▲ President Hwang Seon-jo of Sunmoon University (left) and Dean Song Jae-kyung of Sunmoon University Graduate School (right)

Transitioning to the Future of Automotive, Expanding the Use of Automotive Semiconductors
Sunmoon University prepares to establish a graduate school for automotive semiconductor convergence.

Sunmoon University held the 'Autonomous Driving Automotive Semiconductor Workshop' as it prepared to establish the 'Autonomous Driving Automotive Semiconductor Convergence Graduate School.'

At the 'Autonomous Vehicle Semiconductor Workshop' held in COEX Conference Room 300 on October 18th, co-hosted by Sunmoon University and e4ds, experts in the autonomous vehicle semiconductor field gave lectures and shared technology and information.

Professor Oh In-yeol, the preparatory committee chair of the Automotive Semiconductor Convergence Graduate School at Sunmoon University and the program chair of this workshop, said, “We organized this session to shed light on future car technology through a multifaceted exploration of △industry trends in automotive semiconductor technology and future core technologies △autonomous driving development environment, focusing on autonomous driving technology.”

The plenary session, moderated by Professor Oh In-yeol, was themed ‘Trends in autonomous vehicle semiconductor technology’, with △Lee Seung-hwan, Director of the Korea Automotive Research Institute, presenting ‘Trends in automotive semiconductor development and domestic status’ and △Choi Ki-chang, Professor at Seoul National University, presenting ‘Exploring ways to promote the system semiconductor industry and automotive semiconductors’. Choi Gyu-hoon, CEO of ThreatEch Solution, and Oh Hyeon-seo, an expert member of ETRI, also appeared as speakers.
<br /> Seung-Hwan Lee, Director of the Hanjae Center, emphasized the role of the Automotive Semiconductor Convergence Graduate School, saying, “The use of automotive semiconductors is expanding due to the transition to future automobiles,” and “We need to cultivate advanced automotive semiconductor personnel through industry-academia cooperation.”

In Session 1, chaired by Professor Kim Tae-seong, on the topic of 'Autonomous Driving System Semiconductor Technology', △NVIDIA Managing Director Byung-won Byun, Arm Managing Director Seong-hun Jeong, and Intel Director Jeong-seok Kang presented on their respective companies' autonomous driving system solutions.

In Session 2, chaired by Professor Yeo Hong-gu, on the topic of ‘Autonomous Driving Sensor Semiconductor Technology,’ Professor Oh In-yeol of Sunmoon University presented on ‘High Value-Added Autonomous Driving Car Sensor Semiconductor,’ while Professor Won Jong-hoon of Inha University, Professor Park Hyo-hoon of KAIST, and Professor Song In-hyeok of Texas State University presented on ‘Autonomous Driving Car Sensor Semiconductor Technology.’

Lastly, the third session, chaired by Professor Kim Jin-mook, was on the topic of ‘Autonomous Driving Solutions and Development Environment’, and AVL Managing Director Son Min-hyeok, WeGo Robotics Research Institute Director Baek Yun-beom, and Xytron CEO Heo Seong-min presented on the topic of ‘Autonomous Driving Solutions and Development Environment’.

In his welcoming address, President Hwang Seon-jo of Sunmoon University stated, “Innovation, such as specialized strategies based on the university’s accumulated capabilities, is essential for national competitiveness,” and “Sunmoon University will actively pursue the cultivation of human resources in the autonomous driving semiconductor field, which we have steadily accumulated.”

Song Jae-kyung, Dean of the Graduate School at Sunmoon University, said in a press conference, “It is predicted that autonomous driving technology will become more important than any other technology,” and added, “I hope that the establishment of the Automotive Semiconductor Convergence Graduate School and this workshop will lead to a leap forward in autonomous vehicle semiconductor technology.”
/> In his congratulatory remarks, Kim Gwang-seon, president of the Chungnam Science and Technology Promotion Agency, said, “I congratulate Sunmoon University on the establishment of the Automotive Semiconductor Convergence Graduate School.” He added, “The Chungnam Science and Technology Promotion Agency will actively support automotive semiconductors as a core field, and we look forward to Sunmoon University’s role as well.”

Oh In-yeol, the workshop program chairperson, emphasized, “This workshop has created an environment that will foster the development of semiconductors for autonomous vehicles in the future, as it has provided a platform for technological exchange through presentations from excellent institutions, and has provided an opportunity to share information with major corporations such as Hyundai Motor Company, Samsung, and LG, as well as small and medium-sized enterprises, universities, research institutes, and government agencies.”