'Maintaining the Ultra-Gap'... Establishment of KAIST Graduate School of Semiconductor Engineering

Recruitment of New Students Starting from the 7th

The Graduate School of Semiconductor Technology has been established at the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), a cradle for nurturing top-tier science and technology talent in Korea.

On the 1st, KAIST announced the establishment of the Graduate School of Semiconductor Technology to nurture world-class talent who will lead the future semiconductor industry as a pioneer in the semiconductor field.

It was established with support from the government’s ‘Semiconductor Specialized Graduate School’ project and Daejeon City. The school aims to cultivate leaders with deep understanding and expertise in semiconductor technology who will drive Korea’s future semiconductor industry. Faculty members from five departments?Electrical Engineering, Materials Science and Engineering, Bio and Chemical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, and Physics?totaling 32 professors, will participate to nurture advanced master’s and doctoral talents who will lead semiconductor technology innovation with a super-gap in semiconductor devices/materials and packaging fields.

A consortium of 10 companies spanning the entire semiconductor industry value chain, including comprehensive semiconductor companies such as Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix, will participate. They will support various forms of field-oriented education and research, such as industry-academia projects and lectures by industry employees. Collaboration with semiconductor public infrastructure institutions such as the Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute and the Korea Institute of Nanotechnology will also create synergies in education and research cooperation.

Through the introduction of experiential courses such as ‘CMOS Front-End Process Design and Practice,’ a full-cycle semiconductor education curriculum covering design, process, device fabrication, and evaluation will be provided. Semiconductor research facilities will be further expanded to establish a world-class research environment. Leading research will be conducted in various areas including AI semiconductor devices, advanced semiconductor materials, and next-generation semiconductor packaging, focusing on developing new super-gap technologies and solutions.

Applications for master’s and doctoral students enrolling in the fall semester of this year are open until the 7th. Admission details can be found on the KAIST Admissions Office website or the Graduate School of Semiconductor Technology website.