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白禹鉉 baek uhyeon woo paik
 paek uhyŏn 백우현
woo paik

woo paik or paik woo-hyun -lrb- born november 6 , 1948 -rrb- is a korean engineer and inventor .
paik 's contributions to digital television have been recognized through numerous awards and honors , and for this reason , he is sometimes referred to as the `` father of hdtv . ''
he is the author of numerous technical papers and co-inventor of more than 25 inventions earning u.s. patents in the area of digital video compression , digital transmission , and digital signal processing .
paik earned his doctorate in electrical and electronics engineering from the massachusetts institute of technology , and his masters and bachelors in engineering degrees from seoul national university .
most recently , he was president and chief technology officer -lrb- cto -rrb- for lg electronics .
prior to that , he was executive vice president , technology for the general instrument communications division -lrb- later the broadband division of motorola -rrb- until 1996 .
there , he led the advanced development team that vaulted general instrument to the forefront of digital television technology .
his team developed the digicipher 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 arthur c. clark award from the satellite broadcasting and communications association in 1999 , a technical emmy 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 ieee broadcast technology society in 1991 .
