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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Invitation

Participants

Program

Outcomes

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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