PEOPLE

PROFESSOR

Rino Choi

  • Education

+ 9/1999~5/2004: Univ. of Texas at Austin, Texas - Ph.D. in Materials Science and Engineering

+ 3/1992~2/1994: Seoul National University, Korea - M.S. in Inorganic Materials Science and Engineering

+ 3/1988~2/1992: Seoul National University, Korea - B.S. in Inorganic Materials Science and Engineering

Professional Experience

9/07-Present: Inha University, Professor

  • M3D integration, low temperature anneals processes

  • CMOS scaling, Device reliability, Post-CMOS technology

  • Contributed to develop high performance reliable gate stack using high-k/metal gate

7/14 - 8/15: University of Texas at Dallas, Research Scientist

  • CMOS reliability

  • Worked with Professor Jiyoung Kim

1/11 - 2/14: KEIT, Program Director

  • R&D Planning for Semiconductor Process and Equipment Industry

1/04 - 8/07: SEMATECH, Project Engineer of ECR project

  • Managing 1 fellow, 3 engineers, and 3 internship

  • Developed novel reliability test methodologies for advanced gate stack devices

  • Rated ad a high performance project in 2 consecutive years by Program Advisory Group

  • Contributed to develop high performance reliable gate stack using high-k/metal gate

1/94 - 7/99: Daewoo Motor Company, Korea, Research engineer

  • Developed reliability test methodology to predict lifetime of car emission parts

Honors and Awards

  • 2013 Best Poster Award in Korean Conference of Semiconductor (KCS2012)

  • 2012 Best Poster Award in Korean Conference of Semiconductor (KCS2011)

  • 2008 SSDM Paper Award in International Conference on Solid State Devices and Materials in Japan

  • 2004 Sematech Corporate Excellence Award

  • 2002 - 2003 University Continuing Fellowship

  • 2001 Highlight session in VLSI Symposium in Kyoto

Research Interests and Technical Contributions

  • Process and device integration for future CMOS and memory application

  • Novel device structure and materials for post CMOS technologies and flat panel display applications

  • Novel device characterization methodology

  • Semiconductor device technology and reliability physics

  • Gate stack technology and reliability physics

  • Oxide semiconductor and dielectric for low temperature processes

Selected Publications


  • Application of Single-Pulse Charge Pumping Method on Evaluation of Indium Gallium Zinc Oxide Thin-Film Transistors, IEEE Transactions on Electron Devices 65(9),8424088, pp. 3786-3790


  • Solution-Processed Rb-Doped Indium Zinc Oxide Thin-Film Transistors, IEEE Electron Device Letters 39(9),8433896, pp. 1330-1333



Others

  • 8 Invited talks on device characterization and reliability in international conferences

  • Symposium organizer for IUMRS-ICEM2010

  • Guest editor for Microelectronic Engineering

  • Executive committee in International Symposium on Advanced Gate Stack Technology (2006-2008)

  • Senior Member in IEEE Electron Device Society