Samsung Electronics Holds Briefing on Promising Future Technologies, Including VR and IoT, for 65 Partner Companies
Introduce next-generation advanced technologies held by universities and research institutes to partner companies and conduct technology matching.

On the 17th, Samsung Electronics held the '2016 4th Future Promising Excellent Technology Briefing' for partner companies at the Suwon Win-Win Cooperation Academy Education Center.

The 'Excellent Technology Briefing,' which began in 2009, serves as a venue for Samsung Electronics to share promising future technology trends to strengthen the technological competitiveness of its partner companies, and starting this year, it has been expanded to four times a year. This briefing was attended by approximately 140 people, including representatives and R&D executives from 65 first and second-tier partner companies, and a total of six excellent technologies were introduced.

The introduced technologies attracted the attention of attendees as VR-based technologies and promising future technologies, including ▲ patch-type, implantable, and non-contact electrocardiogram sensors (Professor Lee Jong-ha, Keimyung University) ▲ high-sensitivity gyroscope sensors and wired/wireless measurement total systems (Professor Lee Ki-geun, Ajou University) ▲ fabric-type electroactive polymer composite sensors for shock measurement (Professor Jang Seung-hwan, Chung-Ang University) ▲ miniature antennas using virtual magnetic field walls (Professor Lim Sung-jun, Chung-Ang University) ▲ core element technologies for next-generation Internet of Things (Principal Hwang Hyun-gu, Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute) ▲ 3D spatial wireless charging technology (Principal Cho In-gui, Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute).

In addition, Kim Do-kyun, Senior Vice President of Samsung Electronics DMC Research Institute, delivered a special lecture on the topic of 'AR/VR-based Technology and Trends'. After the briefing session, a technical consultation session was held to conduct one-on-one consultations regarding the introduced technologies, discuss joint research and development and technology adoption, and provide technical advice such as consultation on technical difficulties for partner companies.

"Samsung Electronics is collaborating with the Korea Association of University Technology Transfer (KAUTM) to introduce next-generation advanced technologies held by domestic universities and government-funded research institutes to partner companies and is also conducting technology matching to facilitate the adoption of necessary technologies," said Joo Eun-ki, Vice President of Samsung Electronics' Win-Win Cooperation Center. "We will contribute to creating a healthy electronics industry ecosystem where industry, academia, and research institutions all engage in win-win cooperation."

Meanwhile, Above Semiconductor (CEO Won Choi), a specialized developer of Micro Controller Units (MCUs), has been seeking to expand its research into this field in line with the trend of smart and low-power solutions for home appliances. By incorporating new low-power technology introduced at an IoT briefing last September, the company is currently developing a solution that can 혁신적으로 improve the inverter motor driving of MCUs. Above Semiconductor plans to launch low-cost, high-efficiency products equipped with the newly developed solution sometime next year.

This year, a total of four excellent technology briefing sessions were held by technology field, including IoT (April), new materials (May), surface treatment (August), and promising future technologies (October), with approximately 540 technology development employees from about 280 partner companies participating.