The Largest-Ever Academic Conference to Be Held! ... Leading Compound Power Semiconductor Society Gathers in Busan

2024 Korean Institute of Electrical and Electronic Material Engineers Summer Conference to Be Held at BEXCO from 24th to 26th

Over 1,500 Domestic and International Experts and Power Semiconductor Industry Professionals to Participate

After being designated as a specialized power semiconductor cluster, Busan City is accelerating the activation of the cluster by attracting not only public and private investment but also private academic conferences.

2024 Korean Institute of Electrical and Electronic Materials Summer Conference.

The city announced that the "2024 Summer Conference of the Korean Institute of Electrical and Electronic Material Engineers (President Yeo Donghun)" will be held at BEXCO for three days from the 24th to the 26th.

This academic conference, which the city has attracted, is organized by the Korean Institute of Electrical and Electronic Material Engineers (President Yeo Donghun) and sponsored by the city, the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy, and others.

The Summer Conference of the Korean Institute of Electrical and Electronic Material Engineers is the leading academic event for compound power semiconductors and is hosted annually by the Korean Institute of Electrical and Electronic Material Engineers, the top domestic society in the field of electrical and electronic materials.

Founded in 1987, the Korean Institute of Electrical and Electronic Material Engineers is a core society researching compound power semiconductor materials such as silicon carbide (SiC) and gallium nitride (GaN). It consists of about 6,000 top experts and related organizations in the field of electrical and electronic materials from both Korea and abroad.

After being designated as a specialized power semiconductor cluster in July last year, the city attracted the summer conference, which used to be held in different regions each year, to Busan in order to enhance the connection between power semiconductor research and technology development and to facilitate the smooth landing of related industries.

In particular, this event is expected to create a synergistic effect for the advancement of the industry-academia-research-government cooperation system in Busan's power semiconductor sector, as it is held ahead of the "2025 International Conference on Silicon Carbide and Related Materials (ICSCRM)" scheduled to take place in Busan this September.

The "2024 Summer Conference of the Korean Institute of Electrical and Electronic Material Engineers" will be the largest ever, with about 1,500 participants including domestic and international experts in electrical and electronic materials and power semiconductor companies, presenting 845 papers.

Participants will exchange the latest technologies and research trends in power semiconductors and explore ways to advance Busan's power semiconductor industry.

Over the three days, the event will feature 845 paper presentations on advanced industries such as power semiconductors, electronic packaging materials, secondary batteries, semiconductor materials and processes, and converged solar cells; a technology and job fair with 54 participating organizations from industry, academia, and research; special lectures; and sessions for students, among other diverse programs.

In the special lectures, Kim Namgyun, President of the Korea Electrotechnology Research Institute, and Do Woncheol, Fellow at Amkor Korea, will give talks on the future of electrification and power semiconductors, and advanced packaging technologies for heterogeneous integration and system performance enhancement, respectively.

In addition, three entrepreneurs who have contributed to the technological independence and industrial development of Korea's electrical and electronic materials sector will receive commendations from the Minister of Trade, Industry and Energy.

In particular, to explore ways to foster Busan's power semiconductor industry, the "Silicon Carbide (SiC) Semiconductor Conference," which will share the latest technologies related to SiC semiconductor materials and devices, will also be held in parallel during the conference.

Kim Kwanghoe, Deputy Mayor for Economic Affairs, said, "Since Busan was designated as a specialized power semiconductor cluster in July last year, customized support measures by the city and the government have been put in place, and private investment is also gaining momentum. With the largest-ever summer conference being held ahead of the 2025 Busan International Conference on Silicon Carbide and Related Materials, we expect this event to support the smooth landing of Busan's power semiconductor industry and serve as a momentum for a dramatic improvement in the local economy's structure."

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