Research News Roundup
2009/08/03 15:43Hyundai Motor and Samsung Electronics created a new joint partnership to deliver automotive chip technology with backing from the government:
The project involves the manufacture of computer chips used in smart keys, automated parking sensors and battery sensors that improve fuel efficiency, the Ministry of Knowledge Economy said yesterday.
LG Electronics, Samsung Electronics and SK Telecom are also taking part in two new government sponsored semiconductor research projects focusing on digital televisions and smart phones. The Korean government also announced funding for new security and medical robotic research projects.
While there was confusion over Ericsson’s plans to create a Korean research center, Qualcomm is looking to expand their research projects in Korea:
Qualcomm already has an R&D center running in China. The company will decide by the end of the year whether it needs another one in Asia, and Korea and India are currently talked about as the main candidate sites, Cha said.
The company is currently exploring the possibilities for joint research projects with the country’s leading tech schools, including Seoul National University, Yonsei University, Korea University and Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST).
Georgia Tech is leading another government sponsored research project on digital convergence:
It marks the first time the Korean government has chosen a U.S. university to lead one of its research programs, according to a Georgia Tech news release. Georgia Tech was one of 109 universities competing to lead the research effort. The project will work to develop the next generation of “digital convergence devices” that would allow users to combine Internet, telephone, television and other forms of media in a single system operated with hand gestures, body movements and facial expressions.
