The OLED Association has awarded Samsung's Dr. Ho Kyoon Chung with the first 'OLED Leader Award'. Barry Young, managing director, OLED Association, said: Over the last decade, I can think of no one who has done more to solve the technical challenges associated with the commercialization of OLED displays, furthering their introduction and increasing market adoption.
Dr. Chung is chair professor of Sungkyunkwan University and full-time Advisor to Samsung SMD, which is dedicated to the R&D and manufacturing of AMOLED products and mobile LCD modules. Previously, he was an Executive Vice President of Samsung SDI and head of Samsung SDI Corporate R&D Center from 2006 to 2008. Dr. Chung led the R&D for Active Matrix OLED (AMOLED) since 2000 and is a world leader in bringing the AMOLED technology into the commercial market.