SK Hynix Awards Professor Lee Hojun of Pusan National University for 'Outstanding Industry-Academic Research Project Invention'

From the left, Ha Yong-su, PL of Patent Development Planning at SK Hynix; Lee Ho-jun, Professor at Pusan National University; Kim Jun-su, TL of R&D Strategy Planning at SK Hynix (Photo by SK Hynix)

[Asia Economy Reporter Lee Hye-young] SK Hynix announced on the 3rd that it conducted the ‘9th Industry-Academia Research Project Excellent Invention Awards’ for 2021.

The Grand Prize was awarded to Professor Lee Ho-jun of Pusan National University. The Excellence Award went to Professor Noh Sam-hyuk of Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology, and the Encouragement Award was given to Professor Park Chan-hyuk of Ewha Womans University, Professor Noh Won-woo of Yonsei University, and Professor Jeon Jeong-hoon of Sungkyunkwan University.

Professor Lee Ho-jun received the Grand Prize for the patent on ‘Ion Source Head and Ion Implantation Device Including the Same.’ This patent is a technology that enables the generation of high-frequency plasma even under high vacuum and low flow conditions. It was highly evaluated for improving plasma efficiency, doubling the usage cycle of the ion source, and enabling cost reduction.

Since 2013, SK Hynix has held an awards ceremony every year to select and honor outstanding patents filed during the research projects conducted by industry-academia cooperation universities. Considering the COVID-19 situation this year, SK Hynix representatives personally visited the awardees’ universities to deliver the plaques.