The Korea Trade Commission (KTC) of the Ministry of Trade, Industry & Energy decided on December 21 to initiate an investigation on unfair trade with regard to FinFET patent infringement by Apple Korea.The FinFET technology is one of the most advanced technologies in the semiconductor industry and i
Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power (KHNP) held a board meeting on November 16 and decided to stop the construction of the third and fourth units of the Shin Hanul Nuclear Power Plant and the first and second units of the Cheonji Nuclear Power Plant. Controversies are likely to continue with hundreds of bil
The Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) announced on November 9 that a research team led by professor Song Hyun-joon of the Chemistry Department developed a metallic oxide hybrid optical nanocatalyst that converts carbon dioxides in carbonated water into 99% pure methane fuel
Samsung Electronics will hold 'Samsung OpenSource Conference' at Samsung Electronics Seoul R & D campus in Ueon-dong, Seoul from October 25 to 26.The Samsung Open Source Conference, which has been held every year since 2014, is the largest open source conference in Korea with over 1,000 developers p
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang sent an email to the Korea Advanced Institute of Science & Technology (KAIST). In the email, he said that he would sponsor the Artificial Intelligence (AI) World Cup of the KAIST and proposed the establishment of a joint AI robot research center.“We are discussing the establi
A South Korean research team succeeded in developing an artificial intelligence (AI) chip that can control robots with hand motions alone.According to the Institute for Information & communications Technology (IITP; Director Lee Sang-hong) on August 28, the research team led by Professor Yoo Hoi-jun
A South Korean research team integrated fabric with Organic Light Emitting Diode (OLED) and developed a highly flexible clothing-type wearable display technology.The Korea Advanced Institute of Science & Technology (KAIST) announced on August 24 that its research team led by Professor Choi Kyung-chu
Major Korean corporations are beginning to build overseas production bases one after another not only to reduce costs, but also to promptly respond to overseas demand. Building overseas production bases is also effective in avoiding trade restrictions because trade barriers of protectionism are incr
Professor Lee Sang-yup and his research team at the Korea Advanced Institute of Science & Technology (KAIST) succeeded, for the first time worldwide, in biosynthesizing terephthalic acid by using E. coli. The project was carried out as a part of the Global Frontier Project of the Ministry of Science
Samsung Electronics has got a license from the South Korean government to test autonomous vehicles on public roads in the country, attracting attention.The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport announced that it gave Samsung Electronics a nod for a test run. Accordingly, Samsung’s deep-lear
The South Korean government and ICT industry will join hands to develop new business models converging the 5th generation (5G) mobile networks and other industries.According to the Ministry of Science, ICT and Future Planning (MSIP) and industry sources on April 19, “5G Strategy Promotion Committee,
The number of Samsung Electronics’ executives fell below 1,000 in five years after the company opened an era of 1,000 executives in 2012 for the first time since its founding. This was largely due to the group-level reduction of the number of executives for management efficiency and the break-up of
The Gumi Economic Mission to the US headed by Nam Yoo-chin, mayor of Gumi, is stepping up its efforts to expand its global value chain.The economic mission which traveled to Silicon Valley and Seattle, the world's most advanced high-tech industrial bases, on February 17, carred out full-scale busine
The Ministry of Land, Transport and Maritime Affairs announced on February 20 that the ministry gave Naver Labs, a technology research and development subsidiary of Naver permission to temporarily operate driverless cars on actual roads. The green light was the thirteenth since the introduction of a
A new display technology was developed that allows people to see 3D holographic images and videos through a wide viewing angle without wearing 3D glasses.A team of researchers led by Park Yong-keun, a professor at the KAIST announced on January 24 that they developed a 3D holographic display that ha
A new semiconductor which consumes a fifth of power but five times faster than conventional semiconductors was developed entirely with domestic technology.The Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) announced on January 4 that the research team jointly led by Professor Choi Yang-k
The Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) announced on December 22 that its research team led by professor Choi Yang-kyu at the Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering developed a security memory device that removes information stored in a memory by realizing a resi
It is expected that an era of truly wearable displays will come earlier as Korean researchers developed organic light emitting diodes (OLEDs) that can be worn like clothes.A joint research team between a KAIST team led by professor Chi Kyung-chul and Kolon Glotech announced on November 22 that they
The South Korean government announced on November 15 that it would deploy robots at hospitals next year for rehabilitation assistance and transport purposes.This plan is a follow-up of the October 11 meeting for the development of the robotics industry presided over by Minister of Trade, Industry &
Professor Lee Sung-hee at the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) announced on October 20 that his research team developed an AR avatar motion generation technique for simultaneous user motion imitation and spatial recognition.An AR avatar can be defined as an one present in a