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RFcore supplying AESA Radar, the core technology of drone defense, through Hanwha Systems

In the endeavor to establish an anti-drone defense system against unmanned aerial vehicles(UAVs) and drone attacks, domestically developed Active Electronically Scanned Array(AESA) radar technology is set to be employed.   Wireless communication technology specialist, RFcore Co., Ltd.(CEO Jeon Gye-ik), announced its contribution to the Anti-Drone System project led by the Defense Acquisition Program Administration. The company will supply domestically developed AESA radar, marking a significant achievement for Korean small and medium-sized enterprises in the field.   RFcore has overcome a decade-long reliance on foreign-made beam-forming chips in the development of AESA radar. Through independent efforts, the company has achieved the localization of crucial elements such as beam-forming chips, algorithms, and software for radar technology.   The Anti-Drone System project commissioned by the Defense Acquisition Program Administration focuses on defending critical facilities against UAVs and drone attacks. Last December, Hanwha Systems secured a 300 billion won contract for the high-altitude anti-drone system.   RFcore's domestically developed state-of-the-art AESA radar technology has earned high praise for its contribution to the stability of the system and the national defense capabilities. The company is poised to supply the core technology in the radar field for the high-altitude anti-drone system contracted to Hanwha Systems.   AESA radar, functioning by rapidly scanning beams electronically to detect and track targets, is deemed essential for enhancing the efficiency of anti-drone operations.   The localization of AESA radar technology, recognized as a core competency in the Anti-Drone System project, is expected to not only strengthen national security but also elevate the competitiveness of the Korean defense industry.   Jeon Gye-ik, CEO of RFcore, expressed pride in the collaboration with Hanwha Systems in the anti-drone project, stating, "We take pride in contributing to the country's security by providing cutting-edge radar technology through our collaboration with Hanwha Systems." He added, "We will continue to lead technological innovation in the defense sector, promoting the growth and technological localization of the domestic defense industry."   RFcore has been at the forefront of the radar segment in the domestic anti-drone market, having supplied AESA radar to various public and national institutions since 2010. The company achieved the commercialization of Complementary Metal-Oxide-Semiconductor(CMOS) based 1-channel and 4-channel Monolithic Microwave Integrated Circuits(MMIC) through a joint civilian-military technology cooperation project, marking a global first. 강동현 기자 kang_donghyun@koreadaily.comtechnology supplying radar technology drone defense core technology

2024-01-18

6 Startups, "Technology theft from large companies can't go on like this" Beginning solidarity with the Ministry of SMEs and Startups

On the 8th, the Ministry of SMEs and Startups held a meeting and presentation on ‘Measures to Strengthen Support for Technology Protection of Small and Medium Businesses’ at the Four Seasons Hotel in Gwanghwamun, Seoul.   The event was arranged to innovate the systems to protect the technology of small and medium-sized enterprises and startups, and to prepare measures to help companies affected by technology theft recover their businesses.   Officials from large and small businesses attended the meeting, including Vice Minister Joo Hyun Cho of the Ministry of SMEs and Startups, Vice President Noh Sung Park of Smartscore, CEO Ji Won Jung of Algocare, CEO Jong Wan Kim of RO&F, CEO Yu Hyung Kim of On Form, Executive Director Beom Soo Ye of KT, and Executive Director Mi Seon Ahn of POSCO E&C.   Vice President Noh Sung Park of Smartscore, who participated in the event as the representative of the affected companies, said, "If a dispute arises, startups must directly prove all facts, damages, and calculations of the amounts." He expressed regret by adding, “It is not easy to respond to the law from the standpoint of a startup, and there is a need to supplement this.”   Smartscore, a South Korean golf startup, previously claimed a case of technology theft by Kakao VX. It is said Kakao VX hacked its website about 800 times in the span of two years and copied the golf course operation and management solutions accumulated over the years to launch a similar service. Kakao VX acknowledged and apologized for unauthorized access, but claims it was an individual employee's deviation. Currently, Smartscore is in the process of criminal and civil lawsuits over the hacking incident.   Smartscore also reported Kakao VX to the Fair Trade Commission, saying Kakao VX committed unfair acts such as extorting customers through unreasonable unit price reduction and rebates.   Vice Minister Joo Hyun Cho of the Ministry of SMEs and Startups said, “While the eradication of technology theft has not been realized, technology theft from startups has recently become a social problem, and the frequency has increased as well.” She added, “This technology theft is a big problem as it takes away the ideas and growth potential of startups.”   The Ministry of SMEs and Startups presented measures to strengthen technology protection support for small businesses in three stages: △technology infringement prevention stage △dispute stage △recovery stage.   First, in order to prevent technology infringement, intensive support will be provided to startups through 1:1 matching methods such as signing confidentiality agreements, responding to patents, and securing transaction evidences. Technology infringement alerts will be given through market monitoring, focusing on the manufacturing sector. The right to request for prohibition or prevention of technology misappropriation to the court will be provided, and sanctions against technology infringement will be strengthened such as strengthening punitive damages from 3 to 5 times.   In the technical dispute stage, a pan-ministerial technology protection gateway, which is planned to start in earnest from 2024, will be established based on LLM (Large Language Model) so that affected companies can proceed with one-stop response and support systems—from application form provision to submission—for each ministry appropriate to the dispute situation. LLM refers to an AI-based natural language algorithm that provides human-like responses.   Furthermore, by 2024, business agreements will be signed with 19 district courts across the country to expand the transfer of the mediation system for court litigation cases and promote prompt dispute resolutions. Cooperation between ministries to eradicate technology theft will also be strengthened, such as joint application for administrative investigations by the Ministry of SMEs and Startups and the Korean Intellectual Property Office, request for investigation by the National Police Agency in case of failure to implement corrective recommendations, and strengthening cooperation with the National Intelligence Service to prevent overseas technology leakage.   In the recovery phase after a technical dispute, guarantee support up to a maximum of KRW 1 billion will be provided for business stabilization of the affected companies. A technical dispute recovery support center will be newly established to provide on-site support for various support projects such as warranty and technology transaction support through dedicated consultants.   In order to establish technology protection infrastructure, the technology protection legal system, which is currently divided into the win-win law and the technology protection law, will be integrated, and the ‘Small and Medium Business Technology Protection Act’ will be revised in its entirety to enhance the effectiveness of technology protection support measures. The Ministry of SMEs and Startups is also reviewing the establishment of an institution specializing in mediation and arbitration to secure expertise in dispute resolution and strengthen access to the mediation system.   Vice Minister Joo Hyun Cho of the Ministry of SMEs and Startups said, “We have prepared effective countermeasures by connecting and integrating the existing fragmented support industries through cooperation with relevant ministries. We will continue to work with small and medium-sized enterprises until a fair technology market is created in accordance with laws and principles by immediately reflecting the valuable opinions presented at today’s meeting, as well as deficiencies found after the implementation of the system.”    이동희 기자 (lee.donghee.ja@gmail.com)startups technology technology protection technology theft startups vice

2023-06-11

“CES 2023’s Innovative cosmetic facial sheet mask with clean-tech Biocell as paper-based power source.”

At this year’s Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, beauty devices are once again joining home electronics such as smart TVs, laptops and robots on the convention floor. However, Young&Be’s Bio-radiance Mask was also able to join this Exhibition being a facial sheet mask with iontophoresis technology to enhance the absorption of cosmetic ingredients into skin’s deeper layers. Unlike devices that cost hundreds of dollars with same technology, known as galvanic, Reziena unveiled a cosmetic product that combines this microcurrent technology with easy-to-use sheet masks at a more affordable price so that everyone can experience clinical skincare results in the comfort of their home.   Major companies in the beauty industry regularly exhibit new technologies, where the beauty tech presence continues to be a large part at the Consumer Technology Association’s event this January 5-8th. This year’s item that is getting a great deal of public attention is Young&be Bio-radiance mask with sustainable clean-tech energy.   It has two lines Revitalizing and Brightening with a user-friendly package in contrast to other brands with similar technology, involving many additional steps, items, or devices in the package. Additionally, Bio-radiance Mask can penetrate far more effectively than normal sheet mask and to ensure customers that the current is generated, Reziena has placed an LED light on the mask as an indicator of when the power supply has been activated. This way, customers are certain that the product actually has a power supply and is currently generating microcurrent when the LED light is on.   Reziena created a solution that combines microcurrent technology with sheet masks so that anyone may experience professional clinical treatments at home.    이동희 기자 (lee.donghee.ja@gmail.com)cosmetic facial facial sheet consumer technology iontophoresis technology

2023-01-05

CLAP introduces Organic Thin Film Transistor (OTFT) application technology at CES 2023

  CLAP (CEO Sungho Kim, www.clap.co.kr), a company specializing in materials and parts for organic semiconductors and displays, participates in CES 2023, the world's largest consumer electronics and information technology exhibition, held at the Las Vegas Convention Center in the United States from January 5th to 8th. and exhibits Organic Thin Film Transistor (OTFT) application prototype.   After acquiring OTFT material source patents and technologies from Germany's BASF, CLAP has its own organic semiconductor research fab and is actively developing application products based on material synthesis, application product design, and process technology, and is actively establishing business cooperation partnerships with domestic and global companies.   OTFT has the advantage of manufacturing devices inexpensively with various coating processes (solution materials) without expensive deposition equipment, and it is possible to manufacture devices on plastic films such as PET, COP, and PEN in a low-temperature process (below 120℃). It is a next-generation TFT that can make products that are not bent or easily broken. As a driving substrate for Flexible Electronics that requires flexible functions, the possibility of using OTFT is very high. In addition to flexible characteristics, it is possible to provide various sensor solutions for IoT infrastructure and various form factors such as bendable, rollable, and wearable.   In particular, the OTFT manufacturing process is eco-friendly. In the process, if the organic semiconductor and insulator contain the photoreactive material (CLAP’s Crosslinker : XL-100), direct patterning of the TFT becomes possible. The process can be reduced to 1/3 of the existing method using photoresist and reactive ion etching (RIE), hence obtaining an eco-friendly effect such as low carbon emission. This is one of the differentiated solutions of CLAP OTFT.   At this CES 2023, CLAP prepared an exhibition booth in the IoT Infrastructure Sector (Korea Sensor Pavilion, Booth No. 10824) to showcase OLED Mobile large-screen fingerprint recognition sensor solutions based on Organic Semiconductor materials and Active Matrix driving prototypes for transparent Micro LED.   Sungho Kim, CEO of CLAP, said, "Based on our core competencies in organic semiconductor materials and parts, we are prioritizing commercialization of TFT drive substrates for large-screen fingerprint recognition sensors and transparent and flexible Micro LED Displays. It will further promote technology through participation in CES 2023 exhibition and expand cooperative partnerships with global companies. Ultimately, CLAP wants to continue as an eco-friendly company that uses less energy, less waste, and less harmful substances based on organic semiconductor materials, and wants to become the world's best company in Flexible Electronics applications.”   [Introduction to CLAP] CLAP is a start-up established by key personnel with more than 30 years of experience in the organic semiconductor and display industries. It is a top-notch research and development (R&D) company in Korea that holds more than 700 patents in related fields. In Korea, CLAP was certified as a 'specialized company for materials parts equipment' and was selected for the 'Baby Unicorn 200 Fostering Project' in recognition of its organic semiconductor technology by Korean government, and also won Korean government Award 'Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy Award' of the Information Display Grand Prize at K-Display 2022 for its OTFT-based fingerprint recognition solution technology. CLAP is preparing for future growth by building business cooperation partnerships with domestic and global companies.    이동희 기자 (lee.donghee.ja@gmail.com)application technology organic semiconductors information technology process technology

2023-01-04

CLAP successfully develops Retardation Film for OLED displays based on its own liquid crystal material technology

    CLAP (CEO Sungho Kim), a Korean company specializing in organic semiconductors, display materials and parts, announced on the 28th that it had succeeded in localizing Retardation Film for OLED displays.   OLED is a vivid color self-emissive display, and its application is expanding in various products such as TV, Mobile, IT, and Auto in a thin and flexible form. However, since the metal electrode reflects strong light coming from the outside, the contrast ratio of the display is deteriorated. Accordingly, a solution is needed to reduce the reflectance of OLED displays, and a Retardation Film with a reflection prevention function plays its role.   As a core component of OLED display, Retardation Film is attached to a polarizer and supplied to OLED display panel makers. The Retardation Film market can refer to the size of the OLED polarizer market, and it is expected that the market will grow by 165% from 17 million square meters in 2021 to 28 million square meters in 2025 on an area basis. (resource OMDIA 2022)   CLAP has become a successful company from core raw materials (patent holding) to film manufacturing process technology through its own R&D capabilities.   CLAP has total solution that can manufacture customized liquid crystal materials, synthesis technology, optical simulation, and film to respond to various technology needs  and is currently establishing cooperation partnerships with global companies.   Sungho Kim, CEO of CLAP, said, "We are pleased that CLAP has secured from materials to film manufacturing technologies in Retardation Film. In particular, we have independently owned various materials for Retardation Film (e.g., reverse dispersion, photo-alignment, +C plate, etc.), and based on this, we will continue to create innovative values in customers and markets as a material technology company in OLED displays."   About CLAP CLAP is a startup established with key personnel with more than 30 years of experience in the organic semiconductor and display industries with investment from CLEANWRAP, No. 1 household packaging company in Korea. CLAP has about 700 patents related to organic semiconductors and liquid crystal coating technology for OLED panel.   박원중 기자 (park.wonjun.ja@gmail.com)technology retardation retardation film display retardation display materials

2022-06-29

전국 공대 ‘톱3’에 드는 세계적 명문, 조지아텍

연구중심 종합대학 유명 학비 대비 연봉 최고 수준 입학 졸업 계속 어려워져   1885년에 개교한 조지아 주립대 시스템 산하의 대표적인 대학이다. 흔히 부르는 조지아텍(Georgia Tech)은 약칭이다. 정식 명칭은 조지아 공과대학교(Georgia Institute of Technology)이며 애틀랜타에 위치해 있다. 남부를 대표하는 연구 중심 대학으로 매사추세츠 공대(MIT), 캘리포니아 공대(Caltech)와 더불어 미국 3대 공과대학으로 꼽힌다.   공대로 시작했지만 연구중심 종합대학으로 성장했다. 도시공학, 항공우주, 산업공학, 기계, 전자, 컴퓨터 등 공학은 물론 건축, 경영, 인문과학 등도 최고 수준을 자랑한다. 매년 발표되는 US 뉴스 & 월드 리포트 자료에 따르면 미국 종합대학 학부 공대 순위에서 조지아텍 거의 모든 공학과 전공이 미국 내 10위권 안에 들고 있다.   조지아텍의 잘 갖추어진 환경과 시설은 부러움을 사기에 충분하지만 높은 명성만큼이나 입학도 어렵다. 들어가기도 힘들지만 학점 짜기로도 유명해 졸업하지 못한 사람도 많다. 하지만 졸업생들에 대한 평판과 학문적 성과는 대단해 취업률과 학비 대비 연봉 수준은 미국 내 거의 톱 클래스에 속한다.     항공우주공학과 교수진들은 미국 우주왕복선 프로그램에서 자문 부분의 중추적인 역할을 담당하고 있다. 아폴로 계획시절 달을 밟은 우주인 중 존 왓츠 영이 대표적인 조지아텍 졸업자다. 나사에서 국장으로 근무했던 리처드 해리슨 트룰리를 비롯해 항공우주공학에서도 두각을 드러낸 이들이 조지아텍 출신이 많다.   39대 대통령이자 노벨평화상 수상자인 지미 카터 전 대통령도 조지아텍을 다녔다. 또 노벨 화학상 수상자인 캐리 뮬리스를 비롯해 각종 연구소, 경제계 등의 분야에서 많은 지도급 인사들을 배출하고 있다.     학생수는 2019년 기준 3만6489명으로 1153명 가량의 교수진을 보유하고 있다. 교수 1인당 학생 수 비율은 1:18이다. 아시안 학생 비율은 학부생 22%, 대학원생 40%에 달한다. 대학 정보 사이트(College Factual)에 따르면 한인 학생의 비중이 높아 전체 학생의 2.4%, 유학생 비율의 10%의 학생들이 유학중이다. 한인 학생이 운영하는 조지아텍 게시판은 애틀랜타 한인들도 많이 이용하는 정보 소통 창구다.     조지아텍은 역동적인 대학생활을 경험하기에도 좋은 곳이다. 전국대회를 4번 우승한 대학 풋볼의 강팀인 '옐로자켓'의 경기가 있는 날은 온 대학이 응원의 열기로 들썩인다. 체육 시설 또한 충분히 잘 갖춰져 있어 1996년 애틀랜타 올림픽 당시에도 경기장으로 사용됐다.   국제도시 애틀랜타 한복판에 위치한 조지아텍은 취업기회가 많은 곳으로도 유명하다. 다양한 인턴십 프로그램과 산학협동과정을 운영하고 있으며, 석박사 학위를 따기 위해서는 2학기 동안 파트타임, 또는 풀 타임으로 기업 근무과정을 거쳐야 한다.    학부생에게도 인턴쉽을 권장하며, 매년 1000개 이상의 기업체에서 3000명 이상의 학부생이 인턴과정을 거친다. 이런 산학협동과정과 인턴쉽 프로그램은 US뉴스에서 선정하는 2022년도 '취업 잘되는 프로그램'에 선정됐다.   현재 지원자가 계속 늘어 2018년 합격률은 18.8%까지 낮아졌다.     ▶주소= North Ave NW, Atlanta, GA 30332 ▶기부금= 21억 7000만 달러(2020년) ▶등록금(2021-2022년)= 1만258달러(조지아 주민), 3만1370달러(타주 출신) ▶웹사이트= www.gatech.edu   정리=김태은 인턴기자미국 technology 조지아 공과대학교 georgia institute 연구중심 종합대학

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