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SUMMARY:"Bridging the Gap: From Lab-Scale Research to Mass Production in Silicon Photonics" - Dr Young Chul Kim, Process Design Engineer at Samsung Electronics
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As the demand for high-speed data processing in AI and data centers grows, Silicon Photonics has emerged as a key technology to overcome the limits of traditional electrical interconnects. However, moving a device from a university lab to a commercial semiconductor "Fab" involves significant technical challenges. In this seminar, Dr. Young Chul Kim will share his experience transitioning from academic research to industrial process design at Samsung Electronics.=0D=0A=
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    The Shift in Perspective: Why "Yield" is more important than "Best Performance" in mass production.=0D=0A=
    Manufacturing Hurdles: Dealing with wafer-edge uniformity and 3D process constraints.=0D=0A=
    Technical Complexity: Managing high-density implant steps and the unique requirements of curved waveguide patterns, which are rare in traditional logic design.=0D=0A=
    Design Strategy: How engineers use layout workarounds to overcome equipment capacity limits.=0D=0A=
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This seminar aims to provide graduate students with a realistic view of modern semiconductor manufacturing and the practical engineering required to bring photonic innovations to the real world.=0D=0A=
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Dr. Young Chul Kim is a semiconductor professional currently specializing in Silicon Photonics process design at Samsung Electronics. He earned his Ph.D. in Applied Physics from Ajou Univer-sity, where his research focused on ultrafast carrier dynamics and optoelectronic devices based on 2D materials like MoS2 and Graphene. Throughout his academic career, he published numer-ous papers on advanced optical imaging and nanofabrication . Now at Samsung's Foundry Divi-sion, he manages the transition of Silicon Photonics from research-level devices to High-Volume Manufacturing (HVM), focusing on yield management and complex process-design co-optimiza-tion.
LOCATION:Graduate Centre GC205 + Online
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