KERC Newsletter / 2023.06.28.
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R&I News
Policy & Stats
The MSIT announced the "South Korea's Quantum Science and Technology Strategy" for the quantum leap of the country's quantum science, technology, and industry on June 27th
President Yoon Suk Yeol said Tuesday he will launch a "quantum platform" to spur research and development in quantum science and help it create economic value.
The 'K-Cloud Project' is a policy to strengthen domestic cloud competitiveness by developing world-class ultra-high-speed and low-power domestic AI semiconductors and applying them to data centers.
The MSIT has selected new projects for Leader Research (7), Leading Research Centers (25), Sejong Science Fellowship Overseas Training (50), Basic Research (924), and Basic Research Laboratories (114) for the 2023 basic research projects starting in June.
South Korea and Greece agreed Tuesday to jointly develop technologies to renovate existing ships into eco-friendly ones in response to tougher emission regulations in the global shipping sector
South Korea will create a fund worth 300 billion won (US$229.25 million) to ensure the stable value chain of the chip industry by strengthening the logic chip sector and related materials, parts and components firms
Research Trends
KAIST professor underlines importance of developing new technology to widen gap with China
A KAIST research team announced the development of the first SSD system semiconductor structure that can increase the reading/writing performance of next generation SSDs and extend their lifespan through high-performance modular SSD systems.
KAIST announced on the 19th that a research team discovered a new optical coupling mechanism that can increase the degree of integration of optical semiconductor devices by more than 100 times.
Technology
Hanwha Solutions, a chemical and energy company affiliated with South Korea's Hanwha Group, has presented a solar energy-based smart farm for the first time in the country.
Industry R&D
South Korea won a 260 billion-won (US$225 million) deal Tuesday to build a tritium removal facility at a Romanian nuclear power plant that will help ensure its safe operation and boost South Korea's nuclear power industry
Tech giant seeks wider adoption of 2nm technology for mobile chips by 2025, automotive chips by 2027
They will work together to find opportunities in the green hydrogen and green ammonia sectors.
Under the deal, the carmaker plans to strengthen its strategic partnership with the startup and develop auto chips for self-driving cars and electric vehicles.
Apple's first manufacturing R&D accelerator discussed the impacts of artificial intelligence and machine learning in smart manufacturing with small and medium-sized businesses in South Korea
The six-company consortium will construct a 5-gigawatt power plant using solar power and other renewable energy sources, and an ammonia production factory on a 340-square-kilometer site
KERC News
The KERC will hold an online workshop on Thursday July 13 on the EU's MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowships.
In Case you missed it
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol on Wednesday(21 June) proposed the establishment of an international body to set the rules of the digital order in an increasingly connected world.
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