The Device Solutions (DS) institutional sector in charge of Samsung Electronics' semiconductor business has produced a fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). IEEE is the world's largest academic society in the fields of electricity, electronics, computers, and communications.
According to the Samsung Electronics Semiconductor Newsroom on the 22nd, DS institutional sector DSRA (Americas Semiconductor Research Center) Systems LSI Research Center head Vice President Song Ki-bong and Semiconductor Research Center DRAM TD (technology development) Team Managing Director Han Jin-woo were selected as IEEE fellows for 2026.
IEEE fellow is the highest grade bestowed by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers on its members. Each year, the IEEE Board of Directors selects recipients under rigorous criteria from among individuals with more than 10 years of experience across electrical and electronic engineering who have contributed to industrial and social advancement through outstanding research and development achievements in various fields such as communications and semiconductors.
After working at global big tech corporations, Vice President Song joined Samsung Electronics' Americas Semiconductor Research Center and now oversees the Systems LSI Americas Research Center. To date, Song has published numerous research papers related to wireless communications, signal processing, and artificial intelligence (AI) technologies for modem-RF systems, and holds more than 80 patents.
In particular, Song was selected as a fellow in recognition of achievements leading the commercialization of next-generation mobile communication technologies, including developing the industry's first 5th-generation mobile communication (5G) modem, advancing 5G millimeter-wave (mmWave) transceiver technology, and implementing satellite emergency services based on non-terrestrial network (NTN) technology applied to Exynos Modem 5400 and Exynos 2500.
Managing Director Han leads the next-generation DRAM research organization at the DS institutional sector Semiconductor Research Center. To overcome the limits of semiconductor scaling, Han has led research on "next-generation 3D DRAM," exploring the potential of new memory architectures. By stacking DRAM cells vertically rather than on a planar surface to expand storage capacity per chip area, this approach is drawing attention as a core of next-generation memory technology.
Managing Director Han joined Samsung Electronics after working at the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). Han has published more than 200 patents and over 160 SCI-level papers, building a research track record across various fields including memory, logic, and sensors.