Professor Seokhyeong Kang from POSTECH’s Department of Electrical Engineering received the Haedong Semiconductor Engineering Award in the Academic Category at the Semiconductor Technology Roadmap Forum and General Assembly held on the 11th.

The Haedong Semiconductor Engineering Award is the most prestigious semiconductor award in Korea, established in honor of the late Chairman Jeongsik Kim of Daedeok Electronics. It aims to contribute to the development of academia and technology through fostering semiconductor talent.

Professor Kang was honored for his contributions to the field of semiconductor design automation (Electronic Design Automation, EDA), both academically and industrially. His research has been published in over 100 papers at conferences such as DAC (Design Automation Conference) and ICCAD (International Conference on Computer-Aided Design), and his work has been cited more than 2,200 times, earning him significant academic influence.

Notably, Professor Kang has received global recognition through prestigious awards such as the 10-Year Best Retrospective Most Influential Paper Award (ACM/IEEE ASP-DAC), Best Paper Award (ACM/IEEE ISLPED 2020), and the CAD Contest Award for excellence in design automation. His research has also been widely applied in the semiconductor industry, in collaboration with major global companies such as Samsung, SK Hynix, LG Display, Intel, Google, and Qualcomm. This has greatly contributed to Korea’s global competitiveness in semiconductor design automation.

Professor Kang expressed his gratitude, saying, “This award is thanks to the efforts of the students and colleagues I have worked with. I will continue to strive to advance Korea’s semiconductor technology.”