Semes Hosts the 9th Semes-Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers KSOIC Competition

Semes, a semiconductor equipment company, announced on the 11th that it held the '9th Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers-Semes Open Innovation Challenge' event at Jeju ICC (International Convention Center), where an awards ceremony for outstanding papers and a presentation of the winning works were conducted to promote industry-academia technology exchange.

This event is a paper contest in the field of mechanical engineering, focusing on semiconductor and display equipment process technology, ultra-precision sensor measurement technology, and other areas applicable in industrial sites. It is the first industry-academia open innovation competition hosted by a domestic academic society. Sponsored by the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy, the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers and Semes have jointly organized and operated the event since 2016 with the aim of discovering ideas for future technological innovation.

From the left, Jeong Taekyung, CEO of Semes, and Kim Donghwan, President of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers. Semes

This contest received a total of 58 proposals from 25 domestic universities and research institutions on topics including ▲production facility technology ▲CAE technology ▲measurement and control technology ▲thermal, fluid, and material technology ▲process technology ▲AI technology, selecting a total of 11 teams including 1 grand prize winner and 2 gold prize winners.

The grand prize was awarded to the research team led by Professor Kim Sanha of the Department of Mechanical Engineering at KAIST, who developed a nanoporous micropatterned polyurethane pad for ultrafine contaminant cleaning. The gold prizes were awarded to Professor Kwak Nogyun from the Fluid Engineering Department at Hanyang University and Researcher Lee Jungwoo from Sogang University, respectively.

Jung Taekyung, CEO of Semes, stated, "Through the innovative idea contest for discovering new technological solutions and talents, we will provide opportunities for the development of the mechanical industry and take the lead in developing advanced semiconductor process equipment."