SK Telecom 1 article published in JoVE Engineering Experimental Methods for Trapping Ions Using Microfabricated Surface Ion Traps Seokjun Hong1, Minjae Lee1, Yeong-Dae Kwon2, Dong-il "Dan" Cho1, Taehyun Kim2 1ISRC/ASRI, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Seoul National University, 2Quantum Tech. Lab, SK Telecom This paper presents a microfabrication methodology for surface ion traps, as well as a detailed experimental procedure for trapping ytterbium ions in a room-temperature environment.