SK Hynix 10th Industry-Academia Research Project Excellent Invention Award Ceremony Held

SK Hynix held the 10th Industry-Academia-Research Project Excellent Invention Awards. (From right) Hyongsu Ha, Vice President of Patents at SK Hynix, Professor Minhyeok Kim of KAIST, Junsu Kim, TL of R&D Strategy Planning at SK Hynix.

[Asia Economy Reporter Sunmi Park] SK Hynix announced on the 2nd that it held the 10th Industry-Academia Research Project Excellent Invention Awards.

The Industry-Academia Research Project Excellent Invention Awards is a system that selects and rewards outstanding patents filed during research projects conducted at universities collaborating with SK Hynix. It has been held annually since 2013.

Professor Minhyuk Kim of KAIST, who was selected for the Grand Prize in this award, developed a technology that reduces noise related to CIS (CMOS Image Sensor) imaging. This technology received high praise due to its high potential for application in actual products. In addition, Professor Jaeduk Han of Hanyang University was awarded the Excellence Award, and Professors Namik Cho of Seoul National University, Woojin Jeon of Kyung Hee University, and Donghee Lee of Sungkyunkwan University were selected for the Encouragement Award.

An SK Hynix official stated, "As a global leading technology company, we plan to continue promoting collaboration between industry and academia and rewarding excellent research and development achievements to boost the morale of researchers contributing to the semiconductor industry's advancement and encourage technology development."

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