'September Engineer Award' Park Jong-cheol, Samsung Electronics Master · Jeong Jong-taek, Kanevicom CEO

[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Bongsu] The Ministry of Science and ICT announced on the 13th that the September Korea Engineer Awards have been awarded to Park Jongcheol, a Samsung Electronics Master who led the development of the world's best DRAM transistors, and Jung Jongtaek, CEO of Canevicom, who achieved the localization of LiDAR, a core technology for autonomous vehicles.

Samsung Electronics Park Jong-cheol Master.

Park, the winner in the large enterprise category, was recognized for his contributions to semiconductor technology development, including the world's top-level DRAM transistor development, 28-nanometer next-generation non-volatile memory, and 7-nanometer products applying extreme ultraviolet (EUV) processes. The DRAM transistor is a key component that acts as a current switch, and as the density of information storage cells on the chip increases, manufacturing difficulty also rises. Park succeeded in manufacturing an innovative transistor structure that completely eliminates electric field interference and solves related problems for the first time in the world. He has led overcoming technological barriers in next-generation memory development, such as realizing mass production of 28-nanometer non-volatile memory through the development of etching (selective removal of specific semiconductor parts) technology and equipment that surpass existing limits.

Park said in his acceptance speech, “I will strive to secure cutting-edge process technology to lead the global semiconductor market and actively respond to market demands through differentiated product development.”

Jongjongtaek Jeong, CEO of Canebicom

Jung, the winner in the small and medium enterprise category, succeeded for the first time in Korea in localizing the LiDAR sensor, a core technology for autonomous vehicles. LiDAR stands for 'Light Detection And Ranging' and means 'radar using light instead of radio waves,' serving as the eyes of autonomous vehicles. It is an intelligent sensor that acquires information about objects using light and had been entirely dependent on imports. Jung succeeded in establishing the intelligent sensor industry by localizing core LiDAR technologies such as transmitter-receiver optics and signal processing.

Through this, the sales price of domestic LiDAR products was reduced by up to 50% compared to imported products, and by securing original technology, dependence on overseas technology was lowered, contributing to strengthening the competitiveness of the domestic intelligent sensor industry.

Jung said in his acceptance speech, “Beyond import substitution effects in the domestic market, I will contribute to Korea’s entry into the global autonomous vehicle market by developing reliable automotive LiDAR.”

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