KERC Newsletter / 2022.07.27.
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KERC News
The 14th Europe-Korea Conference on S&T (EKC 2022)
KERC is participating EKC presenting its new 'Horizon Europe Programme Application Guide' in order to increase awareness and enhance the participation of Korean researchers to Horizon Europe.
Semiconductor
S. Korea targets W340tr investment for chip supremacy
Industry welcomes regulatory easing but expresses disappointment at lower-than-expected tax benefits
China Trying to Keep South Korea Outside U.S.-led Semiconductor Alliance
Independent lawmaker Yang Hyang-ja, head of the Semiconductor Industry Special Committee, met with Chinese Ambassador to South Korea Xing Haiming on July 25.
Samsung holds ceremony to mark 1st shipment of most advanced 3nm chips
Samsung Electronics Co. on Monday(25 Jul) marked the first shipment of 3-nanometer semiconductors at a ceremony.
Samsung Electronics Unveils a US$200bn Investment Plan in the U.S.
It is a large-scale investment plan that envisions building 11 new semiconductor production lines in Texas.
R&D Investment-to-Sales Ratio Lower in South Korean Semiconductor Companies
South Korean semiconductor companies’ R&D investment was equivalent to 8.1 percent of their sales last year.
[MSIT Press Releases]
The UN CTCN to launch Partnership and Liaison Office in Korea (22 Jul)
S. Korea-France talks on cooperation in science
The two parties discussed ways to expand cooperation in the fields of space and nuclear research in particular.
KAI teams up with KAIST to develop super-resolution technology for satellites
A super-resolution technology that converts photos transmitted by satellites from low resolution to high resolution.
Seoul to turn Yongsan‘s idle land into tech complex, transportation hub
Mayor plans to invest W12tr to transform 493,000 square-meter area into Asian Silicon Valley
Biden, SK chief to hold virtual meeting on July 26
US President Joe Biden and SK Group Chairman Chey Tae-won will hold a virtual meeting on Tuesday(26 Jul) to discuss South Korea’s second-largest conglomerate’s spending and hiring plans in the US.
SK chief unveils $22b investment plan in meeting with Biden (27 Jul)
With new batch of plans, 2nd-largest Korean conglomerate to invest $52b in total in US by 2030
KT partners with 3D spatial information company ‘EGIS’ for digital twin technology
KT will create a digital twin platform that enables various simulation tests such as flood predictions through collaboration with EGIS.
Ground X forms business alliance to expand NFT use in real life
Ground X has established a business alliance to expand the use of n non-fungible tokens (NFTs) in real life such as online and offline communities and stores.
HL Klemove to develop technology for level 4 autonomous shuttle
HL Klemove, a self-driving solution wing of South Korea's Halla Group, partnered with INAVI, a domestic mobility platform company.
