Awardees

#Spreading awareness of creativity, talent development,
sacrifice, and spirit of service, POSCO TJ Park Prize

2020 Technology Prize Winner

2020
Technology Prize Yeom Heo
2007 ~ Present Founder/CEO, Silicon Mitus Co., Ltd.
2004 ~ 2006 CEO, MagnaChip Semiconductor
1999 ~ 2004 Vice President/ Director of System Semiconductor Business, Hynix Semiconductor
1997 ~ 1999 Executive Director/ Director of Media Business, Hyundai Electronic Industry
1994 ~ 1997 Director/ USA Branch CTO, Hyundai Electronic Industry
1989 ~ 1994 Director, CPU & System Development, Samsung Electronics
1985 ~ 1989 Senior Researcher, Stanford Research Institute of Computer
1976 ~ 1979 Director of Computer Development, Samsung Electronics Strategy Planning Department
Achievement
CEO Yeom Heo of Silicon Mitus is Korea’s first semiconductor expert that developed PMIC in 2007 for the first time in Korea and secured world-class semiconductor technology.

PMIC, developed by CEO Heo, is a nonmemory semiconductor chip that controls power supply to electronic devices such as smartphones and displays, and is an essential part in improving the performance and efficiency of smart devices that are continuing to downsize.

Investing over 20% of sales in R&D each year to reinforce technical skills, he has successfully developed new technology related to the 4th Industrial Revolution, preparing for the second leap.

Speech