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Woo Paik or Paik Woo-hyun (born November 6, 1948) is a
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and
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. Paik's contributions to
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have been recognized through numerous awards and honors, and for this reason, he is sometimes referred to as the "Father of
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." He is the author of numerous technical papers and co-inventor of more than 25 inventions earning U.S.
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in the area of digital video compression,
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, and
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.UKC 2010: Dr. Woo Paik
/ref> Paik earned his doctorate in electrical and electronics engineering from the
Massachusetts Institute of Technology The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) is a Private university, private research university in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States. Established in 1861, MIT has played a significant role in the development of many areas of moder ...
, and his masters and bachelors in engineering degrees from
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. Most recently, he was president and chief technology officer (CTO) for
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. Prior to that, he was executive vice president, technology, for the
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Communications Division (later the broadband division of
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) until 1996. There, he led the advanced development team that vaulted General Instrument to the forefront of digital television technology. His team developed the
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HDTV system in 1990, which is the world's first all-digital HDTV system. Paik was inducted into the Consumer Electronics Hall of Fame and the Academy of Digital Television Pioneers, in 2004. He received the Digital Television Pioneers Award from Broadcasting & Cable Magazine in 2000, the
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Award from the Satellite Broadcasting and Communications Association in 1999, a technical
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Award from the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences for his outstanding digital television achievements in 1996 and the Matti S. Siukola Memorial Award from the
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Broadcast Technology Society in 1991.


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