The 19th U.S.-Korea Forum on Nanotechnology:
Sustainability in Semiconductor Manufacturing by Design and
Neuromorphic & Quantum Sensors on a Chip


Kintex, Gyeonggi-do, Korea

July 3rd & 4th, 2025


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Participants

Program

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Organizers

M.S. Jhon
(U.S.A.)
Carnegie Mellon University
mj3a@andrew.cmu.edu

Jinho Ahn (Korea)
Korea Nanotechnology Research Society

Day 1

July 3, 2025 (Thursday)
Room 210, KINTEX Exhibition Center Ⅰ

08:30~09:00

■ Registration


Opening
Session

Co-chairs:
Jo
-won Lee/
Myung S. Jhon

09:00~09:03

■ Opening Remarks
• Jinho Ahn, President, Korea Nanotechnology Research Society

09:03~09:15
(5min/talk)

■ Welcoming Remarks
• Taek-ryeol Jeong, Ministry of Science and ICT
•
Seongsin Margaret Kim, National Science Foundation

 09:15~10:10
(25min
/talk,
Q&A)

■ Keynote Speeches
•
John Rogers, Northwestern University
  –
Semiconductor Nanomaterials in 3D and Transient Electronics  
    (Virtual Presentation using Zoom)

• Seongsin Margaret Kim, National Science Foundation
   –
Research Progress and Perspective of Quantum Networking and Sensing

10:10~10.35

Coffee Break & Group Photo

10:35~12:00

(25min
/talk,
Q&A)

 • Heung Soo Park, National Nanofab Center
 –
The Role of National NanoFab Center for Advancing Nanotechnology Research, Education, and Commercialization in Korea

 • Kwabena Boahen, Stanford University
   – Scaling Knowledge Processing from 2D Chips to 3D Brains

 • Victor Zhirnov, Semiconductor Research Corporation
 – New Chips R&D Initiative – Semiconductor Manufacturing and Advanced Research with Twins

12:00~13:00

Lunch


Session I


Sustainability in Semiconductor Manufacturing by Design

(Co
-chairs:
Tae Gon Kim / Ahmed Busnaina)


13:00~15:35

(15min/talk, 2min/Q&A)

 • Ahmed Busnaina, Northeastern University
–  Sustainable Additive Manufacturing of Electronics and 3D Heterogenous Integration for Advanced Packaging

 • Hak-Sung Kim, Hanyang University
–  
Milli-seconds Multi Flip-chip Bonding Process via Intense Pulsed Light Irradiation for Sustainability of Semiconductor Packaging Manufacturing

 • Paul Westerhoff, Arizona State University
– Barriers Associated with Trace Organics and Discoveries on How to Reuse Semiconductor Fab Wastewater for Ultrapure Make-up Water

 • Jin-Seong Park, Hanyang University
– Designing Sustainable Area-Selective ALD: A Data-Driven Framework for Inhibitor Engineering

 • Fazleena Badurdeen, University of Kentucky
– Closing the Loop: Advancing Circularity in Semiconductor Chips and Chip-integrated Components

 • Jungwan Cho, Sungkyunkwan University
– Electro-Thermal Co-Design of High-Power Semiconductor Devices

 • Sung Kyu Lim, Georgia Institute of Technology
–  
AI-Driven Co-optimization of Design and Manufacturing for Heterogeneous AI Chips

 • Jiyoung Kim, The University of Texas at Dallas
–  Machine Learning for Accelerating Atomic Layer Deposition Process Optimization

 • Pascal Oberndorff, NXP Semiconductors
– Electronic Packaging Enabling the Future of Semiconductors

15:35-15:55

Coffee Break


Session II

Neuromorphic & Quantum Sensors on a Chip

(Co-chairs: Seyoung Kim / Elias Towe)


15:55~18:30

(15min/talk, 2min/Q&A)

• Elias Towe, Carnegie Mellon University
– Solid-state Quantum Magnetometers

• Gyoujin Cho, Sungkyunkwan University
– Perspective: Way of Sustainable Manufacturing for Disposable Quantum Spin Biosensors and Sticker-Like 2-Qubit Quantum Computers

• Darmindra Arumugam, Jet Propulsion Laboratory / California Institute of Technology
– Remote Sensing with Rydberg Atoms

• Douglas Weber, Carnegie Mellon University
–  Sensing and Stimulating the Brain to Restore Neurological Function

• Yang-Kyu Choi, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology
– Rethinking Transistor Operation for Oscillating and Spiking Behavior

• Euisik Yoon, University of Michigan
–  Brain Interface: Electrophysiology and Optimal Neuromodulation at Cellular Resolution

• Dmitri Strukov, University of California, Santa Barbara
–  
KLIMA: K-Local In-Memory Accelerator for Combinatorial Optimization

• Seong Jun Kang, Kyung Hee University
–  Band Structure of Oxide Semiconductors for Optical Neuromorphic Devices to Realize Highly Efficient and Accurate Machine Vision

• Bruce Gnade, The University of Texas at Dallas
– Neuromorphic Sensors for Anomaly Detection

18:30~20:00

Dinner Banquet

Day 2

July 4, 2025 (Friday)
Room 210 & 209B, KINTEX Exhibition Center Ⅰ


Poster Session

(Co-chairs: Jo-won Lee / Myung S. Jhon)


08:30~09:50

(5 min/talk including Q&A)

• Hongseok Oh, Soongsil University
– Te Photonic Synapses for Physical Reservoir Computing

• Mikael P. Backlund, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
–  Quantum and Quantum-Inspired Microscopy of Molecules and Materials

• Guesuk Lee, Korea Electronics Technology Institute
–  
Thermoreflectance-Based Submicron Temperature Profiling and Structure Function Analysis for Multilayer Nanostructures

• Robert Nawrocki, Purdue University
– Organic Spiking Neuromorphic Circuits: Flexible Embodied AI

• Hyunjeong Kwak, Pohang University of Science and Technology
–  Monolithic 4K Electrochemical RAM-Based Analog AI Chip for Energy-Efficient On-Chip Training

• Youjin Reo, Pohang University of Science and Technology
–  Vapour-deposited High-performance Tin Halide Perovskite Transistors

• Matthew T. Flavin, Georgia Institute of Technology
–  Wearable Mechatronics for Receiving and Transmitting Information Through the Skin

• Jaeduk Han, Hanyang University
– Design and Generation of High-Performance Transceivers

• Jung-Hoon Lee, Korea Research Institute of Chemical Technology
– Synthesis of a Tin Compound Bearing N-alkoxy Carboxamide and Methyl Ligands as a Precursor for SnO2 Fabrication via Atomic Layer Deposition

• Inhee Lee, University of Pittsburgh
– Millimeter-scale Neuromorphic Vision System

• Sung Beom Cho, Ajou University
– Multiscale Simulation and AI-Driven Approaches for Comprehensive Understanding of Advanced Materials and Semiconductor Processing

• Dong-Woo Jee, Ajou University
– In-sensor Processing Techniques for Biomedical Applications

• Jihoon Seo, Clarkson University
–  Integrating Sustainability into Semiconductor Manufacturing: A Comprehensive Approach to CMP Consumables

• Hyejin Park, Sungkyunkwan University
–  Locust Vision-Inspired Silver Nanowire-Based Printed Near-Infrared Image Sensor Label for Collision Avoidance

• Joonhee Choi, Stanford University
–  
Advancing Nanoscale Quantum Sensing in Quantum-Photonic Hybrid Solid-State Devices

• Younsu Jung, Sungkyunkwan University
–  Towards Green and Scalable Flexible Electronics: R2R Printed 4-bit Microprocessor with SWCNT-based Logic

9:50~11:00

Poster Exhibition & Coffee Break


Discussion /
Working
Groups


11:00~12:00

■ Group Discussion Workshop
• Group I: Sustainability in Semiconductor Manufacturing by
                   Design (Co
-chairs: Tae Gon Kim, Ahmed Busnaina)
• Group II: Neuromorphic & Quantum Sensors on a Chip
                     (Co
-chairs: Seyoung Kim, Elias Towe)

12:00~13:00

Luncheon


Discussion /
Working
Groups


13:00~14:00

■ Group Discussion Workshop
• Group I: Sustainability in Semiconductor Manufacturing by
                   Design (Co
-chairs: Tae Gon Kim, Ahmed Busnaina)
• Group II: Neuromorphic & Quantum Sensors on a Chip
                     (Co
-chairs: Seyoung Kim, Elias Towe)


Closing Session


14:00~15:00

 ■ Poster Award
■Wrap
-up Discussion
■ Generate Recommendation to the Governments
■ Signature of Overall Summary and Recommendation
■ Closing Remarks