SK Hynix Holds the 5th Innovation Patent Awards for Contributors to Technological Innovation

Patent Award for Improving DRAM Power Consumption and Device Reliability

From the left, Kim Jong-hwan, Vice President in charge of DRAM Development, Shin Beom-ju, DRAM Development TL, and Kim Yoon-ok, Vice President in charge of Sustainable Management, are taking a commemorative photo after the awards ceremony. / Source=SK Hynix Newsroom

[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Pyeonghwa] SK Hynix held the 'Innovation Patent Award' ceremony on the 7th to reward in-house patent inventors who contributed to the company's growth and technological innovation. Now in its fifth year, the Innovation Patent Award ceremony was conducted in a way that Kim Yunwook, Vice President of Sustainable Management at SK Hynix, and Min Kyunghyun, Vice President in charge of Patents at SK Hynix, along with other responsible executives, visited the workplaces of the awardees' affiliated organizations directly.

This year's highest prize, the Gold Award, was given for two cases. Shin Beomju, TL at SK Hynix, who improved the internal circuits of DRAM to reduce power consumption; Hwang Seonhwan, TL at SK Hynix Future Technology Research Institute, who removed impurities inside DRAM to enhance device reliability; and Professor Jang Seok at SK Hynix University (SKHU) received the award. In addition, three Silver Awards and five Bronze Awards were selected for innovative patents. SK Hynix awarded a total prize money of 215 million KRW to 19 recipients this year.

SK Hynix stated, "Based on the (Innovation Patent Award) system, we will encourage the research motivation of our members and form a virtuous cycle that increases the company's profits and technological capabilities," adding, "We will continue to discover strong patents to advance as a global leading technology company."

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