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CEO of Seoul Semiconductor
Lee Chung-hoon
LED Pioneer Eyes Micro LED Leadership
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Last Updated on May 20, 2026
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CEO of Seoul Semiconductor
Life Summary
Lee Chung-hoon is CEO of Seoul Semiconductor. He also serves as CEO of its subsidiary Seoul Viosys.
Based on patent competitiveness, he aims to take the lead in the microLED market and turn the company into a global No. 1 player.
He is focusing on improving the company’s financial structure by boosting profitability.
He was born on January 21, 1953, by the lunar calendar, in Gwangmyeong, Gyeonggi Province.
He graduated from Korea University with a degree in physics and earned a master’s degree in business administration from Korea University Graduate School. He completed an MBA program at the University of Oklahoma’s business school in the United States.
He joined Jeil Precision Industrial and worked as a planning manager. He later moved to Samshin Electric, where he worked as an executive director, and continued serving as vice president even after the company was sold.
In 1992, he acquired Seoul Semiconductor.
He is a first-generation venture entrepreneur who built the company into a world-class company specializing in light-emitting diodes (LEDs).
He values technology and is uncompromising when it comes to protecting patent rights.
#LeeChung-hoon #SeoulSemiconductor #SeoulViosys #microLED #LED #patents #ventureentrepreneur #technology #profitability #Koreanbusiness
Based on patent competitiveness, he aims to take the lead in the microLED market and turn the company into a global No. 1 player.
He is focusing on improving the company’s financial structure by boosting profitability.
He was born on January 21, 1953, by the lunar calendar, in Gwangmyeong, Gyeonggi Province.
He graduated from Korea University with a degree in physics and earned a master’s degree in business administration from Korea University Graduate School. He completed an MBA program at the University of Oklahoma’s business school in the United States.
He joined Jeil Precision Industrial and worked as a planning manager. He later moved to Samshin Electric, where he worked as an executive director, and continued serving as vice president even after the company was sold.
In 1992, he acquired Seoul Semiconductor.
He is a first-generation venture entrepreneur who built the company into a world-class company specializing in light-emitting diodes (LEDs).
He values technology and is uncompromising when it comes to protecting patent rights.
#LeeChung-hoon #SeoulSemiconductor #SeoulViosys #microLED #LED #patents #ventureentrepreneur #technology #profitability #Koreanbusiness