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Vice Chairman and CEO of SAMCNS
Choi Yu-jin
Materials PhD Pursues Semiconductor Platform Growth
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Last Updated on Jun 19, 2026
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Vice Chairman and CEO of SAMCNS
Life Summary
Choi Yu-jin is Vice Chairman and CEO of SAMCNS.
She aims to transform the company into a comprehensive semiconductor materials and components platform company by increasing the utilization rate of the Osong new plant and securing customers for new products used in DRAM and system semiconductors.
She was born on February 20, 1982, as the eldest daughter of Choi Myung-bae, Chairman of YC.
She graduated from Seoul National University with a degree in Materials Science and Engineering and earned both her master's and doctoral degrees in Materials Science and Engineering from Seoul National University.
She began her career at Samsung Electronics' Semiconductor Research Institute. She later joined YIK Corporation (now YC), the semiconductor inspection equipment company founded by her father.
In 2020, she was appointed CEO of SAMCNS, a manufacturer of key components for semiconductor inspection equipment.
She is regarded as having strengthened the company's fundamentals through technical expertise and proactive infrastructure investment.
She aims to transform the company into a comprehensive semiconductor materials and components platform company by increasing the utilization rate of the Osong new plant and securing customers for new products used in DRAM and system semiconductors.
She was born on February 20, 1982, as the eldest daughter of Choi Myung-bae, Chairman of YC.
She graduated from Seoul National University with a degree in Materials Science and Engineering and earned both her master's and doctoral degrees in Materials Science and Engineering from Seoul National University.
She began her career at Samsung Electronics' Semiconductor Research Institute. She later joined YIK Corporation (now YC), the semiconductor inspection equipment company founded by her father.
In 2020, she was appointed CEO of SAMCNS, a manufacturer of key components for semiconductor inspection equipment.
She is regarded as having strengthened the company's fundamentals through technical expertise and proactive infrastructure investment.