science

Humax

Humax is a science topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Humax rather than just read about it. In short: Humax (Korean: 휴맥스) is a consumer electronics company. Founded in South Korea in 1989, it manufactures set-top boxes, digital video recorders and other consumer electronics.

Key takeaways

Humax belongs to science; place it in that map before memorising details.
Learn the definition first, then one example that makes the definition concrete.
Connect Humax to a quantity you can measure, compute or draw — that is where exam questions come from.
Reproduce the core statement of Humax from memory before moving on to harder problems.

Reference excerpt

Humax (Korean: 휴맥스) is a consumer electronics company. Founded in South Korea in 1989, it manufactures set-top boxes, digital video recorders and other consumer electronics. It is publicly traded on KOSDAQ. Listed on the Korean stock exchange (KOSDAQ), Humax Co. Ltd of Korea is one of the world's leading digital set-top box manufacturers, exporting its products to more than 90 countries across the globe. The company's international headquarters and R&D facility is based in Korea, with offices in UK (England and Northern Ireland), Germany, Italy, France, Poland, Dubai, India, Thailand, Australia, Hong Kong, Japan, US, Mexico, Brazil, Sweden, China and Spain. The global network now includes countries in Europe, North Africa, Russia, East Asia and Australia. In 1997, the company opened a manufacturing facility in Northern Ireland which won a Queen's Award for Enterprise – International Trade 2002, but which has since closed. Additional production facilities are located in Korea, Poland (2004), India and China. Humax recorded revenues $1 billion in 2010. Humax is a member of the Hybrid Broadcast Broadband TV (HbbTV) consortium of broadcasting and Internet industry companies that is promoting and establishing an open European standard (called HbbTV) for hybrid set-top boxes for the reception of broadcast TV and broadband multimedia applications with a single user interface. Humax was involved in the UK digital switchover trials in 2006 and the UK's Freesat digital TV service and Freeview HD services. It also manufactures YouView set-top boxes for BT and Plusnet's IPTV and Freeview television services.

Milestones March 2012 - Wins tender of the Russian Government to deploy receivers for the DVB-T2 digital broadcasting format. May 2010 - Opens office in Russia & France / Records $1 Billion in exports. May 2007 - Establishes subsidiary in Thailand May 2006 - Establishes subsidiary in Poland December 2005 - Establishes subsidiary in Hong Kong September 2004 - Opens office in Shenzhen, China August 2003 - Establishes subsidiary in New Delhi, India February 2002 - Opens sales office in London, UK. November 2001 - Records $200 million in exports. Establishes a subsidiary in Tokyo, Japan. November 2000 - Records $100 million in exports. January 2000 - Establishes a subsidiary in Frankfurt, Germany. December 1999 - Establishes a subsidiary in Dubai, UAE. Develops and ships set-top boxes for digital cable TV service. May 1997 - Establishes a subsidiary in Belfast, UK. April 1997 - Listed on the KOSDAQ. September 1996 - Develops and ships set-top boxes for digital satellite broadcasting. 1994 - Focuses business activities on digital home appliances. May 1992 - Ships home karaoke machines. February 1989 - Conin System Co, Ltd. founded by 7 graduates (all holding master's degrees or Ph.Ds.) from Seoul National University, Dep't of Control and Instrumentation.

Products

The Netherlands IRHD-5300C IHDR-5200C IRHD-5100C IHDR-5050C HD-FOX C DELTA, special designed for Delta

UK FVP-5000T (Freeview Play Recorder) HDR-2000T (Freeview HD TV Recorder) HDR-1800T (Freeview HD TV Recorder) HDR-1100S (Freesat HD TV Recorder) DTR-T2000 (YouView+ HD TV Recorder) HD-FOX T2 (FreeView+HD TVRecorder/FreeviewHD Box)

Germany iCord HD+ (IP Hybrid PVR) iCord HD HD-FOX+ (IP Hybrid HD) HD-FOX PDR-iCord HD

Brazil (for NET) HG100R-L2 HG100R-L4 HGB10R-02 HGJ310

Middle East iCord HD iCord HD+ (IP Hybrid PVR) IR1010HD IR1020HD IR2000HD IR2020HD IR3000HD IR3020HD IR3025HD IR3100HD HD-FREE IR-FREE

Italy HD-5700T HD-5600S

Japan CI-S1 (Car - Digital TV Tuner)

Thailand

Special designed for TrueVisions IR-H100S IR-H101 IR-H102S PVR-H100 HD-2000S HD-5000S HD-H200S HD-H10S

Turkey HM 9502 HD HM 9503 HD

United States Google Fiber GFHD100 Spectrum 210/201 DVR and 110/101 HD DirecTV Genie and Genie 2 DVR AT&T Fiber BGW320-500

Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Humax

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Humax claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In science, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to Humax before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about Humax ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of Humax

In research: Humax appears in science research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses Humax in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: Humax is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics Companies based in Seongnam, Companies based in Yongin, Companies listed on KOSDAQ, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Humax outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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How to study Humax in 20 minutes

Read the reference excerpt below once, without taking notes.
Close the page and write down what Humax means in your own words.
Compare your version with the excerpt and mark what you missed.
Work through the three examples above with pen and paper.
Explain Humax out loud to somebody else — or to Teacher Smith in the lgStudy chat.

Frequently asked questions

What is Humax in simple terms?

Humax (Korean: 휴맥스) is a consumer electronics company. Founded in South Korea in 1989, it manufactures set-top boxes, digital video recorders and other consumer electronics.

Why does Humax matter?

Because it connects several science ideas at once: it gives you a definition you can apply, a quantity you can calculate, and a way to check whether a result is plausible.

How should I study Humax?

Read the excerpt, restate it from memory, then work through the examples and applications listed on this page. The five-step study plan above takes about twenty minutes.

What does this page cover?

It gives you a compact reference excerpt plus original lgStudy explanations, examples, applications and study material on Humax.