Executive Leadership
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Dr. Chul Ho Kwak
CEO Ph.D
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Key Career Highlights
- Bachelor's and Master's degrees in Materials Engineering; Ph.D. in Electronic Engineering
- Former Full-time professor at Chungnam National University
- Research directer at Freewill and Rayence
- Current CEO of ChipsK Corp.
- Engineer specializing in compound semiconductors and analog circuit design -
Achievements and Competencies
- 2003: First commercialization of GaAs-based InGaP HBT MMIC product in Korea
- 2000: Bronze Prize, Korea Semiconductor Layout Design Contest
- Development Committee Member for National Competency Standards (KSS:Korea Skills Standards) in semiconductor and electronic communication fields
- 2023: Minister of Trade, Industry, and Energy Award, Industry-Academia Project Challenge
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Chul Ho Kwak
CTO Ph.D
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Key Career Highlights
- Bachelor's and Master's degrees in Electrical Engineering from Seoul National University; Ph.D. in Electrical and Computer Engineering from Cornell University
- Researcher at GE Global Research Center
- Current Professor, Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Hongik University
- Current CTO & Co-founder of ChipsK Corp.
- Research focus on WBG (SiC, GaN) semiconductor devices -
Achievements and Competencies
- Vice President of the Institute of Semiconductor Engineers (ISE)
- Former Chair of the Device and Components Research Committee, The Institute of Electronics and Information Engineers (IEIE)
- Former Chair of the Asia-Pacific Workshop on Advanced Semiconductor Devices (AWAD) International Symposium
- Former Director of the Korean Institute of Electromagnetic Engineering and Science (KIEES)
- Member of the IEEE IEDM Power and RF Committee
- Editor-in-Chief of the ETRI Journal
- IEEE Senior Member
- Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Semiconductor Technology and Science
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Lee Jae Hak
COO Ph.D
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Key Career Highlights
- Master's in Electronic Engineering, POSTECH (Pohang University of Science and Technology)
- Ph.D. in Electronic Engineering, Seoul National University
- Current Adjunct Professor at Korea Maritime and Ocean University, Busan
- Served as Senior Vice President, Head of PAM Manufacturing Division for CDMA/PCS at Broadcom (2001)
- Founded GaN LED manufacturing company THE LEDS (2005)
- Appointed Vice President after M&A with Kumho Electric Co., Ltd. (2009) -
Achievements and Competencies
- Awarded the Jang Young-Sil Science Prize (2004)
- Received the Minister of science and ICT Award (2012)
- Served as the Founding Director of the SiC Power Semiconductor Commercialization Center at Busan Techno Park