[Seminar News] What Sensors and Component Materials Are Perfect for Wearable Devices?
Published2016.07.06 16:45Discussion on the status of technology and commercialization at the Private School Teachers' Pension Fund Building in Yeouido on July 13
According to relevant research firms such as Tractica and IDC, the global wearable device market is projected to exceed $110 billion (133.37 trillion won) within the next 10 years, up from approximately $38 billion (46.0759 trillion won) last year, and shipments are growing rapidly, reaching 45.6 million units in 2015 and 126.1 million units in 2019.
Recently, wearable smart devices have been evolving into various forms, including accessory types, body-attached types, clothing-integrated types, and bio-implantable types. With technological innovation for these devices focusing on the manufacturing of optimal components and materials, the Industrial Education Research Institute (Director Kim Seong-eui) announced that it will hold the 'Seminar on Technological Innovation and Commercialization Status of Core Sensors and Components/Materials for Wearable Smart Devices' at the Private School Teachers' Pension Hall in Yeouido, Seoul, on Wednesday, July 13.
▲ Samsung Electronics is responding to the wearable trend by launching 'SamsungWA.com,' an online site dedicated to wearable devices, on the 4th. ( See photo for SamsungWA.com)
The seminar covered topics ranging from the development of core components, materials, and platform technologies for wearable smart devices and standardization trends to ultra-low power, high-performance modelsWe will discuss in depth all relevant information ranging from core sensors such as shun tracking, gesture, tactile, and pressure sensors to technology development, application examples, and commercialization status of stretchable displays, flexible batteries, flexible electronic circuits, and flexible electrode materials.
The Industrial Education Research Institute stated that in the future, technological innovation in more components and materials, in addition to sensors, displays, batteries, circuits, and electrode materials, will lead to wearable smart device technology creating a better world, and expressed hope that this seminar would provide an opportunity to explore solutions to various problems expected in future full-scale technological innovation and market expansion.
For more details on the seminar and inquiries, please visit the Industrial Education Research Institute website ( http://www.kiei.com ) or call ( 02-2025-1333) .
The following are the topics to be presented and the presenters for this seminar.
▲ Presenter on 'Technology Development and Standardization Trends for Core Components, Materials, and Platforms of Wearable Smart Devices': Professor Sung-Kyu Park, Chung-Ang University
▲ 'Development of Ultra-Low Power, High Performance Motion Tracking Sensor Technology for Wearable Smart Devices, Application Cases, and Commercialization Status' Presenter: Professor Joo Byung-kwon, Korea University
▲ Presenter: Dr. Kim Gun-nyeon, Electronics Technology Institute, on 'Development of Ultra-low Power, High Performance Gesture Sensor Technology for Wearable Smart Devices, Applications, and Commercialization Status'
▲ Presenter: Dr. Minseok Kim, Korea Standards Research Institute, 'Development of Ultra-Low Power, High Performance Tactile Sensor Technology for Wearable Smart Devices, Application Cases, and Commercialization Status'
▲ Presenter: Dr. Lee Wang-hoon, Gumi Electronics & Information Technology Institute, on 'Development of Ultra-low Power, High-Performance Pressure Sensor Technology for Wearable Smart Devices, Applications, and Commercialization Status'
▲ Presenter: Dr. Jaebon Koo, Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute, 'Development of Stretchable Display Technology for Wearable Smart Devices, Application Cases, and Commercialization Status'
▲ Presenter on 'Technology Development, Applications, and Commercialization Status of Flexible Electronic Circuits for Wearable Smart Devices': Professor Kang-Jun Baek, Pukyong National University
▲ Presenter on 'Technology Development, Application Cases, and Commercialization Status of Flexible Batteries for Wearable Smart Devices': Professor Young-soo Yoon, Gachon University
▲ Presenter on 'Technology Development, Application Cases, and Commercialization Status of Flexible Electrode Materials for Wearable Smart Devices': Professor Seung-Hwan Koh, Seoul National University
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