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Chairman of Eugene Technology
Um Pyung-yong
Engineer-Turned-Founder Aims for 'Top 10 Global Semiconductor Equipment Company'
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Last Updated on Oct 8, 2024
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Chairman of Eugene Technology
Life Summary
Um Pyung-yong is the Chairman and CEO of Eugene Technology.
He was born on September 14, 1954.
Um graduated from Kwangwoon University with a degree in Applied Electronics Engineering.
After graduation, he began his career in the semiconductor industry by working at Hyundai Electronics (now SK Hynix).
In 2000, he founded Eugene Technology as an independent venture.
Through research focused on the localization of semiconductor deposition equipment, he successfully developed the "single-type LPCVD (Low Pressure Chemical Vapor Deposition) equipment," which is used in front-end semiconductor processes for thin film deposition. This made Eugene Technology the only company in South Korea to develop such equipment.
His company supplies equipment to global semiconductor giants such as Samsung Electronics, SK Hynix, and Micron.
As an engineer-turned-CEO, Um is often referred to as a "living legend of South Korea's semiconductor industry," having dedicated his entire career to the field.
He has set a goal to elevate Eugene Technology to become one of the world's top 10 semiconductor equipment manufacturers.
#UmPyungYong #EugeneTechnology #semiconductorequipment #LPCVD #thinfilmdeposition #Samsung #SKHynix #Micron #semiconductorindustry #CEO #engineering
He was born on September 14, 1954.
Um graduated from Kwangwoon University with a degree in Applied Electronics Engineering.
After graduation, he began his career in the semiconductor industry by working at Hyundai Electronics (now SK Hynix).
In 2000, he founded Eugene Technology as an independent venture.
Through research focused on the localization of semiconductor deposition equipment, he successfully developed the "single-type LPCVD (Low Pressure Chemical Vapor Deposition) equipment," which is used in front-end semiconductor processes for thin film deposition. This made Eugene Technology the only company in South Korea to develop such equipment.
His company supplies equipment to global semiconductor giants such as Samsung Electronics, SK Hynix, and Micron.
As an engineer-turned-CEO, Um is often referred to as a "living legend of South Korea's semiconductor industry," having dedicated his entire career to the field.
He has set a goal to elevate Eugene Technology to become one of the world's top 10 semiconductor equipment manufacturers.
#UmPyungYong #EugeneTechnology #semiconductorequipment #LPCVD #thinfilmdeposition #Samsung #SKHynix #Micron #semiconductorindustry #CEO #engineering