THE GODFATHER OF SOUTH KOREA'S CHIP INDUSTRY.

The article discusses about Kim Choong-Ki an emeritus professor at Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology. Topics discussed include that he was the first professor in South Korea to systematically teach semiconductor engineering, mentions that by the beginning of 21st century, South Korea had become a dominant power in the global semiconductor market and he studies at Seoul National University and then at Columbia University, in New York City, where he earned his doctorate.