Samsung Electro-Mechanics is joining hands with Seoul National University to bolster the competitiveness of its multilayer ceramic capacitors (MLCC) products and technology and to secure top talent.
Samsung Electro-Mechanics said on the 23rd that it signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Seoul National University to establish an Advanced Materials Industry-Academia Cooperation Center to secure technology across all areas of product development, including materials and components and artificial intelligence (AI) processes.
The two sides plan to carry out industry-academia cooperative research projects at the Advanced Materials Industry-Academia Cooperation Center over the next five years on materials, components, and processes using AI. About 10 professors from Seoul National University will take part in the process.
The research projects include securing fundamental technologies based on research into MLCC product materials and processes and mechanism analysis.
They also plan to conduct recruitment-linked activities to foster and secure outstanding talent among master's and doctoral-level researchers participating in the projects.
Jang Deok-hyun, president of Samsung Electro-Mechanics, said, "As technological competition in the materials and components industry grows increasingly acute, corporations are intensifying their efforts to secure technology," adding, "This agreement with Seoul National University will serve as an opportunity to strengthen Samsung Electro-Mechanics' technological competitiveness as well as the roots of Korea's materials and components industry."
Kim Young-o, dean of the College of Engineering at Seoul National University, said, "I am confident that this MOU will provide an opportunity for Seoul National University to make a significant contribution to the development of the advanced materials and components industry," adding, "Through industry-academia cooperation in the form of block funding rather than on a project-by-project basis, we can guarantee autonomy to the university and build a sustainable research environment."
Meanwhile, Samsung Electro-Mechanics is developing next-generation components in the IT and automotive electronics sectors based on core technologies such as materials, multilayer thin-film forming, and fine circuit implementation. It is securing future technologies through a central research institute dedicated to research and development, and each business division has a separate research and development organization to respond to technological changes in a timely manner.