SEOUL, South Korea — April 25, 2024 — With Korea a major consumer of semiconductor materials and advanced materials a key driver of innovation on the industry’s path to $1 trillion, industry leaders and experts will gather at SMC (Strategic Materials Conference) Korea 2024 on May 29 at the Suwon Convention Center in Gyeonggi-do, South Korea to provide insights into the latest materials developments and trends. Registration is open.
Themed Materials Resilience: Navigating Challenges, Embracing Opportunities, SMC Korea 2024 will feature 14 global visionaries presenting on advanced materials, technology trends, sustainability and market forecasts to approximately 400 semiconductor industry professionals.
SMC Korea 2024 Keynote
 | Seong Tae Oh, Fellow Process Technologies for Continuous Scaling of Logic Devices |  |
SMC Korea 2024 will also feature the following sessions:
- Market Trends – Experts from Korea Institute for International Economic Policy (KIEP), Linx Consulting and Yole Group will present the industry outlook and discuss semiconductor materials supply chain challenges.
- Advanced Materials – Visionaries from Entegris, Lam Research and Resonac Corporation will explore materials technology trends in wafer processes and packaging.
- Sustainability – Experts from Corbion, DuPont, Korea Research Institute of Chemical Technology (KRICT), SK hynix and Syensqo will share sustainability best practices and a technology roadmap for PFAS and carbon reduction.
- Collaboration – Leaders of top domestic chipmakers Samsung Electronics and SK hynix will discuss collaborations essential to driving innovation and solutions to industry challenges.
An SMC Korea 2024 pre-registration discount is available until May 22.
SMC Korea 2024 Sponsors
· Air Liquide | · Dongjin Semichem | · Dongwoo Fine-Chem |
· Dupont | · Entegris | · Huntsman |
· JSR | · KC Tech | · Linx Consulting |
· Mitsubishi Chemical Group | · TEMC |
About SEMI
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Association Contacts
Jaegwan Shim/SEMI Korea
Phone: 82+2.531.7804
Email: jshim@semi.org
Michael Hall/SEMI US
Phone: 1.408.943.7988
Email: mhall@semi.org