung Display / Photo by Samsung Display

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