Date: 17/05/2023

Semiconductor material event SMC Korea 2023 focuses on sustainability

SMC (Strategic Materials Conference) Korea 2023 held on 17th May 2023 at Suwon Convention Center in Suwon-si, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea covered market forecasts, insights into the latest semiconductor materials developments, and the key role of materials in sustainability.

At SMC Korea 2023 below presentations focused on reducing the industry’s carbon footprint:

Namsung Kim, Senior Director, Applied Materials – GAA (Gate-All-Around) Technology to Enable Continuous CMOS Transistor Scaling for Energy-Efficient Computing
Sung-Ho Kim, Head of Global Marketing, Merck – Materials Innovation for Low-Global Warming Potential (GWP) Gas Development
WonSeob Cho, Head of Electronic Materials R&D Center, BASF – Aiming for CO2 Neutrality: Sustainable Solutions for IC Applications
Sang Uk Nam, Associate Research Fellow, KIET – Carbon-Neutral Strategy of Korean Government and Role of Materials Companies

Samsung and SK hynix have discussed vital importance of collaboration in advanced packaging and sustainable materials innovations.

Below experts presented semiconductor materials market trends:

Jeongdong Choe, Senior Technical Fellow, TechInsights – Market & Technology Trends for Memory Devices Including Materials
Inji Yeom, Associate Partner, McKinsey & Company – Global Supply Chain
Mark Thirsk, Managing Partner, Linx Consulting – Materials Still Matter. Trends in Materials Demand and Supply
Jan Vardaman, President and Founder, TechSearch International – Advanced Packaging Technology & Market Trends

Also experts from Air Liquide, Dongjin Semichem and Lam Research discussed materials crucial to driving semiconductor innovations.

The global semiconductor wafer fab materials market is projected to see a strong rebound in 2024 after softening this year, the March 2023 SEMI Materials Market Data Subscription (MMDS) report shows. Key semiconductor materials market drivers include artificial intelligence (AI), applications such as ChatGPT, and the growing automotive chip market.

SMC Korea 2023 Sponsors:
Aether CT
DuPont
Linx Consulting
Corbion
Entegris
Merck
Dongwoo Fine-Chem
JSR
SK Inc. Materials
Dongjin Semichem
KC Tech
Wonik Materials

News Source: SEMI