PREMIER SPONSORS
AMAT

Applied Materials the leader in materials engineering solutions used to produce virtually every new chip and advanced display in the world. Our expertise in modifying materials at atomic levels and on an industrial scale enables customers to transform possibilities into reality. Our innovations Make Possible a Better Future. Learn more at www.appliedmaterials.com

PLATINUM SPONSORS
CXMT

Founded in May 2016, in Hefei, Anhui, CXMT is an integrated design and manufacturing company specializing in dynamic random-access memory (DRAM). CXMT’s 12-inch wafer fab is in production. DRAM is used in a wide range of popular consumer products, including mobile devices, computers, servers, virtual reality, and the Internet of Things. CXMT will continue to meet a constantly growing market demand for DRAM with trustworthy products and service. We are committed to improving human lives through pioneering memory technology.

GOLD SPONSORS
Samsung

Samsung Semiconductor offers one of the widest product portfolios in the industry from three main businesses: Memory, System LSI and Foundry. Through bold business strategies, consistent investments and persistent commitment to innovation, we are one of the largest semiconductor companies in the world. We have been the leading memory provider in the industry for the past 30 years. Since 2002, we built on our success in memory and widened our expertise into logic, providing leading logic chip solutions as well as foundry services. For the latest news, please visit the Samsung Semiconductor at https://semiconductor.samsung.com.

NEO Semiconductor

NEO Semiconductor is a high-tech company focused on advancing 3D NAND flash and DRAM technologies. The company was founded in 2012 by Andy Hsu and a team in San Jose, California, and owns more than 24 U.S. patents. In 2020, the company made a breakthrough in 3D NAND architecture named X-NAND™ that can achieve SLC performance from TLC and QLC memory to provide high-speed, low-cost solutions for many applications, including 5G and AI. In 2022, the company launched its X-DRAM™ technology, representing a new architecture that can deliver DRAM with the world’s lowest power consumption. In 2023, NEO launched its ground-breaking 3D X-DRAM™ technology, a game changer in the memory industry, enabling the world’s first 3D NAND-like DRAM to solve capacity scaling bottlenecks and move the market past the limitations of 2D DRAM.

n-plus-t

NplusT is the premier destination for cutting-edge test equipment, instrumentation, and data analysis software tailored to cater to every stage of non-volatile technology and product development. Established in 2002 by Tamas Kerekes, the company operates from its headquarters in Italy, extending its services to valued clients worldwide. The clientele includes a diverse array of entities such as IDMs, foundries, startups, universities, and research institutes, developing and experimenting emerging memory technologies and storage devices. The expansive equipment portfolio addresses the characterization needs spanning single-cell devices, mini-arrays, IP modules, and final products. Based on proprietary technology, such solutions are engineered to answer the challenges of speed and accuracy, while simultaneously amplifying engineering productivity. As evidenced by numerous testimonials, NplusT’s solutions empower its customers to achieve shorter time-to-test and expedited time-to-result, facilitating seamless progress in their development journeys.

KIOXIA

Kioxia is a world leader in memory solutions, dedicated to the development, production and sale of flash memory and solid state drives (SSDs). In April 2017, its predecessor Toshiba Memory was spun off from Toshiba Corporation, the company that invented NAND flash memory in 1987. Kioxia is committed to uplifting the world with memory by offering products, services and systems that create choice for customers and memory-based value for society. Kioxia's innovative 3D flash memory technology, BiCS FLASH™, is shaping the future of storage in high-density applications, including advanced smartphones, PCs, SSDs, automotive and data centers.

SILVER SPONSORS
Screen

SCREEN Semiconductor Solutions (SCREEN) has been established as a group company of SCREEN Holdings. It inherits all of the semiconductor equipment business from its predecessor, Dainippon Screen. SCREEN is a specialized manufacturer of semiconductor production equipment in various areas such as wafer cleaning equipment, lithography equipment and anneals, and is one of the world's top 10 suppliers. It has been continuously held the number one position in the global market for semiconductor cleaning processes thanks to a range of core etching, photolithographic and image processing technologies it has successfully developed over many years. SCREEN has also built an extensive lineup of equipment, including its flagship 300 mm models and Frontier series. While 300 mm systems deliver the superior functionality and productivity required by the cutting-edge device market, the Frontier series provides advanced handling of various substrate sizes and materials 200 mm and smaller for the IoT device market. SCREEN always maintains a close relationship with each of its customers as it seeks to develop new comprehensive solutions to the needs of these rapidly growing markets. These efforts are founded on strong and innovative manufacturing. Even in this current era of dramatic change, SCREEN is completely dedicated to sustaining its manufacturing practices and is constantly working with all members of the SCREEN Group to further refine its core technologies.

GTS

Global TCAD Solutions GmbH (GTS) is a leading European EDA / TCAD provider, founded in 2008 as a spin-off company of Vienna University of Technology (TU Wien). GTS products and services are based on solid (internal as well as external) scientific research – leading the way to efficient, rapid development and optimization of tomorrow’s semiconductor devices and applications.

TEL

As a leading global company of innovative semiconductor production equipment, Tokyo Electron (TEL) engages in development, manufacturing, and sales in a wide range of product fields. All of TEL‘s semiconductor production equipment product lines maintain high market shares in their respective global segments. TEL provides outstanding products and services to customers through a global network in the U.S., Europe, and Asia. Please visit https://www.tel.com/ for more information.

Micron

Micron Technology is a world leader in innovative memory solutions that transform how the world uses information. Micron is helping the world make sense of data by delivering technology that is transforming how the world uses information to enrich life for all. We offer the industry’s broadest portfolio. We are the only company manufacturing today’s major memory and storage technologies: DRAM, NAND, and NOR technology. Please visit https://www.micron.com/for more information.

Synopsys

Synopsys TCAD offers a comprehensive suite of products that includes industry-leading process and device simulation tools, as well as a powerful graphical user interface (GUI) driven simulation environment for managing simulation tasks and analyzing simulation results. In addition, Synopsys TCAD provides tools for interconnect modeling and extraction, providing critical parasitic information for optimizing chip performance.

Macronix

Macronix, a leading integrated device manufacturer in the Non-Volatile Memory (NVM) market, provides a full range of NOR Flash, NAND Flash, and ROM products. With its world-class R&D and manufacturing capability, Macronix continues to deliver high-quality, innovative and performance driven products to its customers in the consumer, communication, computing, industrial, automotive, networking and other segment markets.

Fujitsu

Fujitsu Semiconductor Memory Solution offers memory products and various solutions primarily on Ferroelectric Random Access Memories (FeRAM), a high-quality and highly reliable non-volatile memory, to customers. Fujitsu’s semiconductor division began mass production of FeRAM in 1999, and FeRAM has been attaining favorable reputations from customers as memory products that provide non-volatility, which retains stored data even when the power is turned off, as well as random access. Compared to existing types of non-volatile memories, such as EEPROMs and flash memories, FeRAM is characterized by its high write speeds, high read/write endurance, and low power consumption. FeRAM is used in a wide range of applications, such as IC cards, RFID tags, power meters, and industrial machinery and they are also best suited for wearable devices and sensor networks. In addition, as next-generation memory, we have begun mass production of ReRAM, which requires less power when reading data and is ideal for small wearable devices, and we are also developing non-volatile memory (NRAM) using carbon nanotube as the material. Fujitsu Semiconductor Memory Solution was established in March 2020 as a spin-off from Fujitsu Semiconductor. We will continue to develop our business under the motto, “Our Technology is There to Support You,” to deliver high-quality semiconductor products and services, as well as create and provide new value and optimal services to customers.

SK Hynix

SK hynix has strengthened its leadership in the AI memory space, providing the industry's first high-bandwidth memory(HBM) products powering the most advanced AI services. Headquartered in Korea, SK hynix is a top tier supplier of dynamic random access memory(DRAM), flash memory(NAND flash), and CMOS image sensors(CIS) for a wide range of distinguished customers globally.

YC

YC is the company with the expertise on semiconductor test equipment. YC manufactures the memory semiconductor test equipment that can be used for a wide range of applications including DRAM, NAND and latest-generation HBM. Our mission is to provide test platforms that enhance with the evolution of memory semiconductors, and achieve sustainable growth with our partners.

Silicon Storage Technology

Silicon Storage Technology, Inc. (SST), is the creator of SuperFlash® technology, an innovative, highly reliable and versatile type of NOR Flash memory. SST is a wholly owned subsidiary of Microchip Technology Inc. and focuses on licensing embedded NonVolatile Memory (NVM)technology to foundries, Integrated Device Manufacturers (IDMs) and fabless- semiconductor companies for a growing number of applications in the automotive, secure smart card, Internet of Things (IoT), Artificial Intelligence (AI), industrial and consumer markets.

LOCAL SPONSORS
SNU

The Department of Materials Science and Engineering at Seoul National University (SNU MSE) is dedicated to educating students and conducting research in collaboration across a variety of material sciences. This includes information and communication materials for semiconductors and displays, structural materials, biomaterials, energy materials, eco-friendly materials, and superconductive materials. SNU MSE offers several key programs, such as the 10-10 SNU Initiative and BK21, aiming to become a global leader in the education and research of materials science and engineering. In close association with SNU MSE, the Research Institute of Advanced Materials (RIAM) collaborates with over 50 companies globally, aiming to match industry needs with university innovations and foster joint research among universities, industries, and research institutions.