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Governments around the world are making every effort to dominate the semiconductor supply chain.

On the 2nd, Jong Ho Lee visited Mango Boost, the only DPU startup in Korea.

The Seoul National University Senate announced on the 9th that they have elected Professor Dong-Wook Kim from the Graduate School of Public Administration as the new chair for the latter half of the 17th term on the 7th of March.

As competition for technological dominance in the semiconductor industry intensifies and uncertainties in the global supply chain increase, competing nations are introducing various support measures to foster and protect their domestic industries.

SNU College of Engineering announced on the 14th that Professor Seon-Kyu Yu from the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering developed a technology that can control the scattering of light by analyzing the evolving pattern within the increasing number of particles in an optical network.

To separate colors present in a light ray for electromagnetic wave control, it is necessary to change the medium through which the light is propagating; placing a prism in the path of the light ray is one example.

SK Hynix has appointed Professor Jung Deog-kyoon, a semiconductor design expert at Seoul National University's Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, to the position of exterior director.

LG Electronics announced on the 24th that it will hold the “21st regular shareholders' meeting” at 9:30 am on March 27 in the auditorium on the 1st basement floor of the east wing of LG Twin Towers, Yeongdeungpo-gu, Seoul.

Byoungho Lee made major contributions in the fields of holographic display, holographic sensing and augmented and virtual reality technology until his untimely passing on 7 November 2022, aged 58.

Last November, South Korea's current account balance turned deficit after three months. This year, concerns are growing about a 'twin deficit' in both fiscal and account balances. This is primarily attributed to a decline in exports, with decline in semiconductor exports in particular accounting for a significant portion. Notably, the fourth-quarter performance of Samsung Electronics plummeted by about 70% to 4.3 trillion won, a stark contrast to the previous year's 13.87 trillion won.