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Yejoong Kim is a pioneering researcher at the forefront of ultra-low-power CMOS integrated circuit design, with a particular focus on micro-robotics, programmable matter, and miniaturized wireless systems. His work addresses one of the most compelling challenges in modern engineering: packing complete, functional electronic systems — including energy harvesting, sensing, processing, communication, and actuation — into sub-millimeter form factors. Kim's most celebrated contributions center on enabling programmable matter (PM), a vision of mm-scale quasi-spherical robots that autonomously assemble into arbitrary three-dimensional shapes. His high-voltage generator and multiplexer chip, capable of individually controlling 12 electrode pairs while consuming a remarkable 286 nanowatts in steady state, exemplifies his mastery of extreme power efficiency. Complementing this, his integrated 210×340×50 µm CMOS system demonstrates that fully capable micro-robotic platforms can be realized at unprecedented scales. With a growing citation record spanning industrial, medical, and artistic applications, Kim's research is shaping the future of intelligent microstructures and autonomous nano-systems. His work serves as essential reading for anyone exploring the boundaries of integrated circuits and micro-scale robotics.