Making a Semiconductor Superpower: The Seven Engineers from KAIST Who Shaped the Chip Industry
Author:   Dong-Won Kim
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
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Pages:   240
Publication Date:   29 September 2023
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Making a Semiconductor Superpower: The Seven Engineers from KAIST Who Shaped the Chip Industry


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Author:   Dong-Won Kim
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   CRC Press
Weight:   0.640kg
ISBN:  

9781032406046


ISBN 10:   1032406046
Pages:   240
Publication Date:   29 September 2023
Audience:   General/trade ,  Professional and scholarly ,  General ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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List of Abbreviations. Note on Romanization of Korean. Preface. Introduction. 1. Historical Background: Science and Technology in South Korea, KAIST, and the Semiconductor Industry. Part I Mentor 2. Godfather of the South Korean Semiconductor Community: Kim Choong-Ki. Part II Mentees 3. Teacher, Chip Designer, Patron of Startups, and Spokesperson: Kyung Chong-Min. 4. Mr. NAND Flash: Lim Hyung-Kyu. 5. Exploring New Semiconductor Areas: Cho Byung-Jin. 6. Master of TFT-LCD and OLED: Ha Yong-Min. 7. Treasure of SK Hynix: Park Sung-Kye. 8. Engineer-Entrepreneur: Chung Han. Epilogue: Who Will Become the Next Kim Choong- Ki?. References. Bibliography. Index.

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Dong-Won Kim is a historian of science and technology. After receiving his Ph.D. in the history of science from Harvard University in 1991, he was a professor and dean at the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST). He has also taught at Johns Hopkins, Harvard, the National University of Singapore, and the University of Pennsylvania as a visiting professor or lecturer. His major research fields are the history of physics and the history of science and technology in Korea and Japan. He has published several papers on these subjects, as well as two monographs: Leadership and Creativity: A History of the Cavendish Laboratory, 1871–1919 (Springer, 2002) and Yoshio Nishina: Father of Modern Physics in Japan (Taylor & Francis, 2007). His next project is on cosmic ray research in the first half of the twentieth century.

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