PEOPLE

Professor

Hyung-Min Lee (이형민), Ph.D.

Associate Professor, School of Electrical Engineering

Korea University, Seoul, Korea

Office: +82-2-3290-3219

Email: hyungmin@korea.ac.kr

Education

- Ph.D. in Electrical and Computer Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, USA (2014)


Professional Experiences

- Associate Professor, Korea University, Seoul, Korea (2021 - Present)

- Assistant Professor, Korea University, Seoul, Korea (2017 - 2021)

- Research Staff Member, IBM T. J. Watson Research Center, USA (2015 - 2017)

- Postdoctoral Researcher, MIT, USA (2014 - 2015)


Research Interests

- Analog/mixed-signal integrated circuit (IC) design

- Biomedical, sensor, neural interface, neuromorphic, implantable microsystem design

- Power management, DC-DC converter, regulator, wireless power transfer, energy harvesting IC design 

- Display driver, touch sensor, pixel compensation/readout IC design


Technical Activities

- Associate Editor, IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Circuits and Systems, 2024-present

- Associate Editor, IEEE Open Journal of Circuits and Systems, 2022-present

- Associate Editor, International Journal of Circuit Theory and Applications, 2023-present

- Technical Program Committee, IEEE International Solid-State Circuits Conference (ISSCC), 2024-present

- Technical Program Committee Chair, IEEE/IEIE International Conference On Consumer Electronics (ICCE) Asia, 2024

- Technical Program Committee Chair, IEEE/IEIE International Conference on Electronics, Information, and Communication (ICEIC), 2021

- Organizing Committee, IEEE Asian Solid-State Circuits Conference (ASSCC), 2021

- Organizing Committee, IEEE International Symposium on Circuits and Systems (ISCAS), 2021

Graduate Students

Hansol Lee (이한솔)  

MS/PhD Course (since 2018/03)

Research area: Biomedical system, Neural interface IC

Education: B.S. in Electrical Engineering, Korea University (2018)

Email: godth8035@korea.ac.kr

Woojoong Jung (정우중)  

MS/PhD Course (since 2018/03)

Research area: Power management IC, DC-DC converter

Education: B.S. in Electrical Engineering, Chung-Ang University (2018)

Email: dneld156@korea.ac.kr

Seung Hun Choi (최승훈)

MS/PhD Course (since 2019/03)

Research area: Display driver IC, Touch IC

Education: B.S. in Electrical Engineering, Korea University (2019)

Email: alskfl002@korea.ac.kr

Hyun-Su Lee (이현수)

PhD Course (since 2021/03), Master degree (in 2021/02)

Research area: Wireless power/data transfer IC

Education: M.S. in Electrical Engineering, Korea University (2021) 

                          B.S. in Electrical Engineering, Korea University (2019) 

Email: abagnale1994@korea.ac.kr  

Minseong Um (엄민성) 

MS/PhD Course (since 2019/09)

Research area: Neuromorphic IC, Radiation-hardened sensor system

Education: B.S. in Electrical Engineering, Korea University (2019) 

Email: umminsung01@korea.ac.kr

Kyeongho Eom (엄경호)

MS/PhD Course (since 2020/03) 

Research area: Neural stimulation IC, Biomedical system

Education: B.S. in Electrical Engineering, Korea University (2020) 

Email: ukh95@korea.ac.kr

Hyunjun Park (박현준)

PhD Course (since 2022/09), Master degree (in 2022/08

Research area: Power management IC, Low-dropout regulator

Education: M.S. in Electrical Engineering, Korea University (2022

                          B.S. in Electrical Engineering, Korea University (2020) 

Email: hyun0532@korea.ac.kr

Kwon-Hong Lee (이권홍)

PhD Course (since 2021/03)

Research area: Sensor front-end IC

Education: M.S. in Electrical Engineering, Korea University (2019)

                          B.S. in Electrical Engineering, Dankook University (2015) 

Email: zero1194@korea.ac.kr

Affiliation: KETI (한국전자기술연구원)

Minil Kang (강민일)

MS/PhD Course (since 2021/03)

Research area: Neuromorphic IC

Education: B.S. in Electrical Engineering, Korea University (2021) 

Email: kuniverse@korea.ac.kr

Minsu Kim (김민수)

MS/PhD Course (since 2021/03)

Research area: Power management IC, DC-DC converter

Education: B.S. in Electrical Engineering, Korea University (2021) 

Email: rlaalstn21@korea.ac.kr

Seung-Beom Ku (구승범)

PhD Course (since 2021/09)

Research area: Sensor readout IC

Education: M.S. in Electrical Engineering, POSTECH (2015)

                          B.S. in Electrical Engineering, Chung-Ang University (2013)

Email: sbkooo777@korea.ac.kr

Mannhee Cho (조만희)

PhD Course (since 2021/09)

Research area: Neuromorphic system / FPGA design

Education: M.S. in Electrical Engineering, Hongik University (2021)

                          B.S. in Electrical Engineering, Kwangwoon University (2019)

Email: mh9840@korea.ac.kr

Jaewoong Ahn (안재웅)

PhD Course (since 2024/03), Master degree (in 2024/02)

Research area: Display driver IC

Education: M.S. in Electrical Engineering, Korea University (2024

                          B.S. in Electrical Engineering, Chung-Ang University (2022) 

Email: ajw1104@korea.ac.kr

Hongseok Kim (김홍석)

MS Course (since 2023/03)

Research area: DC-DC converter

Education: B.S. in Electrical Engineering, Korea University (2023

Email: kimhseok1998@korea.ac.kr

Hanjun Cho (조한준)

MS Course (since 2023/03)

Research area: Wireless power transfer IC

Education: B.S. in Electrical Engineering, Chung-Ang University (2023

Email: hjandrew1023@korea.ac.kr

Yunho Lee (이윤호)

PhD Course (since 2023/09), Master degree (in 2021/02

Research area: Power management IC, DC-DC converter

Education: M.S. in Electrical Engineering, Korea University (2021)

                          B.S. in Electrical Engineering, Inha University (2018)

Email: uknow@korea.ac.kr

Joonghoon Kang (강중훈)

MS/PhD Course (since 2023/09)

Research area: Biomedical system, Neural interface IC

Education: B.S. in Electrical Engineering, Korea University (2023) 

Email: ruby2330@korea.ac.kr

Hyungjin Jung (정형진)

MS Course (since 2023/09)

Research area: Sensor front-end, Neural recording IC

Education: B.S. in Electrical Engineering, Korea University (2023) 

Email: jiny991022@korea.ac.kr

Jiyeon Choi (최지연)

MS/PhD Course (since 2024/01)

Research area: Wireless power/data transfer IC

Education: B.S. in Electrical Engineering, Sungkyunkwan University (2022

Email: hidelay@korea.ac.kr

Alumni

Junyeol An (안준열)

Master degree (in 2024/02)

Thesis: A Low-Noise Touch Sensor IC with Buffer-Based Current Conveyors for On-Cell Touch AMOLED Displays

Education: M.S. in Electrical Engineering, Korea University (2024)

                          B.S. in Electrical Engineering, Korea University (2022) 

Email: dks4684785@korea.ac.kr

Affiliation: Samsung Electronics

Junho Song (송준호)

Master degree (in 2023/08)

Thesis: A Wide Voltage Range and High Efficiency Three-Level Boost Converter for LED Driver IC

Education: M.S. in Electrical Engineering, Korea University (2023) 

                          B.S. in Electrical Engineering, Incheon National University (2009) 

Email: song_jun_ho@korea.ac.kr

Affiliation: LX Semicon

Minju Park (박민주)

Master degree (in 2023/02)

Thesis: A High-Voltage Tolerant Switched-Capacitor Stimulation System with Level-Adaptive Switch Driver and Pulse-Width-Controlled Charge Balancing

Education: M.S. in Electrical Engineering, Korea University (2023)

                          B.S. in Electrical Engineering, Korea University (2021) 

Email: mjpark0976@korea.ac.kr

Affiliation: SK Hynix

Jisan Ahn (안지산)

Master degree (in 2023/02)

Thesis: A 13.56-MHz Active Rectifier with Digital Feedback-based Adaptive Delay Control for Implantable Biomedical Devices 

Education: M.S. in Electrical Engineering, Korea University (2023)

                          B.S. in Energy Systems Engineering, Chung-Ang University (2021)

Email: promise0w0@korea.ac.kr

Affiliation: SK Hynix

Jungmin Kim (김정민)

Master degree (in 2021/08)

Thesis: An Area and Power Efficient Column Driver IC with Adaptive-Biased Buffer Amplifier for Large-Size Active-Matrix OLEDs

Education: M.S. in Electrical Engineering, Korea University (2021)

                          B.S. in Electrical Engineering, Korea University (2019) 

Email: jungmin0322@korea.ac.kr

Affiliation: SK Hynix

Chaehyun Kim (김채현)

Master degree (in 2020/08)

Thesis: A 2.45-GHz RF Energy Harvesting System with On-Chip Switched-Capacitor Booster for IoT Devices

Education: M.S. in Electrical Engineering, Korea University (2020)

                          B.S. in Electrical Engineering, Dongguk University (2018)

Email: chjh43nexon@korea.ac.kr

Affiliation: Samsung Electronics  

Sangil Lee (이상일)

Master degree (in 2020/08)

Thesis: Adaptive Wireless Power Management IC for Implantable Sensor Systems

Education: M.S. in Electrical Engineering, Korea University (2020)

                          B.S. in Electrical Engineering, Korea University (2018)

Email: lsl3541@korea.ac.kr

Affiliation: Samsung Electronics

Minjae Kim (김민재)

Master degree (in 2020/08)

Thesis: Wireless Power Transfer System with Low Power Bidirectional Data Telemetry for Inductively-Powered Devices

Education: M.S. in Electrical Engineering, Korea University (2020)

                          B.S. in Electrical Engineering, Kookmin University (2018)

Email: busdriveramj@korea.ac.kr

Affiliation: Samsung Electronics

Duckhoon Ro (노덕훈)

Master degree (in 2020/02)

Thesis: A Radiation-Hardened SAR-Based Analog-to-Digital Converter IC for Sensor Readout Systems

Education: M.S. in Electrical Engineering, Korea University (2020)

                          B.S. in Electrical Engineering, Ajou University (2018)

Email: roduckhoon@korea.ac.kr

Affiliation: Samsung Electronics

Kyungsoo Jeong (정경수)

Master degree (in 2019/08)

Thesis: A Radiation-Hardened Instrumentation Amplifier for Sensor Readout ICs

Education: M.S. in Electrical Engineering, Korea University (2019)

                          B.S. in Electrical Engineering, Inha University (2017)

Email: jksoo2002@korea.ac.kr

Affiliation: SK Hynix