QRT 與 KAERI 合作測試半導體的輻射可靠性

KAERI Research Institute Director Jung Young-wook (left) and QRT CEO Lee Kyu-bok attend an agreement signing ceremony at QRT Vision Campus on Oct. 26 to strengthen radiation effects evaluation capabilities for semiconductors and electronic components. (Photo: QRT)

QRT said on Oct. 26 that it signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute (KAERI) to advance radiation effects testing and radiation reliability technologies for semiconductors and electronic components.

Over the next five years, QRT and KAERI will verify the radiation tolerance and reliability of semiconductors and electronic components used in high-radiation environments, including space, aviation and defense applications. The two organizations will also collaborate on technology transfer and commercialization of their joint research results.

The partnership covers radiation effects testing, research into testing and evaluation technologies using high-energy particle beams such as protons, neutrons, electrons and gamma rays, joint use of research facilities and equipment including proton accelerators, and joint planning and execution of national research and development projects and industry-academia-research collaboration programs.

QRT said the partnership is significant because it combines KAERI's research infrastructure with the company's testing capabilities. "We will help strengthen South Korea's radiation reliability evaluation capabilities and improve the technological competitiveness of related industries," said QRT CEO Lee Kyu-bok.

QRT provides high-reliability testing services for mobile devices, automotive electronics, telecommunications, artificial intelligence (AI), aerospace and defense applications. The company is also developing single-event effect (SEE) evaluation systems, radio-frequency (RF) reliability testing equipment, AI semiconductor burn-in testing systems and solid-state drive (SSD) reliability testing equipment.