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Last Updated Apr 13, 2026, 1:01am EDT

  • Sung Kyu-dong is the founder and CEO of EO Technics, a manufacturer of laser-based equipment used in the production of memory chips in South Korea.
  • Its flagship product is the CSM, equipment that etches identification codes onto chips to provide traceability, allowing manufacturers to quickly isolate the source of any defects.
  • The company's other major product is LA, which uses a laser to finish the electrical pathways inside the chip, providing the targeted heat needed to make them functional.
  • Sung founded EO Technics in 1989 and listed it on the South Korea stock exchange in 2000.
  • Before starting EO Technics, Sung worked at Goldstar Central Research Center, Daewoo Heavy Industries and Korea Laser, which pioneered industrial laser technology in South Korea.

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