He received his PhD in electrical engineering from Georgia Institute of Technology. He has received the National Science Foundation Career Award, as well as the Meritorious Service and Outstanding Contribution awards from the IEEE Computer Society. Kim serves as the chair of the Technical Committee on Electrical Test with the IEEE Components, Packaging, and Manufacturing Technology Society. He is a Golden Core member of the IEEE Computer Society, a senior member of the IEEE, and a senior member of the International Microelectronics and Packaging Society.