Dankook University’s Next-generation Semiconductor Project Group (headed by professor Yong-seo Koo) signed an MOU with the Korean branch of ON Semiconductor, a global leader in power semiconductors, to work together in fostering semiconductor specialists. The MOU ceremony was held on March 8th at Dankook’s Jukjeon campus with representatives from both parties attending, including DKU Vice President of Industry-academia Cooperation, Oh-young Kim, professor Yong-seo Koo, who leads Dankook’s Next-generation Semiconductor Project Group, onsemi HR Vice President Jong-gon Kim, and Sang-su Bae, Head of the HR Group at onsemi.
Under the MOU, the two parties will make efforts to advance the industrial and academic ecosystem for semiconductor research by jointly pursuing an undergraduate and masters internship program linked to employment opportunities, participate in joint research and government R&D projects, hold sessions regularly for research exchanges, jointly develop and operate a talent cultivation program tailored to corporate needs, implement an employment and startup support program, and expand technology business developments. Last year, Dankook University had technology transfers worth around KRW 2.7 billion.
Along with the Next-generation Semiconductor Project Group, Dankook plans to focus on nurturing key talent by advancing practical training courses in all areas related to semiconductors - from semiconductor devices and materials to processes and design through cooperation with the convergence semiconductor engineering major (undergraduate program) and the Department of Foundry Engineering (graduate program) and stepping up efforts to win government projects.
onsemi is one of the global leaders in power semiconductors and was named a Fortune 500 company in 2022. Its 2022 revenues recorded KRW 8 trillion, and the company is among the top 20 global semiconductor players listed on the S&P 500. onsemi Korea has 1,900 employees and is the largest power semiconductor business in Korea, registering over KRW 1 trillion in revenue last year and also being named in ‘Korea’s Exemplary Workplace (2022)’ list.
“The MOU will lay the groundwork for cultivating core talent through joint research and a practical training course across all areas of semiconductors including power semiconductors,” announced DKU Vice President Oh-young Kim. Meanwhile, onsemi Vice President Jong-gon Kim said, “a close partnership will be built across various fields through the MOU with Dankook University to nurture outstanding talent in semiconductors and connect them with career opportunities.”