KAIST professor Kim Joung-ho receives Paiknam Prize

KAIST Professor Kim Joung-ho

Hanyang University’s Paiknam Memorial Association has awarded Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) professor Kim Joung-ho with the 7th Paiknam Prize Engineering Award, the association said Friday.

The Paiknam Prize honors those who make noteworthy achievements in the fields of engineering, music and human rights. It was established to commemorate the philosophy of the university’s founder, Kim Lyun-joon, also known by his pseudonym of Paiknam.

Kim is well-known for his work in high-bandwidth memory (HBM), having been influential in the fundamental concept, design and architecture of the memory chip, a core component of artificial intelligence (AI) processors.

Backed by Kim’s research, Korea became the world’s first country to mass produce HBM in 2013, and major players such as SK hynix and Samsung Electronics are influencing the global tech world.

Professor Kim recently presented a next-generation HBM road map charting the path from HBM4 to HBM8, and is spearheading international standardization and technological development through collaborations with Google, Nvidia, Apple and Tesla.

He also moderated The Korea Times-AMCHAM Forum’s AI panel discussion in June.

In recognition of his achievements, Kim also received the 8th Kang Dae-won Award in the circuits and systems category this February.