Samsung Electronics Shares AI Semiconductor Technology With 1,000 Employees From Partner Companies

[Financial News] Samsung Electronics' DS Division shared the latest semiconductor technology trends with partner companies and moved to strengthen its technological competitiveness. 
Samsung Electronics said on the 13th that it had held the 'Semiconductor Tech Seminar' on the 10th at the Win-Win Cooperation Academy in Suwon, Gyeonggi Province, with about 1,000 employees of partner companies participating online and in person. Held regularly twice a year since 2019, the seminar was organized to share the latest technology trends and key insights from the industry with partner companies. 
The seminar in the second half of this year was held at a time when demand for artificial intelligence (AI) semiconductors is surging. Its themes were 'The Evolution and Future of Memory Semiconductor Technology in the AI Era' and 'A Paradigm Shift in Materials Technology Amid Changes in Semiconductor Technology.'
Hwang, Cheol-Seong, a specially appointed chair professor at Seoul National University, outlined structural changes in the global semiconductor industry and the roadmap for memory technology. In particular, he explained the development directions for next-generation device technologies to overcome the limits of high-density integration in DRAM and NAND flash, as well as for high-bandwidth memory (HBM) stacking and packaging technologies. 
Kim Yun-ho, head of Samsung Electronics' Foundry Materials Technology Team, then shared materials technology challenges and development directions for each semiconductor product. Kim emphasized the need to collaborate with materials, parts and equipment partners to develop high-quality functional materials, saying, "Materials are one of the pillars of core technologies for future semiconductors, alongside circuits, processes and equipment." 
Ji Hyeon-gi, head of Samsung Electronics' DS Division Win-Win Cooperation Center and a vice president, said, "The semiconductor industry is a key driver of AI innovation, and without advances in semiconductors, AI development is impossible." He added, "We will continue to carry out various activities to strengthen our partners' technological capabilities." 

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