Recipients of the April Engineer of the Year Award, Jong-seong Park, a Master at Semes (from left), and In-hwa Jeong, a Principal Researcher at Atlas Networks. Photo courtesy of MSIT.
Jong-seong Park, a Master at Semes, and In-hwa Jeong, a Principal Researcher at Atlas Networks, have been chosen because the recipients of the April Engineer of the Year Award, Korea. They have been acknowledged for their respective contributions to bettering semiconductor processes and growing data and communication applied sciences.
The Ministry of Science and ICT (MSIT) and the Korea Industrial Technology Association (KOITA) introduced on the thirteenth that Master Park and Principal Researcher Jeong have been chosen because the April winners of the Engineer of the Year Award, Korea.
The Engineer of the Year Award, Korea, is a prestigious award system that honors engineers who’ve made important contributions on the entrance strains of know-how, aiming to encourage industrial technological innovation and foster a tradition that respects engineers. Winners obtain the Deputy Prime Minister’s Award (Minister of Science and ICT’s Award) and a money prize of 5 million received. It has been operated since 2002 with funding from the MSIT’s Science and Technology Promotion Fund and the Lottery Fund.
Master Park developed a bodily contact system (MPGA Prober) that may carry out high-precision high quality inspections on HBM chips positioned on a temperature-controlled stage through the packaging course of—a step that protects the chip and connects it to exterior elements. This tools exactly aligns HBM chips with an error margin of lower than 5 micrometers (μm, one-millionth of a meter) whereas reaching a throughput greater than thrice the business common at room temperature (25°C).
HBM (High Bandwidth Memory) is a sort of reminiscence that dramatically will increase information processing velocity by vertically stacking reminiscence semiconductors. MPGA (Micro Pillar Grid Array) refers back to the very skinny and fantastic metallic connections between chips.
“Based on my experience developing a total of 11 types of semiconductor and display equipment, I will continue to do my best to contribute to enhancing national competitiveness, including the advancement of our country’s equipment and manufacturing technology,” Park stated in his acceptance speech.
Semes, an tools manufacturing subsidiary of Samsung Electronics, operates two company-affiliated analysis institutes acknowledged by the MSIT. The firm participates in authorities Research and Development (R&D) initiatives for semiconductor and show know-how, contributing to the development of the nationwide tools business and securing world technological competitiveness.
Principal Researcher Jeong, drawing on about 25 years of analysis expertise within the data and communication subject, developed a VPN-based SD-WAN answer. She was chosen as a winner in recognition of her contributions in growing a wireless-based MTA platform able to concurrently testing a number of cell gadgets.
A VPN (Virtual Private Network) is a community that encrypts communications to forestall exterior entry, enabling safe high-speed information transmission. SD-WAN (Software-Defined Wide Area Network) is a know-how that centrally controls a wide-area community between places utilizing software program. MTA (Mobile Test Automation) is a know-how that automates the execution of cell apps to detect errors and streamline testing.
“I am confident that wireless mobile test automation technology will lead to strengthening the global competitiveness of the domestic IT industry, and I will contribute to helping our country leap forward as the world’s leading platform nation,” Jeong stated in her acceptance speech.
Atlas Networks has constantly strengthened its modern capabilities since its company-affiliated analysis institute was acknowledged by the MSIT in 2020, finishing up authorities R&D initiatives. Through the event of varied data and communication applied sciences, akin to enterprise community providers and cell testing platforms, it gives a secure digital service setting for home and worldwide corporations. The firm provides its SD-WAN-based world community acceleration service for enterprises to 40 abroad areas, together with the U.S. and China.
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