Professor

Biography 

    Young-Kyun Cho received the B.S. degree from Ajou University, Suwon, South Korea, in 2001, the M.S. degree from the Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH), Pohang, South Korea, in 2003, and the Ph.D. degree from Chungnam National University, Daejeon, South Korea, in 2019, all in electrical and electronics engineering. 

   He was a Principal Researcher with Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute (ETRI), Daejeon, South Korea. He was an Assistant Professor of Kongju National University. Since 2023, he has been an Associate Professor with the School of Information Communications Convergence Engineering, Chungnam National University. 

    His research interests include mixed-signal circuits, data converters, and dc–dc converters for industrial and consumer electronics. Prof. Cho was the recipient of the Outstanding Employee Award from ETRI in 2015 and received the Minister of Knowledge Economy and the Presidential Award of the Republic of Korea at the National Semiconductor Design Contest in 2009 and 2014, respectively. 

Education

• Ph. D: Chungnam National University, Daejeon, Korea, Electronics Engineering (2016.03~2019.02)

         Thesis: Continuous-Time Delta-Sigma Modulators and Their Applications

         Advisor: Choul-Young Kim

• Master: POSTECH, Pohang, Korea, Electronics and Computer Engineering (2001.03~2003.02)

         Thesis: Design and Simulation of Single-Electron Pass-Transistor Logic Circuits

         Advisor: Yoon-Ha Jeong

• Bachelor: Ajou University, Suwon, Korea, Electrical and Electronics Engineering (1997.03~2001.02)

      Thesis: Design of PIN Photodiode Using Double Hetero Structure

Experiences

• 2025.09. ~ Present: Asociate Professor, Chungnam National University

• 2023.03. ~ 2025.08.: Assitant Professor, Chungnam National University

• 2020.09. ~ 2023.02.: Assistant Professor, Kongju National University

• 2019.02. ~ 2020.08.: Principal Researcher, ETRI

• 2010.02. ~ 2019.01.: Senior Researcher, ETRI

• 2011.12. ~ 2012.01.: Commercialize supporting on SAR ADC, LG Electronics

• 2003. 02. ~ 2009.01.: Researcher, ETRI

• 2001. 03. ~ 2003.02.: Research Assistant, Nano device and circuit laboratory, POSTECH

Honors and Awards

• 2020: Inside Cover Article, Advanced Electronics Materials, 2020 Vol. 11.

Y.-K. Cho et. al., “Reconfigurable Beamforming Silicon Plasma Antenna with Vertical PIN Diode Array,” Advanced Electronic Materials, Vol. 6, Issue. 11, 2020.

• 2016: Cover Article, ETRI Journal 2016 Vol. 2.

Y.-K. Cho et. al., “5.2mW 61dB SNDR 15 MHz Bandwidth CT DS Modulator using single operational amplifier and single feedback DAC,” ETRI Journal, Vol. 38, No. 2, pp. 217-226, 2016.

• 2015: Outstanding Employee of This Year, ETRI, 2015.

• 2014: President Prize (Grand Prize), 15th National Semiconductor Design Contest: Advanced Class-S Transmitter for Next Generation Eco-basestation System

• 2009: Minister Prize of Knowledge Economy (Silver Prize), 10th National Semiconductor Design Contest: A 1.2V CMOS Analog Front-End for Image Signal Processing

• 2006: IEEE Nanotechnology Materials and Devices Conference (NMDC) Best Poster Paper Award

Y.-K. Cho et. al., “Selective Oxidation Fin Channel MOSFET for Source/Drain Series Resistance Reduction”

• 2003: Awards for the Graduation with Honors from the Director of POSTECH

• 1999~2000: Awards for Jeongsu Scholarship Foundation