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This week, NSF Director Sethuraman Panchanathan visited Seoul, South Korea, to celebrate U.S.-South Korea partnerships in semiconductor and bioeconomy research and explore new collaboration opportunities.
During his trip, Panchanathan met with Minister Lee Jong Ho of the Ministry of Science and Information and Communication Technology; Senior Secretary to the President for Science and Technology Park Sangook; Vice-chairman of Presidential Advisory Council on Science and Technology Lee Woo Il; National Research Foundation of Korea President Lee Kwang-bok; President Min Byungjoo of the Korea Institute for Advancement of Technology; and U.S. Ambassador Philip Goldberg.
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From left to right: Director Panchanathan and MSIT Minister Lee share ideas at the Roundtable on Technology Commercialization Infrastructure. Senior Presidential Secretary for S&T Lee and NSF Director Panchanathan stand side-by-side, a reminder of how positive change is fueled by cooperation that goes beyond borders, disciplines and sectors. Director Panchanathan, KIAT President Min and their staffs pose for a photo in commemoration of their shared commitment to innovation and technology.
A key highlight was the announcement of six new U.S.-South Korea semiconductor projects. These projects are part of the first bilateral funding initiative aimed at advancing semiconductor design and fabrication, enabling energy-efficient computation for fields like artificial intelligence. This investment is expected to advance energy-efficient machine learning, neuromorphic computing,
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