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Sim Sang-Pil is CEO of SEMES.
He was born on May 15, 1965.
He graduated from Dongsin High School in Gwangju and Seoul National University with a degree in electrical and electronic engineering. He later earned master's and doctoral degrees in electrical and electronic engineering from KAIST (Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology).
After joining Samsung Electronics, he worked on the Semiconductor Research Institute's TD Team, the Memory Business's Next-Generation Research Team and the Logic TD Team, followed by the Process Integration Team of the System LSI Business and the YE (Yield Enhancement) Team of the System LSI Manufacturing Center, where he was responsible for device and process development for semiconductor products.
He served as an executive director at the U.S. Samsung Austin Semiconductor (SAS) subsidiary, a senior vice president at the System LSI Manufacturing Center, and head of the Manufacturing Technology Center of the Foundry Business in the Device Solutions (DS) Division.
He worked as executive vice president and head of the Foundry Manufacturing Technology Center under the Global Infrastructure organization of the DS Division, head of the Strategic Marketing Office of the Foundry Business, and head of the Corporate Planning (CP) Office.
In 2024, he was appointed head of SEMES, a Samsung Electronics affiliate that manufactures semiconductor and display equipment.
He led the development of the world's first 14-nanometer FinFET process and was promoted again to senior vice president in the same year he was promoted to executive director.
He is focusing on strengthening the competitiveness of semiconductor equipment, including bonders for high bandwidth memory (HBM), and applying AI throughout equipment development.
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