Kunhee Cho received the B.S. and M.S. degrees from Yonsei University, Seoul, South Korea, in 2007 and 2009, respectively, and the Ph.D. degree from the University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, USA, in 2016.
From 2009 to 2012, he was with Fairchild Semiconductor, Bucheon, South Korea, where he designed power management ICs. He was a graduate research Intern at Texas Instruments Incorporated, Dallas, TX, USA, in 2015 and 2016 in the low power RF team. From 2017 to 2020, he was with Qualcomm Technologies Incorporated, Santa Clara, CA, USA, where he designed power management ICs for battery quick charger systems as a staff engineer. From 2020 to 2025, he was an Associate Professor with Kyungpook National University, Daegu, South Korea. In 2025, he joined Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon, South Korea, as an Associate Professor. His current research interests include analog and mixed circuit design, power management ICs, and RF power amplifiers.
Dr. Cho was a recipient of Texas Instruments Outstanding Student Design Award in 2013.
Our lab comprises 3 Ph.D. students, 1 Combined MS / Ph.D. student, 8 M.S. students, and 2 undergraduate interns.
We pursue advanced research on DC-DC and AC-DC converters, gate drivers, and low dropout regulators (LDOs), with the overarching objective of engineering circuit systems that not only enable robust power management but also achieve high energy efficiency across various applications.
Our lab has worked with a total of 11 alumni, including 0 Ph.D. and 11 M.S. degrees.
Many of our alumni are contributing to the semiconductor industry at companies such as Samsung Electronics and various fabless firms. Others are continuing their efforts in academia and research, steadily building their expertise in the field.