Professor Joo-Hyung Chae (Electronic Communication) from Kwangwoon University and his research team have been selected for the ICT sector project of the Samsung Future Technology Promotion Project

- Conducting research on the optimization design of high-density parallel data transmission and reception buses, supported for four years -

Professor Joo-Hyung Chae (Electronics and Communications Engineering) from Kwangwoon University has been selected as the principal investigator for the Information and Communication Technology (ICT) field in the first half of 2024 by the Samsung Future Technology Promotion Project. The research topic is 'Optimization Design of High-Density Parallel Data Transmission and Reception Buses,' and Professor Chae's research team will exclusively conduct this research, receiving support for four years starting from June 2024.

With the advent of the big data era leveraging artificial intelligence and machine/deep learning, there is a rapidly increasing demand for ultra-high-performance AI computing that can enhance the efficiency and accuracy of these computations. In response to this trend, Professor Chae's research team aims to develop technologies that can improve the computing performance of AI semiconductors. They plan to challenge the world's highest level of high-density interface research by proposing new signal processing methods applied to transmission and reception circuit technologies used in various applications, including on-chip global data buses, HBM interfaces, chiplet interfaces, and multi-chip modules. Through this project, they expect to derive new data transmission methods and circuit design technologies necessary for on-chip/off-chip parallel interfaces, thereby presenting a new paradigm that will significantly improve the data transmission and reception performance of high-performance AI/system/memory semiconductors such as HBM in 5 to 10 years.

The Samsung Future Technology Promotion Project is a public research support project initiated by Samsung Electronics with an investment of 1.5 trillion KRW since 2013, aiming to nurture and support science and technology that will be responsible for the future of South Korea. Every year, it selects support projects in the fields of basic science, materials, and information and communication technology (ICT) in the first and second halves and designates future technology fields necessary for the nation through an annual 'designated theme project contest,' providing support for relevant research.

Professor Joo-Hyung Chae (first from the right in the photo) and his research team from the Department of Electronic Communication Engineering at Kwangwoon University.