Busan City Confirmed as Host for the 22nd International Conference on Silicon Carbide Research and Materials (ICSCRM)

Busan City Hall.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Hwang Duyul] Busan City succeeded in attracting the International Conference on Silicon Carbide and Related Materials (ICSCRM), the world's largest event in the silicon carbide (SiC) field, to Busan on the 13th.

Silicon carbide (SiC) is a material composed of silicon (Si) and carbon (C), second only to diamond in hardness. Unlike silicon (Si), which is widely used as a conventional semiconductor material, SiC is a next-generation semiconductor material with excellent properties such as high voltage and high heat resistance, making it suitable for energy saving and mainly used in electric vehicles.

This attraction was finalized at the 19th conference held in Davos, Switzerland, on September 13, 2022.

The 22nd conference will be held at BEXCO in Busan in September 2025, with about 1,200 participants from industry, academia, and research institutes from 20 countries attending academic presentations, invited lectures, exhibitions, and more.

The hosting of the conference is expected to be a groundbreaking opportunity for the development of the silicon carbide field in domestic industry, academia, and research. In particular, Busan is making efforts to establish an SiC power semiconductor industry cluster, which is expected to accelerate securing global technological competitiveness and fostering related industries.

Mayor Park Hyung-jun stated, “The hosting of the conference will give momentum to the creation of a power semiconductor industry value chain within the Southeast Radiation Medical Science Industrial Complex,” and added, “We will do our best to continuously grow new industries in the region.”

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