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General Information

Full Name Hyunwoo Oh
Date of Birth 16th January 1995
Languages Korean, English

Education

  • 2023

    Seoul

    M.S. in Electronic Engineering
    Seoul National University of Science and Technology, Korea
    • Thesis: Research on Optimized Processor and Floating-point Unit Architecture for Embedded Systems
    • Advisor: Seung Eun Lee
  • 2021

    Seoul

    B.S. in Electronic Engineering
    Seoul National University of Science and Technology, Korea

Research Interests

  • Computer Architecture
    • Exploring novel HW architecture and methodologies to meet the growing computing performance and efficiency demands.
      • Heterogeneous Computing: Designing the optimized processor architectures that integrate both emerging parallel machines (PIM, NPU, etc.) and conventional general-purpose processors.
      • Compilers: Developing SW compilers optimized for targeted HW designs.
  • HW/SW Co-design
    • Developing techniques for co-optimization to improve energy efficiency and performance.
      • Parameterized HW Design Framework: Designing configurable, scalable architectures with RTL generators, compilers, and SW stacks to tailor the HW to system constraints such as power, energy, and area.
      • Partitioning Methodology: Investigating a method to derive the parameters to mitigate the impact of Amdahl’s law and maximize system performance.

Publications

  • I have authored/co-authored
    • 7 Peer-reviewed Journal Articles
    • 9 Peer-reviewed Conference Papers
  • See full list

Awards and Honors

  • 2020.10.23
    President of the Institute of Semiconductor Engineers Award
    in 21st Korea Semiconductor Design Contest

Experience

  • 2023.01 - present

    Pangyo, Gyeonggi

    Junior Engineer
    Infra Technology R&D Center, Hanwha Systems, Korea
    • Designed SoC FPGA-based integrated thermal image processor for infrared focal plane arrays. [DSD 2023 (C8)]
    • Developed of the RTOS for Heterogeneous MPSoC using the TI Vision SDK platform.
  • 2019.03 - 2023.02

    Seoul

    Research Assistant
    SoC Platform Lab., Seoul National University of Science and Technology, Korea
    • Worked on several research projects funded by the various national institutes (See Research Experience section).

Research Experience

  • 2022.07-2022.12

    Seoul

    Development for Processing Software on AI Semiconductor Devices
    Seoul National University of Science and Technology, Korea
    • Funder: Ministry of Science and ICT, Korea
    • My contributions
      • Designed the RISC processor with a custom instruction set extension for flexible AI acceleration for edge devices. [IEEE Access 2023 (J6)]
      • Researched optimized hardware and software architecture for applying posit number format to previous applications based on IEEE-754. [ISLPED 2023 (C6)] [ISOCC 2022 (C5)]
  • 2022.04-2022.12

    Seoul

    Development of DRAM PIM Semiconductor Technology For Enhanced Computing Function for Edge
    Seoul National University of Science and Technology, Korea
    • Funder: Ministry of Science and ICT, Korea
    • My contributions
      • Designed a top-level hierarchical hardware architecture for PIM based on DRAM, and a software simulator architecture.
  • 2022.03-2022.12

    Seoul

    Next-Generation System Semiconductor Design Engineer Development Program
    Seoul National University of Science and Technology, Korea
    • Funder: Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy, Korea
    • My contributions
      • Building a verification environment for LIN peripheral IP, including scripts for Synopsys EDA tools, a randomized testbench generator, and the software driver. [ICCE 2022 (C4)]
  • 2020.03-2022.03

    Seoul

    Multi-core Hardware Accelerator for High-Performance Computing (HPC)
    Seoul National University of Science and Technology, Korea
    • Funder: Ministry of Science and ICT, Korea
    • My contributions
      • Researched processor architecture to provide a platform for building an accelerator-rich environment. [ISOCC 2020 (C1)]
  • 2020.03-2021.12

    Seoul

    Development of Embedded Artificial Intelligence Module and System Based on Neuromorphic
    Seoul National University of Science and Technology, Korea
  • 2020.03-2021.12

    Seoul

    Development of Light-weight SW-SoC Solution for Respiratory Medical Device
    Seoul National University of Science and Technology, Korea
    • Funder: Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy, Korea
    • My contributions
      • Designed a 2D graphics accelerator architecture optimized for graph visualization tasks in medical devices. [Electronics 2021 (J2)]
      • Developed a software stack for hardware implementation of Lempel-Ziv 77 lossless decompression accelerator. [Micromachines 2021 (J1)]

Teaching Experience

  • Fall, 2021

    Seoul

    Teaching Assisant for "Computer Architecture"
    Seoul National University of Science and Technology, Korea
    BSc Electronic Engineering, Year 3
  • Spring, 2021

    Seoul

    Teaching Assisant for "Digital System Design"
    Seoul National University of Science and Technology, Korea
    BSc Electronic Engineering, Year 3

Skills

Computer Languages C, C++, Python, MATLAB, R
Hardware Description Verilog, SystemVerilog, Chisel
HDL Simulation Tools VCS, ModelSim, Verilator
FPGA Tools Vivado, Vitis, Quartus II/Prime, Nios II EDS
Synopsys EDA Tools Design Compiler, Memory Compiler, IC Compiler I/II, PrimeTime, Formality, StarRCXT, VCS, Verdi
Cadence EDA Tools Virtuoso Layout Suite, Calibre DRC/LVS
Cadence CAD Tools OrCAD Capture, Allegro PCB Designer
Operating Systems FreeRTOS, TI Vision SDK, PetaLinux

Training

  • 2023.01
    ISO 26262:2018 Functional Safety Engineering Course: Automotive Foundation Level (FSE-AFL)
    Det Norske Veritas
  • 2022.12
    Design of High-speed Memory Interface
    IC Design Education Center
    Certificate
  • 2021.11
    Cell-based Chip Design Flow for Samsung 28nm Process
    IC Design Education Center (IDEC)
    Certificate
  • 2021.1
    [Synopsys] Block-level Auto P&R utilizing IC Compiler II
    IC Design Education Center (IDEC)
    Certificate
  • 2021.07
    Cell-based Chip Design Flow
    IC Design Education Center (IDEC)
    Certificate
  • 2021.06
    [Infineon] Automotive Semiconductor Expert Training - Basic Course
    Korea Semiconductor Industry Association (KSIA)
    Certificate
  • 2020.08
    Cell-based Chip Design Flow
    IC Design Education Center (IDEC)
    Certificate

Chip Designs

  • 2022.07
    A RISC-V Processor Supporting AMBA AXI Protocol for Embedded Systems
    • Die photo
    • Certificate
    • Designer: Won Sik Jeong, Sun Beom Kwon, Hyun Woo Oh, Jeongeun Kim
    • Technology: Samsung 28nm RFCMOS (1-poly 8-metal)
    • Role: RTL Verification
  • 2022.07
    Robot-Specific Processor for Autonomous Driving
    • Die photo
    • Certificate
    • Designer: Youngwoo Jeong, Yue Ri Jeong, Hyun Woo Oh, Kwang Hyun Go
    • Technology: Samsung 28nm RFCMOS (1-poly 8-metal)
    • Role: System Verification Assistant
  • 2022.03
    In-Vehicle Network Processor based on Cortex-M0
    • Die photo
    • Certificate
    • Designer: Kwon Neung Cho, Jeong Eun Kim, Hyun Woo Oh
    • Technology: TSMC 180nm RFCMOS (1-poly 6-metal)
    • Role: System Verification SW Dev., RTL Verification, Pre/Post-Layout Simulation
  • 2021.07
    A Programmable Embedded AI Processor with Cortex-M0
    • Die photo
    • Certificate
    • Designer: Kwon Neung Cho, Young Woo Jeong, Hyun Woo Oh, Chang Yeop Han
    • Technology: Samsung 28nm RFCMOS (1-poly 8-metal)
    • Role: RTL Subblock Design
  • 2021.07
    32-bit Processor with Posit Arithmetic Coprocessor for Embedded Systems
    • Die photo
    • Certificate
    • Designer: Hyun Woo Oh, Jeong Eun Kim, Do Young Choi, Kwang Hyun Go
    • Technology: Samsung 28nm RFCMOS (1-poly 8-metal)
    • Role: RTL Design & Verification, ASIC Design Front-end/Back-end, Firmware Development, PCB Design & Chip Test
  • 2020.09
    Implementation of Lossless Decompression Accelerator Based on Inflate Algorithm
    • Die photo
    • Certificate
    • Designer: Gwan Beom Hwang, Do Young Choi, Hyun Woo Oh, Chang Yeop Han
    • Technology: Samsung 65nm RFCMOS (1-poly 8-metal)
    • Role: System Verification SW Dev., PCB Design & Chip Test
  • 2020.06
    Communication System with Simple and Fast Communication Error Check Code Based on CRC
    • Die photo
    • Certificate
    • Designer: Chang Yeo Hanp, Kwon Neung Cho, Hyun Woo Oh
    • Technology: Magnachip Hynix 0.18um CMOS
    • Role: RTL Subblock Design

Professional Services

  • Reviwer Activities
    • IEEE Access, 2 times since 2023