{
  "id": 14095284,
  "title": "KAIST's HBM pioneer honored with S&T Innovation Award",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/13/kaists-hbm-pioneer-honored-with-s-t-innovation-award",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-10-13T02:27:02.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times-koreatimes",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/business/tech-science/20261013/kaists-hbm-pioneer-honored-with-st-innovation-award"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "High-bandwidth memory (HBM) pioneer Professor Kim Joung-ho, from Korea Advanced Institute of Science & Technology (KAIST), is set to receive the Science and Technology Innovation Award for his contributions to Korea's semiconductor industry. The Daejeon Development Committee will present the award to Kim at the Lotte City Hotel Daejeon on Thursday at 11 a.m. The professor, who has dedicated three decades to researching next-generation memory technologies, is credited with helping establish the foundations for HBM. In 2009, Kim proposed the core concepts and basic architecture of HBM and actively participated in its key design and technology validation work. His efforts played a crucial role in SK hynix's commercialization of the technology in December 2013.",
  "summary": "As artificial intelligence (AI) drives demand for ever-faster computing, Kim Joung-ho, a professor from Korea Advanced Institute of Science & Technology (KAIST), credited with helping lay the foundations for high-bandwidth memory (HBM), will receive a science and technology innovation award recognizing his contributions to Korea’s semiconductor industry. The Daejeon Development Committee will…",
  "key_points": [
    "Professor Kim Joung-ho honored with S&T Innovation Award",
    "KAIST HBM pioneer credited with founding HBM technology",
    "HBM commercialized in December 2013 by SK hynix"
  ],
  "editors_take": "Recognizing Kim's foundational architecture validates the long-term impact of academic research on the commercial success and global competitiveness of the domestic semiconductor industry.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "KAIST's HBM pioneer honored with S&T Innovation Award",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/13/kaists-hbm-pioneer-honored-with-s-t-innovation-award-14098479",
        "published": "2026-10-13T02:47:03.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}