KERC Newsletter / 2022.06.22.
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R&I policy
Korea becomes 7th nation to independently launch satellite into space
The domestically developed space rocket KSLV-II, aka Nuri, has seen a successful launch.
S. Korea joins elite space club as 7th member
The successful launch of South Korea’s homegrown space rocket Nuri added the country as the seventh nation in the world to have developed a space launch vehicle that can carry a satellite of more than 1 ton.
S. Korea confirms homegrown space rocket’s satellite orbit deployment capability
A Korean satellite has made two-way communication with its ground station confirming the success of the country's first-ever self-powered satellite deployment project.
S. Korea to launch aviation satellite to boost GPS accuracy, flight safety
South Korea will launch an aviation satellite this week meant to improve accuracy and reliability of global positioning system (GPS) signals.
[MSIT Press Releases] 17 June
1) The fifth meeting of ROK-ASEAN Joint Science and Technology Committee. 2) ICT exports marked record high for May.
AI CCTV solutions to be adopted at nursing homes for privacy protection
A rapid increase in the population of old people in Korea has boosted interest in safe elderly care facilities, and CCTV installation is mandatory in nursing homes by January 2024, causing the need for privacy protection.
R&D trends & results
New bomb detector with simultaneous use of X-rays and neutrons
Korean researchers have developed a complex radiation security detector that can distinguish 16 types of substances.
New Polymer Mesophase Structure Discovered
Bilayer-folded lamellar mesophase induced by random polymer sequence
PICASSO Technique Drives Biological Molecules into Technicolor
The new imaging approach brings current imaging colors from four to more than 15 for mapping overlapping proteins
Industry trends
Samsung Looking to Begin Mass Production of GAA-based 2-nm Products in 2025
A 3-nano gate-all-around (GAA) process is expected to become a game changer in the foundry industry.
Samsung expected to announce mass production of 3nm chip next week
Samsung Electronics Co. is expected to announce mass production of 3-nanometer semiconductors next week, sources said 22 Jun.
A Closer Samsung-BMW Partnership Anticipated
Samsung Electronics vice chairman Lee Jae-yong returned from his business trip to Europe on June 18. There, he met with BMW, one of the biggest clients for Samsung SDI.
Doosan Group to Invest KRW1tn in Semiconductor Testing Business
Doosan Group has decided to invest 1 trillion won in the semiconductor testing sector over the next five years.
SK Telecom aims to secure sizable share in cloud groupware and ERP market
Capitalizing on a government campaign to accelerate industry-wide digital transformation, SK Telecom aims to secure a sizable share in South Korea's cloud groupware and enterprise resource planning markets
Lotte hints at major portfolio shift to expand bio businesses
Retail-to-confectionery giant mulls selling ‘uncompetitive’ interests to nurture bio sector.
LG, Kakao to cooperate on future mobility tech
It is to develop mobility-related technologies and services, as the tech giant has been aggressively pushing to expand its business with the next growth engine.
