Samsung Electro-Mechanics VP Wi-heon Kim receives Industrial Service Medal

Wi-heon Kim, a Vice President at Samsung Electro-Mechanics, has been awarded the Industrial Service Medal at the 21st Electronic and IT Day ceremony. The award recognizes his 26-year career in developing core technologies for Multi-Layer Ceramic Capacitors (MLCC).

Kim is credited with several industry milestones, including the development of the world’s first 1μF MLCC in a 0603 size in 2009 and a 2.2μF version in 2011. His work has been instrumental in the localization of high-value MLCCs for IT and automotive applications.

Currently, Kim leads the development of MLCCs for AI servers, addressing the demand for high-performance and high-reliability components in the global semiconductor market. Samsung Electro-Mechanics currently holds a global market share of over 40% in the AI server MLCC sector.