Purpose of Establishment: The RFIC Education/Research Center was established is research in order to implement education and researches related to the next generation RFIC technology and relevant core technologies, which are the strategic technologies in the future informatization and wireless communication age, playing a pivot role in the development of information communication industry and industrialization of domestic wireless communication. In order to secure national competitiveness for next generation RFIC parts and systems, sufficient education and researches on the next generation RFIC technology shall be carried out in advance. Therefore, the RFIC Education/Research Center, which is aimed at materializing the wireless communication technology, will largely contribute to the improvement of quality in the research fields of industry, training manpower and specialized fields of microwave, as well as the groundbreaking development of information communication industries in this country. This center has secure the excellent faculty and top-class facilities in this country, so that it will contribute to the development of domestic information communication industries through researches on specialized RFIC fields.

Research contents: The studies on Microwave Monolithic Integrated Circuit in this center may be classified into four fields, such as studies of microwave-related parts and circuits, development of MMIC devices and circuits, joint researches and development educational programs, compilation of major books related microwaves. And also, this center have produced about 50 masters and doctors annually in the fields of microwaves through implementation of research projects, and encouraged them to accumulate group experiences and knowledge through seminars held by the center lab. The labs affiliated to the center are encouraging the researchers to implement broader studies through sharing the equipment donated to the center and implementing technology exchanges. And the labs also prepare a place for education and information exchange for researchers through providing short-term lectures and holding workshops. The center focuses on designing microwave-related parts, circuit research, and modeling of active microwave elements such as GaAs(MESFET, HEMT, HBT) and Si (SiGe, SiC), including design and fabrication of microwave parts by using the next generation technologies such as MEMS, FBAR and LIGA. And the studies focus on development of MMIC elements and circuits, including design of various circuits by using the library supplied by GEC-Marconi, Raytheon and Triquint. The center implements joint research with industries and develops educational programs, and also carries out development and researches on commercialized circuits based on the connection with microwave-related industries home and abroad, including the development of educational programs in order to train relevant professionals. And the center compiles design tool manuals and practical training materials in order to train the professionals at the undergraduate and graduate school, including industries.

Research fields: RFIC design and fabrication / MMIC OSC and Mixer design / photoelectron /MMIC Power AMP and LAN design/ RFIC measurement and test/Microwave application / Electromagnetic field and electromagnetic wave analysis / Antenna design and fabrication/ Real time Architecture

Participating faculty

Center Director

- Kim Nam-yeong, Ph.D. (MMIC/ASIC)

ITRC Project Director

- Lee Jong-cheol, Ph.D. (RF MEMS/OEMIC) Advisory Committee
- Hong Eui-seok, Ph.D. (Microwave)- Na Geuk-whan, Ph.D. (Radar & Satellite)

Research Staff

- Kim Jong-heon, Ph.D. (RFIC/OEIC)
- Choi Jin-ju, Ph.D. (High Power M/W)
- Lee Byeong-je, Ph.D. (M/W Antenna)
- Kim Bog-gi, Ph.D. (RF System EM Analysis)
- Lee Sang-shin, Ph.D. (RF Photonics)
- Park Myeon-ju, Ph.D. (RF Passive Circuits, EM Analysis)
- Park Chan-hyeong, Ph.D. (Noise in Integrated Devices and Circuits)
- Shin Hyeon-cheol, Ph.D. (RF/Analog IC Design)
- Park Jae-yeong, Ph.D. (RF MEMS/Module/Packaging)
- G.P.Kennedy, Ph.D. (SiGe RFIC)

HoloDigilog Human Media Research Center
The Ministry of Education, Science and Technology of Korea, Engineering Research Center(ERC)

Vision

Worldwide pioneer in creation of the future-dreaming human society, Hologram Virtual World

Goal

Global R&D leader of the next-generation holodigilog human media allowing emotional interactions between the real world(Human beings) and the virtual world(Hologram avatars) in the free-space

Research Goals of the HOLODIGILOG

* R&D on the core original technologies of
- Free-space holographic 3-D imaging and projection displays,
- Emotional human-hologram interaction,
- Realism-enhanced interactive hologram contents,
- Emotion recognition, inference and evaluation,
- Sensors and space recognition and haptic
- Free-space hologram platform S/W and API

* Prototypes implementation of the interactive holographic virtual, mixed and augmented reality systems
* Patent application of the developed technologies and publication of them in the world-top journals
* Commercialization of the patented technologies by transferring them to the related companies
* Establishment of the systematic interdisciplinary, industrial and international collaboration networks for cooperative R&D of the future hologram human media technologies
* Production of the high-quality R&D professionals and development of the HHI-related academic and education programs

Propulsion system

Research Outline of the HOLODIGILOG

- The HOLODIGILOG is researching and developing the original core technologies of the interactive hologram human media as a future vision of the science and technology. As seen in the Hollywood SF movie of Star Wars, the people who are far away from the conference hall take their seats in the conference hall using hologram avatar images (virtual world) and talk with the participants (real world). Also, in another SF movie of Minority Report, Tom Cruise (real world) recalls his family unfolding the video clips of his family in the air using free-space holographic techniques (virtual world).

- Here in the movies, the interlocutors and family appeared as hologram images are not the physical existences, but their talking, actions and appearances just look like those of the real person. In Hollywood SF movies, various appearances of the future human society have been depicted like realities through the advanced special effects. Such a holographic visualization technique, however, doesnt stay in science fiction films anymore and are now approaching to us in reality.

- Therefore, the major R&D field of the HOLODIGILOG is the Free-space Interactive Hologram Human Media as a future vision of the science and technology. For that, various original core technologies including touchable free-space holographic 3-D projection display, emotional human-hologram interaction techniques, human emotion recognition, inference and evaluation techniques, and realism-enhanced hologram 3-D contents generation techniques are researched and developed.

- Many global IT companies, research institutes and futurologists predict the Interactive Hologram Human Media allowing emotional interactions between human beings and holograms in free space as an emerging technology to bring revolutional changes in our daily life. They may have various potential application fields including hologram image communication, hologram TV broadcasting, hologram-based virtual e-learning and education, hologram-based telemedicine, hologram-based virtual combats, free-space hologram-based advertisement, hologram-based art performances, hologram-based games, etc. - Interactive Hologram Human Media expect to be applied to various next-generation high value-added industries and business, but still they are in the embryonic stage globally and dont have any international standards. So, there are lots of possibilities to develop new technologies in this field.

- The HOLODIGILOG would research and develop the critical technologies of Interactive Hologram Human Media with 13 professors at 8 universities, 15 companies including LG Electronics and SK Telecom, and 15 universities and research institutes from 10 countries including U.S.A, Japan, Spain, Israel, Germany, U.K, England, China, Netherlands, etc.

- Also, the HOLODIGILOG will preoccupy the new research field of Interactive Hologram Human Media by presentation of the R&D results in the world-top journals, applying for patents, and transferring technologies to relevant companies for their commercialization. Finally, the HOLODIGILOG will be the worldwide R&D hub unwaveringly by securing the international competitive power in this field.

Major Research Contents of the HOLODIGILOG

- The HOLODIGILOG is now researching and developing Interactive Hologram Human Media technologies, which allows emotional interactions between human beings and hologram avatars in the free-space where the real world and the virtual world co-exist. In a word, they are the technologies for realizing the appearances of the hologram avatars in Hollywood SF movies including Star Wars and Minority Report.
To achieve these research goals, there are three kinds of critical technologies to be researched as follows.

1. Research and develop the core original technologies needed for projection of the 360足 touchable hologram images in the free-space.
2. Research and develop the core original technologies needed for generation of the visually and emotionally realism-enhanced hologram human media contents.
3. Research and develop the core original technologies needed for realization of the direct human-hologram interaction in the free-space.

Professor

   - Director: Prof. Eun-Soo Kim

   - Prof. Nam-Young Kim
   - Prof. Sang-Shin Lee
   - Prof. Jihoon Lee
   - Prof. Nam Kim
   - Prof. Seong-Wook Min
   - Prof. Yo-Sung Ho
   - Prof. Seong-Yui Yoon
   - Prof. Seung-Lyong Lee
   - Prof. Min-Cheol Hwang
   - Prof. Jeong-Hyun Kim
   - Prof. Min-Chul Park
   - Prof. Je-Ha Ryu

   - Prof. Seung-Cheol Kim
   - Prof. Yong-Seok Hwang
   - Prof. Suk-Pyo Hong
   - Prof. Jae-Young Jang

Purpose of Establishment

This research center has been implementing construction and development of optical communication system, which will be the backbone of next generation communication industry. Our lab has focused on the super-dense WDM(Wavelength Division Multiplexing) optical transmission technology, which is regarded as the optimum technology that can meet the demand for high-capacity and superhigh communication services. Based on the research results, this center has been making efforts to construct a communication system that can be applied to the superhigh services from long-distance and high-capacity transport networks at the national level to user access networks. On the other hand, the center focuses on technology accumulation through steady mutual exchange of information between industry and academic field, including producing high-level core manpower.

Research contents

Our lab has developed the optical transmitter by using 256 LED light sources, and made a success in reducing the board size and heating value through using new temperature control chips and upgrading the existing circuits when designing a CPU board used for light source control. Based on the research results, the number of light sources per control PCB has been doubled. The light sources of 256 channels were arrayed by using the Beat-frequency-locking technology, in which the gap of 12.5 GHzb etween channels is regarded as very small. In order to carry out long-distance transmission, the lab has fabricated recirculating loop of 400 km/turn. And the lab has been carrying out 2000 km one-way transmission experiments by using the 256 super-dense WDM channels, the transmission line and recirculating loop.

Research fields

- Light source array by using Beat-Frequency-Locking technology
- One/Both way optical transmission experiments with the gap of 12.5 GHz between channels, which is the smallest in the world.
- 2000km transmission by using 256-channel super-dense WDM
- Fabrication of optimum light amplifier and re-circulating loop
- Realization of metro network by using WDM channel groups

Participating faculty

- Head: Professor Lee Jae-seung

Research Center Introduction

Through application of micro/nano technology, this research center has fabricated the super-small wireless communication bio-sensor module by developing the super-small high-sensitivity bio-sensor, bio-chip, artificial organs and highly integrated wireless micro transceiver, which can be installed in/outside human body. The devices may be built in portable information terminals, or bio-diagnosis terminals may be fabricated separately, so that people can check their health condition at any time, and anywhere. And then, the health information can be transferred to the Internet data base of medical doctors in charge at hospitals through wireless transmission system. so that the telemidicine can be available. By developing such component technologies, this center will be taking a lead in e-health industry, POC industry, and portable diagnosis equipment, which is the next generation growth engine of industrial fields. This center focuses on specialization of top-level research center in Korea, where the well-constructed IT technology of Kwangwoon University and the BN, BT, which are the next generation new growth engine, are integrated with each other. The research center will play a pivot role in leading Korea to the herb of medical instrument industries in the Northeastern Asia from now on.

Research Goals and Contents

Goals
1) Development of high-sensitivity micro bio-sensor
2) Development of low-power micro wireless communication transceiver
3) Development of super-small micro system packaging technology (SIP, SOP)

Contents
1) Developing the generic technology for fabrication of high-sensitivity sensors which are based on physical, chemical and optical measuring: Electroosmosis, Electrode Materials/Design, Electrolyte, Electric signal detector, Sensor architecture, Component process technologies, and so on.
2) Super-small high-sensitivity sensor design and fabrication technology development.
3) Development miniaturizing and cost-reducing technology for sensors
4) Development of sensor module packaging technologies
5) Development of signal processing and interface of sensors6) Development of low-power wireless communication micro transceiver

Participating faculty

- Professor Kim Nam-yeong(Head of the center) : Wireless communication transceiver
- Professor Gang Jun-gil : Signal processing/Interface- Professor Cheon Jang-ho: Bio-sensor
- Professor Na Geuk-whan : Electric power/Wireless communication
- Professor Park Jae-yeong : Bio-sensor/Packaging

Purpose of Establishment

This center was established in order to train high-level professionals and provide educational programs for high-speed PCB. Recently, overall complexity of digital systems has increases along with the high-speed and high-density of digital systems. Accordingly, the problems related to electromagnetic interference and signal integrity have come to the fore in designing of high-speed digital systems. The researches of this center will contribute to the development of information communication and electronics industry, as well as the development of high technologies related to high-speed PCB design.

Research Goals

Research and development of technologies related to the next generation super-small Ubiquitous systems.

Development of SOP and SIP-based technologies
- Portable Health Check system
- Portable Broadcasting/Communication Convergence terminals(DMB)
- Portable IP-Phone
- Ubiquitous systems
- Digital Convergence systems

Development of next generation systems focused on miniaturization, low price and multi functions. - The core strategic technologies are related to PCB, flexible PCB Based SIP and SOP.

Education related to SOP/SIP-based technologies

Participating faculty

- Professor O seung-jun (Head of center : Operation of VIA-Multimeida Center)
- Professor Park Jae-yeong (Advanced Packaging Technology Section)
- Professor Park Myeon-ju (EMI Technology Section)
- Professor Go Jung-hyeok (New Material Technology Section)
- Professor An Chang-beom (Portable Health Check System)
- Professor Shim Dong-gyu (DMB System)
- Professor Park Ho-jong (Digital Communication System)
- Professor Son Chae-bong (Digital Convergence System)