[Reporter Mingu Gang of Edaily News] Professor Jaehyouk Choi of the ECE (Electrical and Computer Engineering) Department of Seoul National University (SNU) has been appointed as the Far East Regional Chair of the Technical Program Committee for the International Solid-State Circuits Conference (ISSCC).

Since its establishment in 1954, the ISSCC has been held annually in San Francisco, USA in February, and is now celebrating its 72nd event. Renowned as the "Olympics of Semiconductor Design," it stands as the world's largest and most prestigious conference in the field of semiconductor integrated circuit design. Each year, over 4,000 semiconductor design researchers from around the world participate, representing companies, universities, and research institutes, to present the latest technologies and discuss the future of the semiconductor industry.

The Technical Program Committee is responsible for paper review, selection, and program organization, and currently consists of 190 of the world's top experts in the field of semiconductor design. Technical Program Committee members are affiliated with one of the regional committees of North America, Europe, or the Far East (Asia). The Far East Regional Technical Program Committee comprises a total of 75 experts selected from Korea, Japan, Taiwan, China, Singapore, India, and other countries.

Professor Jaehyouk Choi has been active as the Asia Regional Representative since 2022, following his selection as a Technical Program Subcommittee Member in 2017. Professor Choi will assume the role of '2025 ISSCC Regional Chair (ASIA TPC Chair)', scheduled to be held in San Francisco, USA, next February. In the future, he will represent Asia by attending the Executive Committee meetings, overseeing the selection of new Technical Program Committee members, deliberating on conference agendas, and overseeing regional events.

Source: https://ece.snu.ac.kr/ece/news?md=v&bbsidx=55477

Translated by: Jiyong Yoo, English Editor of the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, cyoo7@snu.ac.kr