**New Semiconductor Development for High-Energy Particle Detection Initiated**
The Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute (ETRI) of Korea recently announced on the 17th that it signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Argonne National Laboratory (ANL) in the United States to develop semiconductor technology.
The two institutions will collaborate on developing new semiconductor technology to detect and analyze high-energy particles that occur in space environments.
Since 2023, ETRI has been working with ANL on producing silicon detectors with integrated Complementary Metal-Oxide-Semiconductor (CMOS) ICs, known as MAPS.
A silicon detector is equipment used to detect light or electrons emitted from objects or particles, and ETRI possesses the technology to develop silicon detectors for high-energy particle detection. ETRI is focusing on research and development to secure semiconductor technology competitiveness capable of enduring extreme environments such as high and low temperatures and strong radiation, aiming for industrialization of these technologies.
Paul Kearns, the Director of ANL, stated, “We will expand our cooperation to various technological fields in the future, in addition to the Electron-Ion Collider, contributing to the technological development between the two countries.”
In the accompanying photo, Bang Seung-chan, Director of ETRI (right), and Paul Kearns, Director of ANL, are commemorating the signing of the MOU for semiconductor technology development. [Image provided by ETRI]