The Semiconductor Specialization Project Group (Director Kim Jin-su) has embarked on advancing Industry-University Cooperation by conducting joint applied research with regional semiconductor companies based on faculty-held technologies.

Jeonbuk National University (JBNU) announced that on May 8 at 11:00 a.m. it held an Industry-University Cooperation agreement ceremony at Engineering Building 8 for the four projects selected for the '2026 Industry–University Joint Technology Development Projects.'

This initiative aims to further develop the research technologies possessed by JBNU faculty together with companies and to link them through to commercialization. The plan seeks to enhance the competitiveness of the regional semiconductor industry by combining the university's research capabilities with companies' field technologies.

The selected projects will be carried out as joint developments between companies and the technologies of JBNU professors. Professor Heo Geun will jointly develop the 'Advancement of Next-Generation Silicon Components for Semiconductor Etching Processes' technology with (유)리테크너스, and Professor Kim Ki-hyun will advance 'Next-Generation LiDAR Sensor Technology for Physical AI-Based Environmental Perception' together with ㈜피엔엘세미.

Professor Ra Yong-ho will jointly develop 'Optical Computing Materials for Ultra-High-Speed AI Computation in Next-Generation Mobility and High-Efficiency Transparent Electrode Integration Technology' with ㈜넥스첨단소재, and Professor Bae Hak-yeol will collaborate with ㈜투디에피 to pursue applied research on 'Pulsed-MOCVD-Based 2D Material Deposition within 3D Structures and CMOS Integration Technology.'

The JBNU Semiconductor Specialization Project Group has been selected this year for four projects totaling KRW 280 million to enhance the capabilities of regional industries by sharing the university's human and material resources through collaborative research with industry.

Accordingly, each project will proceed over the next nine months by applying and validating the university research team's technologies in corporate settings. In particular, student researchers will participate in all projects, operating a practice-oriented education system that allows them to experience both R&D and industrial sites simultaneously.

Director Kim Jin-su said, 'These projects are meaningful in applying the university's research technologies to industrial sites and converting them into tangible outcomes. Through a structure in which industry and the university jointly develop and disseminate technologies, we will continuously improve the competitiveness of the regional semiconductor industry ecosystem.'

Meanwhile, the JBNU Semiconductor Specialization Project Group plans to expand industry–university collaborative research linking faculty research capabilities and corporate demand, and to strengthen a virtuous cycle that extends from technology development to talent cultivation.