who have made an outstanding contribution to innovation of technology

In 2006, Nakamura won the Millennium Technology Prize of Finland, known as “the Nobel Prize in the technology field.” In 2004, he received the Benjamin Franklin Medal in the engineering segment, previously conferred upon Thomas Edison and Albert Einstein. In addition, he won The Economist's Innovation Award, given to only six scientists who have made an outstanding contribution to innovation of technology. In 2009, he received the Harvey Prize from the Technion in Israel.

As a professor in the Material Department and co-director of the Solid State Lighting and Energy Center (SSLEC) at the University of California, Santa Barbara, Prof. Nakamura is leading the effort to develop the next-generation LED and Laser Diode (LD) based on the blue LED, as well as a GaN-based solar cell.Seoul Semiconductor Co., Ltd. is proud to be one of the industrial sponsors of the SSLEC. Prof. Nakamura’s consulting will lead Seoul Semiconductor's bright future,” Senior Vice President S.M. Lee of Seoul Semiconductor said.Doug Hardman, North American Marketing Director for Seoul Semiconductor, said: “The legendary Professor Shuji Nakamura’s consultancy with Seoul Semiconductor is sure to accelerate our leadership position in LED technology for North America and all the world.”

With this year’s forum focusing on innovation, energy efficiency and technology, MEGAMAN? will showcase their passion for providing products and solutions that benefit both the environment and the people. At a state–of-the-art booth, designed to reflect an eco-living setting by top interior designer Kinney Chan and the renowned lighting designer, Tino Kwan, MEGAMAN? is geared up with many exciting events to show exhibitors and press alike how they bring design and revolutionary technology together to create ground breaking products for the industry. MEGAMAN will also launch the revolutionary LED MR 16 Reflectors which are positioned as the true replacement of MR 16 Halogen at the fair.