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Hyper Realistic

Hyper Connectivity

AMbient Intelligence

10 History

12 Mission & Achievement

14 Vision & Common Core Technology

18 Research Fields

Future Technology & Strategy Research Laboratory

SW·Contents Research Laboratory

Hyper-connected Communication Research Laboratory

ICT Materials & Components Research Laboratory

Broadcasting·Media Research Laboratory

5G Giga Communication Research Laboratory

UGS Convergence Research Department

KSB Convergence Research Department

Contents

Daegu-Gyeongbuk Research Center

Honam Research Center

Seoul SW-SoC Convergence R&BD Centerr

Technology Commercialization Division

Global Cooperation Department

74 General Status

78 Nationwide Regional Research Center

79 Global R&D Cooperation Network

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ICT Innovator leading the 4th Industrial Revolution

A world in which everything has intelligence,

a world revolving around “things,”

the smart world we have dreamed of is now here.

Everything is interconnected for ubiquitous communication,

and ICT is constantly improving the quality of our lives.

Transcending technological limits and boundaries,

ETRI will create a happier, more hopeful, and more beautiful tomorrow.

I T Connected World

InnovaTIve endeavorsThe IoT environment connects everything in the world.

This has given birth to a large volume of data,

and thousands of computers have begun to analyze big data.

Human beings are now about to take a leap ahead

in this fast-changing world of evolving technologies.

Transcending the technological limits and boundaries,

ETRI will never cease seeking innovative challenges for humankind.

active Global PlayerWe can now enjoy virtual experiences through all five senses.

Virtual images provide a range of direct experiences.

This may change the way we work and communicate.

This new window into the world is enriching our lives.

Transcending the technological limits and boundaries,

ETRI pursues continued transformation and innovation.

ETRI is committed to the active pursuit of challenges on the global stage.

10-112016 ETRI Technology Report

Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute

History

KTRI established KECRI became independent from KIST and KTRI was established on Dec 31, 1976 as a research institute specialized in telecommunications

1977. 12. 10

KERTI & KIET established

1976. 12. 30

KETRI established(consolidation of KTRI and KERTI)

1981. 01. 20

ETRI establishedETRI Institute specialized in information and telecommunications (consolidation of KIET and KETRI)

1985. 03. 261985. 03. 26

1976Established KECRI, KIET, and KERTI, the origins of ETRI

Dec. 30, 1976, KIET(Korea Institute of Electronics Technology) was established to research in the field of electronics, e. g. semi-conductors, computers

Dec. 30, 1976, KERTI(Korea Electric Research and Testing Institute) was established to research in the field of electrics

Dec. 31, 1976 KECRI was founded as an affiliate of KIST for systematic research and development in the field of communication technology and introduction and development of ‘Electronic Switching System’.

Dec. 10, 1977 Independent from KIST and renamed itself as KTRI

1996Data process department of KIST transferred to ETRI as an affiliate

June 27, 1967, SERI(Systems Engineering Research Institute) was opened as data process department of KIST. In accordance with, government restructuring of the Ministry of Science and Technology to the Ministry of Information and Communication SERI became affiliate of ETRI on January 1, 1996.

May 25, 1998, Incorporated into ETRI

1997ETRI’s Korean name changed

Jan. 31, 1997, Based on regulations for electronics and telecommunications

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ETRI’s Korean name changed : 한국전자통신연구원

1997. 01. 31

SERI transferred to ETRISERI, data process department of KIST, transferred to ETRI as an affiliate

1996. 01. 01

History

1981Established KETRI

Jan. 20, 1981, KETRI(Korea Electrotechnology and Telecommunications Research Institute) was established in consolidation of KTRI and KERTI

1985 Established ETRI

March 26, 1985, ETRI, institute specialized in Information and Telecommunications was established(consolidation of KIET and KETRI) to meet with the emphasize on electronics field

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Mission

Achievement

1990s

· Synchronized IMT 2000 (CDMA2000) STP system

· CDMA ATM exchanging machine

· Commercialize CDMA for the first time in the world

· Launched TDX-10 · TiCOM II · 32-bit microprocessor

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2010s

· High five escort technology · OCESTRA, Optical Internet

technology · Automated valet parking technology

using a smart phone · 100 times faster optical Internet

technology · Korean/English portable automatic

interpretation technology · Transparency adjustable AMOLED

display · Packet-optical integrated transport

network technology · 4G LTE-Advanced Technology · Smart ship technology(SAN)

2015 »2014 »

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2012 »

2011 »

2010 »

· SMMD-based 4D system technology

· The world’s first digital content vending machine

· The world’s first 3.6Gbps 4th generation mobile communication technology(NoLA)

· Wireless home network(UWB)

· ETRI succeeded in exported embedded SW solution

· Terrestrial DMB service launched

· WiBro prototype

2000s

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1980s

· 4M, 16M, 64M and 256M DRAM

· 565Mbps optical communications system

· Launched TDX-1 · 16-bit UNIX domestic computer · 8-bit educational computer · The nation's first

semiconductor product ‘32K ROM chip’

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1986 »1984 »1983 »1982 »

1970s

· Established KTRI(Korea Telecommunication Research Institute)

· Established ETRI, an affiliate of KIST

· Established KIET · Established KERTI

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Mission Achievement

makes contribution to the nation’s economic and social development through research, development and distribution of industrial core technologies in the field of Information, Communications, Electronics, Broadcasting and Convergence technologies.

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Common Core TechnologyVision


Common Core Technology

Management Principle

Lead ICT technology strategy, R&D planning and standard for the future.

Core technologies of Knowledge-converged Super Brain with self-learning engines for realizing the human-centric hyper-connected intelligence information society

Core technologies of next-generation mobile communications systems and mobile devices

5G Giga Communication

Future Technology & Strategy

Core technologies of self-learning and self-evolving Super-Intelligence software and contents

SW·Contents

Safe and smart network to provide the hyper-connected communication for he future space interconnection

Hyper-Connected Communication

ICT materials & components technology leading global market

Materials & Components

Tera-Media Technology Frontier

Broadcasting and Media Research

Knowledge-converged Super Brain

UnderGround Safety

An IoT-based underground monitoring system which enables advanced monitoring and prediction on unexpected

underground hazards such as abrupt road-side

subsidence and urban sinkholes.

Securing core original technology to lead a new ICT paradigm

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Expanding growth support for SMEs to foster competitive businesses

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Realizing developmental, reasonable, and open management for sustainable growth

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Research Fields

18 Future Technology & Strategy Research Laboratory

22 SW·Contents Research Laboratory

30 Hyper-connected Communication Research Laboratory

38 ICT Materials & Components Research Laboratory

44 Broadcasting·Media Research Laboratory

48 5G Giga Communication Research Laboratory

52 UGS Convergence Research Department

56 KSB Convergence Research Department

58 Daegu-Gyeongbuk Research Center

62 Honam Research Center

66 Seoul SW-SoC Convergence R&BD Center

68 Technology Commercialization Division

70 Global Cooperation Department

ETRI is leading the ICT ecosystem for humanity and joyful, convenient, and safe life. As an institution that powers the growth of the nation’s research and development, we will put forth our utmost efforts in pursuing and creating research outputs of elevated status.


Economics of Technology Research Division

The Economics of Technology Research Division consists of various knowledge-based professionals whose areas of expertise include engineering, humanities, and social sciences. The Division is responsible for forecasting future directions in which society may evolve and identifying and providing R&D departments with any technology demands associated with these future directions. It also predicts social and economic impacts of core technologies to be developed to contribute to ensuring the viability of technology development; studies the feasibility of systems and policies required for helping the new technologies adapt to the society; and examines policies intended to help develop the ICT industry. The Division aims to contribute to the success of national ICT R&D efforts through its economic, social, cultural, institutional, and policy feasibility studies regarding core ICT technologies.




Research Fields


Future Technology Research Department

The mission of the Future Technology Research Department is to establish the technological vision of ETRI and develop strategies and a roadmap for future technology. To this end, the Department seeks out future strategic areas and promising R&D fields, and establishes medium- to long-term detailed R&D plans. In addition, it plans R&D technologies and discover research projects based on the roadmap for future technology and the medium- and long-term detailed R&D plans. To add creativity to its planning, the Department also explores core seed technologies and devises leading patents in this field. By analyzing the applicability of core seed technologies with respect to R&D projects, it promotes advances in new technology in the field of next-generation ICT and convergence. Meanwhile, through prior planning, the Department also improves the consistency of the internal and external roadmap for future technology and the major areas in the R&D efforts.

The Future Technology & Strategy Research Laboratory is responsible for comprehensively planning technologies to be secured by ETRI and the Korean government in the ICT and ICT convergence fields. To achieve this goal, the Laboratory has four sub-organizations. The Eco-nomics of Technology Research Division studies the economic, social, cultural, and policy impacts of those technologies to be required in a future society. The Future Technology Research Department conducts research and planning into future technologies, and the Project Strategy Department develops resource allocation strategies for future technolo-gies. Lastly, the Protocol Engineering Center is responsible for develop-ing ICT standards and international standardization of ICT. In addition to these organs, the Research Information Service Section is responsible for the affairs related to knowledge and information (library managemnt and and ETRI Journal). The researchers at the Laboratory are dedicated to driving a new in-dustrial revolution through integrated planning of future technologies for the hyper-connected society, super-intelligent machines, and ultra-realistic technologies.

Project Strategy Department

The Project Strategy Department is responsible for four broad categories of business: (1) budget planning for establishing medium- to long-term budget operating strategies for the entire revenues and expenses across ETRI; (2) formulating ETRI’s R&D portfolio strategies; and (3) dsicovering and presenting various R&D-related systems and policies required for actual R&D activities. The Department also analyzes research outcomes to establish strategies to improve performance and engages in planning and managing projects and managing research outcomes.

Protocol Engineering Center

The Protocol Engineering Center (PEC) specializes in responding to issues regarding ICT standardization. PEC is exclusively responsible for developing international standards for leading future technologies, establishing public standards to benefit the general public, and standardizing indsutrial demands in connection with ETRI’s R&D outcomes. The researchers conduct standardization research in the fields of cloud, big data, convergent Web, wearable devices, and ICT DIY technology and in the network technology field involving SDN, NFV, IoT, and 5G services. The Department is also engaged in the standardization of the ICT/IoT indsutrial convergence, ICT-related techonology, and broadcasting/media technology, as well as building ETRI’s internal standardization infrastructure. Over 50 standardization experts at PEC are currently leading international standardization in the ICT field.




Research Fields

The SW & Contents Research Laboratory is conducting research and development in an attempt to bolster the national competitiveness of software and contents technology by producing reliable and breakthrough research results. The researchers strengthen Korea’s software and content prowess through a strategic R&D for the entire cycle from basic research to the development of core and commercialization technologies. In addition, the Laboratory is laying a foundation for creating new markets based on the creative software-converged R&D activities and enhancing Korea’s global competitiveness by building an open collaborative R&D system.

Creative Contents Research Division

The Creative Contents Research Division conducts R&D in the fields of virtual reality, computer graphics/computer vision, intelligent interaction, computer game, realistic e-learning, and content copyright protection/distribution technology. In the field of virtual reality, the Division has been working on core technologies related to augmented/virtual reality, realistic VR content authoring, realistic 4D experiential content, indoor digital theme parks, and olfactory sense-based interactive content. The main areas of interest in the field of computer graphics and computer vision include 3D human face and body reconstruction, 3D printing, mobile 3D imaging, and digital heritage reconstruction technologies. As for computer game area, the researchers are currently developing the technologies required for outdoor experiential VR games and game-operation scenario optimization platform, as well as creative-learning tutoring and e-book authoring technologies in the field of realistic e-learning. In addition, the Division is providing technological support to strengthen the capability of SMEs in the content technology area. Over the coming years, greater efforts will be invested in developing the original technology required for urban digital theme parks and VR games, additional technologies for mobile 3D printing and 3D image authoring, and other content technologies in the fields of sports, national defense, and emotional designs.




Informatization Innovation Center

The Information Innovation Center is currently developing and operating ETRIware, the foundational system for ETRI’s business execution. An integrated ERP system of ETRI, ETRIware consists of four sub-systems: (1) the workflow systems such as PMS, EIS, GW, ECM, and CRM; (2) virtual server infrastructure and quality assurance networks to operate the workflow systems; (3) the RCMS for electronic bidding and executon and settlement of research grants; and (4) administrative document distribution system for exernal institutions including banks and the National Tax Service, and government agencies. The Center is constantly operating the HelpDesk to ensure efficient operation of the workflow systems and support the users both inside and outside ETRI. All information systems related to ETRIware, infrastructure, networks, and information protection are currently in operation together with online monitoring and maintenance systems to achieve 24-hour normal operation.




Automatic Speech Translation and Language Intelligence Research Department

The Department aims to realize a convenient and human-friendly computing environment (Easy Community) for a knowledge-based society of the 21st century through remarkable developments in language intelligence technologies such as speech, natural language, and knowledge processing. To this end, the researchers are currently developing: multilingual automatic translation/interpretation technology to lower language barriers in a global environment; natural language/dialogue-based voice interface technology to provide human-friendly and intelligent services in a ubiquitous society; intelligent evolutionary question-answering technology (Exobrain) to aid human-machine knowledge-mediated communication; and foreign-language learning systems integrating the conversational speech interface technology and educational services.

BigData Intelligence Research Department

Under the slogan of “Creating Values from Data,” the BigData Intelligence Research Department has been studying big data platform and advanced analytics to realize data-driven insight discovery and foresight prediction. The main areas of research include SQL-based data warehouse, DBMS that converges data management/analysis, fast stream data analysis, predictive simulation, and other big data-related technologies, as well as visual intelligence software to understand visual big data content including images and videos. In addition, the Department is performing R&D in new wearable computing devices to understand humans and improve their capabilities based on a range of human big data (lifelog, bio/health data, personal media), and augmented human services involving UI/UX technologies.




Intelligent Cognitive Technology Research Department

The Intelligent Cognitive Technology Research Department has aimed to become a global leader in intelligent cognitive technology by securing the technologies converging cognitive sensing, position recognition, knowledge, and intelligence. To this end, the researchers are currently developing open platform for robotic services (OPRoS) to be employed for human-friendly intelligent robots, multimodal recognition-based human-robot interaction (HRI), and robotic self-driving technology. They are also studying knowledge convergence service technology based on analysis and reasoning. By converging environmental awareness, position recognition, and indoor/outdoor seamless positioning technologies, the Department is applying recognition technology to a wide range of areas aimed at realizing a safety society.

Embedded SW Research Department

The Embedded Software Research Department has been leading the embedded software system technologies for high reliability, high availability, and low power consumption. The researchers have committed themselves to continued research of open software platforms and are endeavoring to create new added value and reinforce next-generation software competitiveness through the convergence of ICT and the nation’s major industries. In particular, the Department has designated core industrial sectors including national defense, aviation, energy, automobile, mobile services, and smart home appliances and strengthen its R&D capacity for D2D smart connection, self-adaptive SW framework, Web-acceleration framework, and CPS (cyber-physical systems).With the long experience in the fields of Linux, RTOS, and IoT OS, the Department is not only searching for new areas of software convergence technologies optimized for hardware, but also supplying technologies and online/offline technical support required in industrial fields.


High Performance Computing Research Department

The High Performance Computing Research Department researches and develops core technologies for system networks, next-generation semiconductor-based computing accelerating hardware system, and system software (operating system, virtualization, storage, distribution/parallel processing) in order to build a high-performing computing environment that is essential to addressing challenges faced by the future new growth industries and big science technologies. The major research areas include HPC, cloud computing, and intelligence information processing. The Department is currently directing its R&D effort to low-power and high-density icro server system for cloud infrastructure; general-purpose operation system for energy awareness to reduce IT energy by 30%; HPC for fast processing of large-scale deep learning; exascale cloud storage; in-memory-based modular virtual desktop system to enable fast cloud service; and cloud service brokerage to operate infrastructure service in a hybrid cloud environment.




Bio-Medical IT Research Department

In step with the medical service paradigms shifting from disease diagnosis and treatment to prevention and management, the Bio-Medical IT Convergence Research Department has applied information technology to bio technology and medical services and developed new medical equipment and devices, advanced medical SW, large-scale bio and medical information processing technologies. The areas of research include u-health for ubiquitous health management, on-site diagnosis technology for immediate disease detection, genetic data analysis to predict disease occurrences, and lifecare technology to enable healthy life based on daily life management. The Department is also actively developing new diagnosis and treatment system and components of medical equipment and devices delivered by IT. These R&D deliverables are spurring a range of activities designed for commercialization and standardization.

Smart Mobility Research Department

The Smart Mobility Research Department is responsible for developing core SW technology for self-driving automobiles and driving support system for driver safety and convenience. Through shipbuilding, maritime, plant, and safety platform technologies, the Department aims to lead self-driving smart automobile technology as well as shipbuilding and maritime IT. For self-driving smart cars, the Department is focusing on developing various core software technologies such as automated driving system with vehicle-driver cooperation, digital map-building technology for self-driving, driving environment recognition technology, advanced wireless communication technology for cars, and digital cockpit system for driving safety and convenience, as well as on efforts to develop standards for this field. In the field of shipbuilding and maritime IT, the Department is mainly pushing forward the development of a platform technology for plant operation and safety management for workers within ground and maritime plants.

SW·Contents Basic Technology Research Group

SW.Contents Basic Technology Research Group pursues to acquire creative seed technologies and overcome technological limits to prepare the forthcoming future world.The current research areas include transparent and flexible user interface technology, related applied systems, and technologies to realize efficient system software and overcome limitations in preparation for a many core-based next-generation computing era. In order to secure core technology for pleasurable UI/UX, the Group pursues not only the technological convergence of software, but also the consilience with humanities. The Groups harnesses collective intelligence obtained through collaboration with domestic and international universities and open research to publicly publish its outcomes, and endeavors to commercialize the core technologies developed through its R&D efforts.




Research Fields


Information Security Research Division

The global IT security trends have switched their focus from industrial issues to national security issues in terms of response to cyber-security threats, and from competition for multi-functions and speed to competition for software intelligence in terms of security technology and system. In this regard, the Information Security Research Division focuses on various research activities in the fields of cyber-security, with an aim to acquire R&D capability to enhance industrial competitiveness and solve pending national and social issues, all in order to construct a crimeless and safe country.The Division conducts core original technologies related to information security: cryptography, authentication, human identification, network security, mobile security, ICT convergence security, and CPS security.

With an aim to dominate the hyper-connected technology required for a hyper-connected society, the Hyper-connected Communication Research Laboratory has engaged in strategic efforts for the full cycle of R&D of hyper-connected infrastructure, security, and service technologies. For hyper-connected infrastructure, the Laboratory develops core technology for 10T speed and scale of optical transport networks; core technology for 100G optical access networks; optical switch technology for data centers; 5G convergent signaling, mobility, and convergent gateway technology for 5G core and beyond; and service-tailored 5G infrastructure slicing technology. Hyper-connected security technologies include complex analysis technology for trust data of IoT (things/services/people) in the data trust field, trust data infrastructure technology to realize a sharing economy, and core technology for social security in the physical security field (intelligent city surveillance, video crowdsourcing, and environment-unrestricted human recognition technology). As part of hyper-connected service technologies, the Laboratory is developing distributed and parallel IoT platform technology to connect one billion things (by 2020) in the open platform field, convergent platform technology for position and space information linking hyper-connected smart spaces, and hyper-connected convergent service platform technology for horizontal connection between industries and services. It is also developing destructive core technology in five strategic areas of smart life, smart manufacture, smart logistics, smart energy, and smart safety against disasters, with an aim to promote three core technologies for openness, industrial convergence, and intelligence.

Fixed & Mobile Trust Network Research Department

The Fixed & Mobile Trust Network Research Department is researching 5G core networking technologies to effectively handle massive data traffic and massive devices and new services for low latency and integrate various access technologies into a single network. The Department is also engaged in developing the high-trust networking technologies for improving the safety and reliability of networks as public infrastructure, and the specialized network technologies for enhancing efficiency, security, and survivability of mission critical infrastructure in national defence or financial area. In addition, the researchers are studying the service platform technology that can be trusted by developers and users based on the wired/wireless networking technology and future service technology.

Optical Internet Research Department

With an aim to secure the world’s top high-speed, large-capacity, low-latency optical networking technology, the Optical Internet Research Department researches and develops optical networking systems and core module technologies encompassing metro/backbone optical transport networks and wired/wireless optical access networks. In the field of optical transport networks, the Department has been developing integrated optical-circuit-packet switch systems of up to tens of terabits and high-speed optical transceivers. For optical access networks, the researchers have secured wired/wireless integrated optical access networks and next-generation mobile front-haul/back-haul technology, contributing to strengthening domestic industrial capacity and expanding markets through technology transfer. The Department is also enhancing its capacity as a global technological leader by studying core original technology for future optical networking, including coherent digital signal processing, space-division multiplexing optical transmission, and all-optical networking switching.


Smart Network Research Department

In order to shift technological and industrial paradigm of network infrastructure, the Smart Network Research Department aims to secure a core technology to lead software-centered platforms of wired/wireless infrastructure, thereby improving the resources efficiency by at least tenfold by 2020. It is also working to develop a smart flexible networking technology to shorten the turnaround for new service by at least a thousand times. To this end, the Department researches and develops convergence technology of computing and networking, virtualization of wired/wireless network resources and functions, software-defined open network control and management, open network OS, and smart networking applications as key components. By comprehensively interlocking these technologies, the Department will build an all-encompassing smart networking platform. The Department is leading software-centric network innovation based on a collaboration with global open-source communities and standardizing open networks through ETSI, TTA, IETF, and ITU-T. In addition, through the testing and verification of prototypes through the international certification systems of KOLAS (Korea Laboratory Accreditation Scheme) and ONF (Open Networking Foundation), the Department is endeavoring to guarantee product reliability and global competitiveness of domestic network industry.




IoT Convergence Research Department

Based on core technologies such as IoT platform, IoT network, sensor fusing, and energy harvesting, the IoT Convergence Research Department aims to realize an IoT-based world that intellectually interconnects all objects, individuals, environments, and contents. The researchers are specifically focusing on studying the human-centric IoT convergence technology that can be safely and conveniently used and experienced by the general public in everyday lives. Various IoT core original technologies have become the subjects of R&D activities, such as semantic IoT service platform, low-power long-distance object communication, sensor signal processing, sensor fusion using multisensors, micro-sized energy harvesting IoT devices, and emotion recognition devices. Further, the Department is dedicated to developing IoT convergence service technologies to address a range of pending social issues arising from disaster/safety, agriculture/environment, and food/health areas.

Smart Platform Research Department

The Smart Platform Research Department aims to provide more convenient and beneficial services through a range of smart media. To this end, the Department engages in R&D activities for smart media structures and systems, image-based object recognition and big data processing technology, open media resource processing and virtualization technology, smart media cloud networking technology, smart media device technology, and hyper-connectivity-based next-generation platform technology.



Hyper-connected Communication Basic Technology Research Group

The Hyper-connected Communication Basic Technology Research Group is studying the materials that can copy the plasticity and spiking of synapses, the essential element of neurons controlling human memory; scalable memristrive devices; and neuron-imitating integrated systems. The Group is also developing real-time bi-directional interface technologies of biological neural networks and hardware neural networks. Based on such efforts, it establishes the technology to control plasticity of biological neural networks and verifies the validity of hardware neural networks.

Hyper-Connected Application Technology Research Department

The Hyper-connected Application Technology Research Department aims to realize a future hyper-connected, eco-friendly, and human-centric smart space that provides more intelligent services through various interconnected devices within homes, buildings, and factories. The researchers are currently engaged in convergent studies for a hyper-connected society enabled by the technology of collecting, analyzing, and controlling information from smart homes and factories; energy management for smart grids, homes, and buildings; and LED-based communication services. In line with the national strategy for becoming a leader in hyper-connected digital revolution, the Department is particularly committed to developing core original technology and applied services required for strengthening national industrial competitiveness and addressing social challenges through ICT convergence.

Postal Logistics & Spatial Information Research Department

The Postal Logistics & Spatial Information Research Department studies relevant technologies for informatization and automation of postal logistics service and industrial logistics, which comprise the national logistics infrastructure, and processes spatial information that is part of the national core infrastructure. It also develops technologies to be used in connection with the maritime and cultural sectors. The researchers are currently aiming to develop a smart postal technology to respond to changing postal business environment and ensure ongoing postal business. To achieve this goal, the Department is focusing on developing technologies for unmanned postal offices, intelligent logistics planning, address-based management systems, new postal service models, and smart sorting. In addition, the Department has been developing technologies to advance and converge national spatial information infrastructure and help the public and private sectors to share, open, and utilize them. In response to the rapidly changing spatial information environment, the researchers aim to develop new technologies regarding maritime GIS navigation data support, next-generation Web-based spatial information open platform, and spatial big data processing. Other technologies currently under development include the smart space technology converging real space with virtual information as a way to provide hybrid reality based on spatial information, and the technology to create and provide location-based smart image content.




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Smart I/O Platform Research Department

As a research department responsible for studying input and output terminal platform devices which connect human and information devices with space, the Smart I/O Platform Research Department is focused on the large-area sensor technologies and the display technologies for the devices of information input and output, respectively.Based on the backplane technologies using oxide thin-film transistors and the display technologies involving the OLED (Organic Light Emitting Diodes) and the electrochomic display technologies, the Department is not only conducting technology commercialization and technical support for the companies of materials, components, and devices, but also developing super power-saving LASA (Light Adaptable Space Adaptable) display and space light modulators for full 3D displays as future display technologies. It is also developing input platform technologies such as next-generation touch panels by using sensor technologies based on large-area electronic devices.

Nano Convergence Devices Research Department

The Nano Convergence Devices Research Department is developing low-power convergence microsensors based on MEMS (Micro Electro Mechanical Systems) and nano technologies, ultraslim low-power piezoelectric actuator, window all-in-one touch screen panel based on high-transparent low-resistive electrodes, flexible and all-solid-state energy storage devices, and next-generation power modules for wearable devices. It is also focusing on research into high-performance SoC (System-on-Chip) technologies such as analog-digital mixed-signal technology, signal processing algorithms and interface technology for intelligent sensors, multi-input multi-output power control devices. In addition, it is developing the photoelectric convergence technology based on the silicon photonics for future computers and communication systems, the touch sensor technology, and ultrasonic wireless power transfer module for implantable medical systems.

The ICT Materials and Components Research Laboratory has created next-generation technologies by fostering the ICT components industry and engaged iin R&D activities for core materials and components with high added value connected with systems and services, including components for national defense, broadcasting and telecommunication, 5G mobile communication, 10Gb optical Internet, and smart cars. The Laboratory aims to nurture SMEs with global competitiveness through those efforts. To this end, the Laboratory formulates new strategies for materials and components R&D interconnecting core patents, R&D activities, standardization, and commercialization. It also creates synergy effect through collaborative research not only with other system laboratories within ETRI, but also with other government-funded research institutes, industries, and related institutions in and outside Korea. Based on the experience of developing Korea into an ICT powerhouse through the successful memory semiconductor projects in the 1990s, the Laboratory will continue to focus on ICT materials and components for a creative economy and smart industries, as well as on system-connected standardized components.

IT Components and Materials Industry TechnologyResearch Department

The IT Components and Materials Industry Technology Research Department is developing 2D semiconductor materials as new IT material, as well as core new materials required for flexible and transparent devices. In order to solve global warming and other climate challenges resulting from the depletion of fossil fuel, the researchers at the Department are developing and commercializing the solar cell technologies to convert the infinite and clean solar energy to electricity. They are also conducting research on energy conversion and storage for ICT devices and on electronic and meta devices using nano or meta material/structure and 2D/3D printing technologies. The Department invests its effort into the research of wide band gap materials such as GaN, SiC, and diamond materials and device technology, in order to lead the power electronics industry to realize high-efficiency and low-loss energy reduction and establish a green IT society. Advanced cooling material and device technologies are also being studied for enhancing the reliability of the electronic telecommunication products by solving their heat problems. Furthermore, the Department is helping small companies produce their prototypes based on its technology and research equipment and providing a specialized support for silicon power semiconductors and sensor technologies.

Photonic/Wireless Convergence Components Research Department

As all activities of modern society become information-oriented, a need for high speed and large capacity mobile, satellite, fiber optic telecommunications systems is rapidly increasing. In this trend, the use of compound semiconductor based ultra high frequency electronic and optical devices is inevitable in constructing a hyper-connected society. The materials such as InP, GaAs, SiGe, and GaN were used to develop the HEMT- and HBT-based MMIC (Microwave Monolithic Integrated Circuit) and its transceiver module with small size, light weight, and low power consumption for millimeter wave wireless communication systems. The Department is also developing photonic integrated circuits, the photonic component technology for high-speed systems of at least tens of terabits based on the high-speed photonics technology, and the millimeter-wave photonic wireless integrated modules.To this end, the Department is operating a 4,200 sq. ft. clean-room laboratory dedicated solely for compound semiconductor device fabrication, which is fully loaded with four-inch GaN and InP processing lines to the level of a commercial foundry as well as with equipment for packaging and measurement. It is also striving to establish the next-generation IT and the world’s best state-of-the-art national defense component cluster by industrializing the core parts developed and producing a joint research-production system based on the optical wireless technology transferred to the SMEs.




Intelligent SoC Research Department

The Intelligent SoC Research Department has achieved world-class R&D outcomes in the Korean semiconductor industry in various areas, including mobile chipsets, ground-wave DMB chipsets, multimedia processing components, low-power and high-performance signal processing processors, CMOS-based RF circuits converging digital mode, and new human body communication. The researchers are currently developing signal processing technology, broadcast-communication convergence technology, and industry convergence technology based on the convergence of semiconductor and information and telecommunication technologies. The Department is dedicated to continuing to secure the nation’s core original technologies and integrating the technological capacity of the industry, academia, and research institutes to create high value-added intelligent semiconductor industry in the areas of mobile service, automobile, IoT, and smart appliances.

ICT Materials & Components Basic Technology Research Group

The ICT Materials & Components Basic Technology Research Group is nurturing the convergent creativity of high-speed, high-reality, and high-efficiency smart devices by securing core technologies for ICT materials and components. The researchers are responsible for discovering and planning basic and core research projects, conducting seed projects, and consequently drawing large-scale projects. For MIT-based projects, the Group is studying the phenomenon and mechanism of the metal-insulator transition. There are various materials undergoing MIT: oxide/compound semiconductors, carbon, organic, etc. This phenomenon can be applied to sensors, switches, and energy devices. The graphene electronic device research focuses on realizing a variety of electronic devices through the new material representing the future materials. Using the chemical synthesis and CVD growth method, the researchers are currently researching the high-quality and large-area graphene growth technology and the technologies for memory, gas sensor, high-speed transistors, and optical devices. The Group is also using carbon nanotubes, graphene, and nanowires to explore the digital x-ray source, smart medical imaging equipment, and other new applied technologies based on the core original technologies.




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The Broadcasting·Media Research Laboratory is engaged in various research activities aimed at providing realistic broadcasting services and ensuring public safety through the efficient use of satellite infrastructure and frequency resources. To this end, the researchers are studying the broadcasting and media convergence technology encompassing broadcasting, satellites, and radio wave based on the original research regarding terra-media and terahertz technology. The key objectives are to develop the next-generation core broadcasting and media technologies and international standards to create the world-class technologies. The researchers are creating ultra-realistic global broadcasting and media services by developing and diffusing terra-media technology, and are also improving the benefit frequency resources-based service through the advanced use of wireless resources for terahertz radio broadcasting. In addition, they are conducting R&D activities designed for building a national social safety nets to effectively respond to the disasters by developping the satellite disaster communication system and meteorological satellite ground system.

Broadcasting Systems Research Department

The Broadcasting System Research Department is developing the technology to advance digital broadcasting infrastructure/service, studying and standardizing next-generation broadcasting core technology, and researching light-field 3D broadcasting technology. It also conducts new R&D projects regarding omni-directional VR broadcasting using broadband networks, media frequency-sharing spatio-temporal micromedia broadcasting, hybrid/dynamic broadcasting, the convergent and applied sectors including positioning/radar technology using terrestrial broadcasting signals, and the terabit-level future media.

Realistic Broadcasting Media Research Department

The Realistic Broadcasting Media Research Department is responsible for developing the technology to acquire, author, encode, and reproduce UHD AV for enhanced reality to lead the human-friendly realistic media technology. The researchers are currently carrying out R&D of the technology to acquire and reproduce wide field-of-view panoramic images for enhanced reality and the technology for welfare-related broadcasting to improve media accessibility by disabled people.

Radio Technology Research Department

The Radio Technology Research Department has been developing the technologies for efficient use of radio resources, frequency sharing, discovery of new radio resources, electromagnetic environmental studies, and everyday radio issues. As part of the technologies for efficient use of radio resources, the researchers are currently developing the channel access methods and the technology for mitigating wireless LAN disturbance to ensure efficient use of limited frequency resources and frequency sharing. They also study the radio diffusion characteristics and spectrum engineering technology. Regarding the electromagnetic environment technology, the Department conducts research to define, measure, and interpret human protection standards to protect human body from electromagnetic radiation; analyze and find solutions to the disturbance between electronic devices; and monitor electromagnetic waves. The technologies related to the everyday radio issues include breast cancer screening technology based on the microwave-band electromagnetic characteristics and the wireless energy transmission technology.



Aerospace ICT Research Department

The Aerospace ICT Research Department conducts research on the state-of-the-art satellite technologies such as the satellite infrastructure and services, lunar mission, and satellite navigation, as well as aviation ICT including communications, safe flight, and applied technologies of the unmanned aircraft system (UAS).In the satellite technology area, the Department is focusing on the development of GEO (geostationary earth orbit)/LEO (low earth orbit) satellite payload, SAR (synthetic aperture radar), VSAT (Very Small Aperture Terminal)-based disaster and emergency satellite communications, identical satellite channel transmission, realistic converged media satellite broadcasting technology, and space Internet and ground control system for lunar mission. For aviation ICT, the researchers are currently developing ground data link technologies for UAS control and planning to study the following technologies: payload communications for unmanned aircraft vehicle (UAV) mission, traffic management technologies for low-altitude UAS, and technologies to minimize/mitigate the anticipated negative effects derived by UAV applications.

Meteorological Satellite Ground Segment Development Center

The Meteorological Satellite Ground Segment Development Center has been developing the technology to receive and process meteorological and satellite data from the geostationary meteorological satellite scheduled to be launched in 2018. The researchers are planning to make synergy effect by introducing advanced technologies and conducting joint development through a collaboration with domestic and international groups. The Center also aims to introduce state-of-the-art technologies in electronics, IT, and computer areas in an effort to stably perform its mission throughout the period of operating the follow-up satellites (ten years from the launch). To this end, the researchers are currently developing technologies related to navigation, meteorological data transmission and preprocessing, and meteorological broadcasting data acquisition. The Center is constantly developing related technologies with an aim to participate in the proejct to build ground stations in line with the low-orbit meteorological satellite launch plans.

Broadcasting·Media Basic Technology Research Group

Broadcasting·Media Basic Technology Research Group has been developing for provision of ultra-high definition, smart and ultra-realistic media along with advanced radio and satellite resource utilization. Thd Research Group explores the fundamental core broadcasting and media technology and conducts associated future-creating researches for enriching people’s lives.For the development of the fundamental broadcasting and media technologies, the Group is conducting basic research, such as Terra Media Services and teraherz technologies unfolding in the next generation.


5G

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We, 5G Giga Communication Research Laboratory, are researching and developing the core original technologies and practical systems for 5G mobile communications technologies to be commercialized by 2020, with an aim to introduce a leading empirical service at the PyeongChang Winter Olympic Games in 2018. The research areas to support technologies for commercialization include core technologies of mmWave wideband mobile communication to provide personal giga-level mobile service. For core original technologies for 5G giga communication, the Laboratory is engaging in technology-leading research and market-oriented research focusing on corporate demand in order to foster SMEs through the 5G technology commercialization. It is also conducting development of C-P-D-N (Contents-Platform-Device-Network) technology to realize tangible 5G services.Specifically, as part of the 5G service technology, we are carrying out research topics such as digital holography contents, creation/transmission/replay of realistic smart media, acquisition/creation/replay of digital hologram, and digital holography-related broadcast-communication applied technologies.




Mobile Application Research Department

To provide quality service to mobile communication service users in a more fast and convenient manner, the Mobile Application Research Department is engaging in technological development and standardization of the small-cell technology to accommodate large mobile traffic, application system based on mobile communication, and the technology to reduce latency in wireless transmission to ensure real-time realistic service. In an effort to dominate the future mobile communication market, the researchers are currently developing the small cell base-station solution, high-speed close proximity communication technologies (Zing), 5G low-latency radio access testbed, NB (narrow-band)-IoT, and mmWave-based MHN mobile wireless backhaul system for high-speed data transmission at fast moving objects. They are also developing public and/or applied wireless communications systems for other industries involving mobile communication (national defense technologies, maritime communication, etc.).

Giga Service Research Department

The Giga Service Research Department is developing core technologies and services to provide tele-experience services by coherently integrating Content (C) - Platform (P) - Network (N) -Device (D). The researchers are currently working on: next-generation image processing technology for high-capacity realistic content acquisition, processing, and services for super multi-view and digital holographic content; realistic collaboration SW platform supporting heterogeneous service mash-up; realistic and emotional data-based media authoring and immersive application service technology; real-time digital hologram acquisition, generation, broadcasting and display technology in the holographic universe.In particular, the Department is undertaking giga service implementation for the successful ICT-based PyeongChang Winter Olympic Games, and the essential technology development based on the national growth strategy.




Mobile Transmission Research Department

The Mobile Transmission Research Department is exploring next-generation mmWave-based services in the future through the measurement and modeling of the mmWave propagation characteristics and the development of mobile hotspot network for high-speed moving objectives employing mmWave etc. Furthermore, research on core transmission and access technologies for international standardization and deployment of 5G mobile communication system are ongoing by carrying out the project “Development of key technologies and prototype for 5G mobile communication system based on millimeter-wave (Giga KOREA-5G).” The results will be utilized for demonstration and trial service at the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympics.The Department is also developing new multiple access providing massive connectivity for 5G IoT service scenario, enabling technologies of ultra-dense network (UDN) for high-capacity transmission, and novel technologies of the integration of wireless backhaul and wireless fronthaul providing flexible 5G access network, in an effort to secure global leadership in 5G radio access technologies in 5G mobile communication system.

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UGS Convergence System Research Section

The UGS Convergence System Research Section is developing IoT-based urban underground utility monitoring and management system, in order to monitor the risk of accidents due to underground utility. The Section is developing sensor nodes and antennas that collect information from various sensors monitoring underground utility, as well as AP (Access Point), which transmits the collected data from sensor nodes and manages the sensor nodes. The researchers are also developing UGS service platform to comprehensively handle underground data analyzed by the other sections in the UGS Convergence Research Department. They hope to contribute to making our societybe safe from a risk of underground utility.

UGS Wireless Communication Research Section

The UGS Wireless Communication Research Section aims to develop a low-power broadband WPAN communication chipsets required for building an IoT-based wireless communication network to constantly monitor underground grid systems. The bidirectional wireless communication chipsets being developed by the researchers not only enable the constant monitoring system for underground grid systems, but also can be used in constructing smart grids, intelligent gree home, and industrial sensor networks.

The UGS (UnderGround Safety) Convergence Research Department was organized with an aim to address people’s anxiety regarding underground accidents. The researchers analyze underground geological environment, underground water distribution and variance, and multi-monitoring data of urban railway. Based on the IoT to monitor, predict, and respond to any unexpected underground hazards, the Department aims to develop an underground grid system. Among the four government-funded research institutes comprising the UGS Convergence Research Department, ETRI is responsible for developing IoT-based disaster forecast and response technology. The Korea Institute of Civil Engineering and Building Technology, Korea Railroad Research Institute, and Korea Institute of Geoscience and Mineral Resources are currently developing the technology for real-time monitoring of underground facility hazards, the technology to monitor underground structures of urban railways and surrounding grounds, and the technology for real-time prediction of underground water and geological environment, respectively. The Department is planning to complete the development of core technologies, technology transfer to participant companies, and commercialization by 2017. By applying the deliverables to metropolitan cities operating underground railway services by 2020 and pursuing domestic and overseas market entry, the Department will ensure the people’s safety and contribute to creating Korea’s new industries.



Metro Underground Research Section

The Metro Underground Research Section aims to protect the lives of people and urban railway system from any hazards by examining the conditions of structures and ground around urban railways and their upper and lower parts. To achieve this goal, the researchers are developing sensors and devices to detect factors affecting the ground risk around the railway system and striving to commercialize the element technology to monitor abnormal behavior of railway structures. In addition, they are making endeavors to secure equipment and analysis technology for borehole logging of the ground holes and relaxed parts in the upper railway and to advance the safety technology for urban railway and surrounding ground based on the technology development strategies for securing railway structures and ground risk analysis techniques.

Geo-environment Monitoring Research Section

With an aim to understand large-scale sinkholes in urban areas or local subsidence, the Geo-environment Monitoring Research Section conducts global monitoring research using satellite images (InSAR) and studies the research outcomes based on the existing geologic maps, topographic maps, soil maps, and geology and geohydrology in urban areas. In connection with the data from national underground water observation networks and assistant observance networks currently under research, the Section undergoes real-time transmission and processing of the measured data in order to find scientific solutions to sinkhole problems in urban areas.

Under Ground Pipeline Safety Research Section

The Under Ground Pipeline Safety Research Section focuses on developing the technologies that predict the ground soundness surrounding water and sewer pipelines, which often cause sinkholes in urban areas. The researchers aim to ensure safety of the general public by developing the technology to reduce sinkhole-related disasters through IoT-based pipeline monitoring and applying it to the facility maintenance by local governments. To this end, the Section is developing the sensor that predicts the ground subsidence and cavities surrounding water and sewer pipelines in urban areas, the devices and image sensing technology to inspect the structural soundness within the pipelines, and the technology to detect the cavities created around pipelines. The final goal is to conduct real-time IoT-based monitoring of any leakage or damage of urban pipelines and consequently to develop a system to analyze the risk of possible sinkholes around the pipelines installed underground.


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KSB Convergence System Research Section

The KSB Convergence System Research Section is responsible for analyzing and designing system architecture for knowledge-converged Super Brain, analyzing and developing KSB knowledge base, developing IoE-based inteligent context-awareness engines, and developing intelligent domain expert services. By exerting overall control over the projects conducted by the KSB Convergence Research Department, this Section analyzes and defines system requirements, establishes comprehensive testing plans, and builds testbeds and testing environment. It also engages in system engineering involving the KSB R&D process and quality control.

Self-Machine Learning Engine Research Section

The goal of the Self-Machine Learning Engine Research Section is to develop a core learning engine technology to realize knowledge-converged Super Brain (KSB) in an IoE environment. The Section plans to develop the learning engine technology to allow it to operate collaboratively (redevelopment/supplement/connection) with the technologies already developed (machine learning/semantic), and the deliverables will be released as open source to ensure effective market dissemination. The final outcomes will provide intuitive and expandable user interface, various models and algorithms, and a range of recommendation services, thereby ensuring easy and convenient access by a diversified group of users.

Hyper-connected Data Preprocessing Research Section

The Hyper-connected Data Preprocessing Research Section is supporting high-quality connectivity between heterogeneous networks to reduce social costs and ensure safety, environmental protection, and health. To this end, the researchers are developing the hyper-connected IoE network technology and hyper-connected IoE data intellectualization technology providing optimized intelligent service and environment. The hyper-connected IoE network technology is a next-generation networking technology to ensure free communication between various objects in a future IoE environment to be comprised of diverse heterogeneous IoE networks. The researchers focus on systemically supporting connection reliability, mobility, and real-time service to realize high-quality connectivity between heterogeneous IoE networks. In the meantime, the hyper-connected data intellectualization technology involves IoE data preprocessing to produce high-quality data as a means to facilitate self-learning and analysis. With an aim to improve the level of data intellectualization and reinforce reliability, the researchers not only conduct automatic filtering and classification of multimodal IoE data, but also filters corrupt/erroneous/sensitive data to safeguard privacy and prevents reliability from being compromised.



The KSB (Knowledge-converged Super Brain) Convergence Research Department aims to secure technologies to realize the human-centric hyper-connected intelligent society to respond the advent of the era of IoE (Internet of Everything). To this end, the Department collects and refines the multimodal data through the hyper-connected IoE networks and converges the extracted knowledge with the expert knowledge of various domains. This allows the Department to develop self-learning knowledge-converged super brain core technology that provides intelligent services optimized for prediction and prevention. Supervised by ETRI, the Department is participated by four government-funded research institutes: ETRI, Korea Institute of Energy Research, Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute, and Korea Research Institute of Standards and Science. By concentrating the core capacity of the participants, the Department is researching and developing future technologies for national growth that create new industries and technology to solve national and social challenges faced by the general public. The Department is committed to converging IoT, big data, and artificial intelligence to realize a human-centric hyper-connected intelligent information society.

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In 2006, the Daegu-Gyeongbuk Research Center was established in Daegu, to create R&D capacity in the region’s ICT and other major industries, strengthen technological competitiveness, and create added value. The Center has been working to commercialize original technologies and vitalize regional industries through field-oriented technology support. It is also developing ICT convergent technologies in connection with the region’s strategic industries such as automobiles, medical service, and mobile communication. In line with its effort to develop ICT convergent commercialization technology based on the demand of regional businesses, the Center is currently engaging in R&D activities for integrated platform technology for eco-friendly intelligent greenhouse, technology for intelligent car smart sensors and vehicle safety system, and medicine-ICT convergent technology, thereby contributing to the region’s industrial development.




Regional Industry IT Convergence Research Section

The Regional Industry IT Convergence Research Section performs R&D tasks to contribute to strengthening IT competitiveness of regional companies and further invigorating regional industries by integrating ETRI-owned technology with leading industries, strategic industries, and traditional industries in the Daegu-GyeongBuk economic zone. In addition, it engages in customized joint R&D by identifying R&D interest of businesses in connection with the region’s strategic industries and develops core IT technology for agricultural machinery and farming. The section also focuses on developing core ICT technology required for logistics/robot IT to boost regional logistics industry and for sports/wellness IT to promote resident’s welfare.

Smart Vision Research Section

The Smart Vision Research Sector develops core computer vision-related technologies required for the detection, tracking, and recognition of objects in question within certain images. In particular, the Sector has studied intelligent vehicle information recognition technologies for recognizing license plates of high-speed vehicles, measuring speed of passing vehicles, analyzing traffic within intersections, and detecting flank and rear vehicles. Another area of research is intelligent human information recognition technologies for detecting and tracking pedestrians around vehicles, detecting facial/eye data, and estimating gender/age.

Local Industry Technology Development Section

The SMEs Support Section surveys demand for IT convergence technology required by the Daegu-Gyeongbuk industries, provides relevant technological support, and guarantees the quality of R&D outcomes.

Medical IT Convergence Research Section

The Medical IT Convergence Research Section is responsible for developing element technologies required for medical equipment-related companies in the Daegu-Gyeongbuk region and for strengthening their competitive power. The Section has continued to discover medical IT convergence technology specifically required for the region and for actual customers (hospitals and companies), and is currently developing element technologies necessary to manufacture medical supplies through joint research with businesses. In addition, in order to obtain authorization required for commercializing medical products, the researchers are currently providing technological support for electronic and machine stability testing and animal testing. They also work in close partnership with companies to expand domestic and overseas markets.

Automotive IT Platform Research Section

The Automotive IT Platform Research Section has developed the sensor-fusion platform based on the intelligent automotive electronics with a high level of decentralization and complication for a smart car and self-driving car system. The platform enables a vehicle to always recognize its surroundings in real time, regardless of day and night. The Section aims to support the development of applied services by regional part makers, thereby enhancing their technological competitiveness and support technology commercialization.




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HonamResearch Center

The Honam Research Center (HRC) has served as a technological hub to foster local strategic industries through R&BD of ICT convergence technology within the Honam wide-area economic bloc. To date, the HRC has been supporting the development of leading technology based on strategic industries in the area, the development of customized technology to nurture small and larger local industrial enterprises, and the commercialization of technology to distribute the technologies developed by the ETRI headquarters (Daejeon) and the HRC (Gwangju). In addition, the HRC has annually supported over 300 cases of A2LA international recognition tests in relation to optical communications components and has built a variety of support systems to solve the technical difficulties faced by industries, in an effort to facilitate the fostering of industrial entities in the Honam region.




SMEs Support Section

The SMEs Support Section takes charge of support for business convergence technology, operation of internationally certified testing laboratory for optical communication components, support for 3D convergence commercialization center, and verification of Q-mark of projects and technologies performed by the Honam Research Center. The Center is the only laboratory in Korea that is accredited by A2LA for testing optical communication elements, components, modules, devices and systems. Based on such previleged status, the Section renders support for testing authorization of industrial entities. In terms of its support for 3D convergence commercialization, the Section aims to establish supportive infrastructure by applying the 3D image processing or 3D information technologies to the existing industrial structures and to nurture 3D small yet competitive companies and strong medium-sized businesses through technology commercialization supporting service.

Optical Application Research Section

The Optical Application Research Section (OARS) is dedicated to enhancing the global competitiveness of local strategic industries by supporting the development of commercialization technologies and prototypes of optical components and modules. ‘Development of commercialization technology for 100Gbps small form-factor optical communication modules’ and ‘Photonics-based process innovation platform establishments and supports for industrialization’ are the main on-going projects and OARS is trying to supply and utilize the research product in various fields such as communications, digital appliances, automobile, and medical engineering.

Energy System Research Section

In order to efficiently control the future energy system which will activate various renewable energy sources and power prosumers, the Energy System Research Section is researching and developing the energy-related photonics-converged sensors, IoT standard-based servers, and data analytics. The technologies to be developed include a photonics-converged 3D optical engine and related optical image processing, image recognition and pattern matching, energy-IoT platform technology, and ML-based data analytics. For successful distribution and commercialization of the technologies in the coming years, the Section has developed the international IoT standards that obtained high scores in the ETSI and OMA interoperability tests and is currently leading the IoT sensor standards in Korea. The Section is planning to apply the hardware prototypes and software protocols in a regional field first as trial service partnered with KEPCO and telecommunication companies.

Optical Terminal Solution Research Section

The Optical Terminal Solution Research Section secures the FTTH network and optical terminal solution technologies, and renders support to address the technical needs and to strengthen global competitiveness. In particular, following the evolution of the FTTH network, it has secured 40G TWDM-PON solutions for optical access network and smart management solutions for fiber distribution network, and has supported eco-models for cooperation within the optical communications industry and among mobile service providers and equipment manufacturers.

Local Industry Technology Development Section

In order to foster local industries in the Honam region, the Local Industry Technology Development Section performs joint research and development for the strategic technologies based on the national roadmap related to local industries and the technologies to meet industrial demands, and supports the production of patent prototypes. Furthermore, the Section establishes cooperation networks and supply ICT convergence technologies to the local industries through technology exchange meetings and new technology presentation meetings. It also endeavors to enhance the technological competitiveness of local businesses and raise their sales by supporting field-oriented troubleshooting, technical consultation, and information provision.




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Seoul SW-SoC Convergence R&BD Center

The Seoul SW-SoC R&BD Center has been producing qualified SoC designers equipped with a strong command of IT convergent knowledge through its programs to train specialized experts in response to the industrial demand. The Center is also contributing to strengthening the industrial competitiveness of Korean SMEs and improving self-reliance on components by establishing SoC infrastructure and supporting small competitive semiconductor fabless companies.In addition, the Center will serve as a hub for domesit SW-SoC industry’s development by building a open infrastructure based on the SW-SoC R&D outcomes and the development of convergent technologies including shared elements.

Seoul SW-SoC Convergence R&BD Center



SW-SoC Open Platform Research Section

The researcher at the SW-SoC Open Platform Research Section are currently developing element techniques such as the virtual platform technology supporting the simultaneous development of hardware and software and the SW-SoC applied platform technology to facilitate fast prototyping. This will allow them to secure a pilot SW-SoC applied platform for IoT gateways. In the years ahead, the Section is planning to expand its focus to SW-SoC open platforms in the fields of mobile communication, smart appliances, automobiles, and energy in an effort to support the constant growth of core original technologies in the major industrial fields in Korea. It also aims to provide small fabless and SW companies with small-quantity batch production skills and technological competitiveness to support fast time-to-market capabilities

SW-SoC Industry Technology Section

The SW-SoC Industry Technology Section is responsible for establishing industrial SoC infrastructure. By building expensive SoC infrastructure and helping companies jointly use it, the researchers are striving to strengthen the competitive power of Korean SoC industry and expand its technological base. The Section also supports an environment for joint IP use and verification to shorten the period required for product development and minimize the risk of development.

SW-SoC Human Resource Development Section

SoC is a technology of core chip design and development which affects competitiveness of SW-SoC convergence system. In order to improve the self-reliance of core SoC components and enhance the national competitiveness, it is vital to secure SoC designers specializing in applied system technology and semiconductor design technology. Through its human resource development projects for SoC, the Section has been producing qualified designers with a master’s or doctoral degree. It also facilitates their employemnt at small and medium-sized companies, thereby supplying quality manpower to businesses and mitigating quality-based mismatch. It also plans SoC designing practice training in line with industrial demands and consequently provides a range of online/offline courses, such as corporate on-demand training, employment-linked training, and practical training for current employees.

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R&D Commercialization Strategy Department

The role of the R&D Commercialization Strategy Department is to establish ICT comercialization strategies to realize a creative economy, plan a program to promote market-oriented commercialization, and plan and operate exclusive tracks for R&D commercialization to ensure fast time-to-market of ETRI-developed technologies. To formulate adequate commercialization strategies, the Department investigates and analyzes commercialization performance of companies benefitting from technology transfer and studies various cases and comercialization policies. As part of its commercialization support programs, the Department is also operating a technology and demand forecasting systems and building a close collaborative network with commercialization-related institutions.

SMEs Cooperation Department

The SMEs Cooperation Department has actively been establishing support systems for strengthening SMEs’ technological competitiveness, so as to help the growth of SMEs in the ICT field and enable them to create quality jobs and drive the national economic development. The Department is providing tailored technological support to each business through the one-on-one matching with ETRI research organs. It also extends assistance to help SMEs solve any difficulty arising from the process of technology development and operates a technology counseling center as well. Another effort involves supporting the research infrastructure to allow companies to utilize research equipment and facilities owned by ETRI. To facilitate business startups using ETRI’s technologies, the Department helps establishing and nurturing (prospective) startups and research institute companies, and it is currently providing online/offline mentoring programs to the ICT sector in CreativeKorea in an effort to ensure commercialization of novel ideas. Lastly, it provides infrastructure for the convergent technology research and production center (residence facilities, meeting rooms, testing/production) with an aim to create jobs through the startup ecosystem.

Intellectual Property Management Department

The Intellectual Property Management Department formulates strategies for securing outstanding IP assets and for IP management in order to efficiently manage core and original technologies developed by ETRI and enhance their economic value through commercialization. Specifically, the Department pursues TLO-led technology marketing, improves and operates various systems designed for promoting commercialization, secures and manages IP rights, and concluding license agreements for IP assets owned by ETRI. It also actively responds to IP violations and patent lawsuits, transfers ETRI’s technology to Korean and foreign companies, expands its overseas patent licensing, and particpates in the patent pool for international standards.

The Technology Commercialization Division is responsible for establishing a system required for technology commercialization to maximize the business potential of technologies developed and for providing support to small and medium-sized businesses to strengthen their technological competitiveness. It mainly focuses on researching commercialization strategies, operating commercialization supporting programs, creating and efficiently utilizing IPR, and supporting SMEs and business startups. To foster SMEs and create jobs, it also endeavors to advance and improve supportive systems for technology transfer and commercialization. The cycle of commercialization support consisted of various programs such as the exclusive tracks for R&D commercialization, efficient patent management and utilization systems, customized technical support for each business, and support for prospective startups and research companies research institute companies. To ensure closer cooperation among those programs, the Division consolidated the entire processes to a single platform named ‘ETRI Commercialization Support Platform (ETRIplus).’ On the basis of cooperation and collaboration between programs within the platform, the Division is making its utmost effort to create economic value by promoting technology commercialization and build a win-win partnership with SMEs.

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The Global Cooperation Department was organized as a collaborative platform to expand ETRI’s R&D capacity and performance throughout the world. The Department has conducted international joint R&D projects in the ICT field, effectively pursued exchange and cooperation with major countries, and expanded and operated bases in major nations for collaboration with overseas partners. It is currently operating overseas centers in Beijing in China and San Jose in the United States and dispatching specialized manpower to Belgium. In particular, it focuses on IP business involving IP rights and international standards and facilitates the global market entry of ETRI’s technologies in partnership with both domestic and global companies through overseas bases.


Overseas Research Centers (ETRI Beijing R&D Center, ETRI US R&D Center)

The Overseas Research Centers facilitate local commercialization processes and also operate joint-research projects with domestic businesses. In order to fulfill these tasks, the R&D Centers perform market research to find the needs of local markets, seek-and-find promising local technologies, and utilize systematic technology marketing-based networks to expose these technologies. In addition, the Research Centers aim to strengthen relationships between overseas businesses and their respective related organizations and enhance marketing of ETRI-incorporated products in order to bolster joint-research, technology transferring, and joint-ventures.

ETRI is leading the ICT ecosystem for humanity and joyful, convenient, and safe life. As an institution that powers the growth of the nation’s research and development, we will put forth our utmost efforts in pursuing and creating research outputs of elevated status.


General Status

74 General Status

· Personnel

· Project

· Patent Application

· Technology Transfer

· Standardization

· SCI Papers

· ETRI Alumni Companies

· ETRI Laboratory Enterprise

78 Nationwide Regional Research Center

79 Global R&D Cooperation Network



General Status

Personnel Status

Patent Application

Total : 1,943(as of year 2015) No. of Patent Application : 17,268 cases(Total of past 5 years)

No. of Project/Budget : 482 Projects/576.6 billion won(years 2015)Project Status

2011 20112012 20122013 20132014 20142015 2015

TechnologyTransfer

No. of Technology/Royalty Income : 2,080 cases/162.7 billion won(Total of past 5 years)

SMEOthers

25,927

241

295

36,364

330

33,852

538

34,671

676

31,859

22

307

343

25

405

29

597

22

731

29

Doctoral : 924(48%)Research/Technical Staff : 1,785(92%)

Board Member/Administrative Staff : 158(8%) Master : 904(46%)

Below Bachelors : 115(6%)

Patent Application (unit : cases)

Number of TechnologyRoyalty Income

Number of Technology/Royalty Income(unit : cases, million won)

Number of Technology Transfer Companies (unit : cases)

92%

8%

Type of Work

46%

48%

6%

Status of Degree Holding

2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

547

668632

520

482

2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

571,874588,881

536,057

576,645547,618

Budget (unit : Million Won)

Number of Project (unit : cases)

2011 2012 2013 20152014

DomesticInternationalTotal

1,982

1,5921,511

2,244

1,512

2,034 2,172

996

1,999

1,226

3,574

3,755

3,546 3,225 3,168



Standard -ization

Status and Progress of Companies Established by Alumni

No. of Standards Contributions Adopted for total of past 5 years : 8,337 cases/498 Experts

No. of SCI Papers/Average IF : 1,307 cases(Total of past 5 years)/2.03(Average)SCIPapers

ETRI Laboratory Enterprise Status

Registered Companies : ETRI has set up 38 ETRI Laboratory Enterprises through successful commercialization of research outcomes since 2007.Companies in Operation : 32 ETRI Laboratory Enterprises in Operation (As of April 2016)

BT Works(Co.), TEST MIDAS(Co.), 3D Nuri(Co.), Sogware(Co.), SmartQ Technologies(Co.), KCP(Co.), Sugentech(Co.), Aritel(Co.), Imfact(Co.), Hojeonable(Co.), Enlighting(Co.), Clouxen(Co.), New-run(Co.), Solid Link(Co.), MINDs(Co.), Syntekabio(Co.), WOOKSUNG MEDIA(Co.), Gamma Spectra(Co.), RNSLab(Co.), KFRT(Co.), eKdac(Co.), JSLIDA(Co.), Bird Letter(Co.), HarborMax(Co.), Optella(Co.), Conferst Inc, Icerti(Co.), icerti(Co.), Gene System(Co.), HANCOM INTERFREE(Co.), Devstack Inc, ch solution co.,ltd, WiseTHAN(Co.)

Registered Companies

38

Companies : After the establishment of Sambo (Trigem) Computer in 1980 approximately 580 companies have been establishedInitial Public Offering : 10 of ETRI Alumni Companies are listed on the KOSPI [1], KOSDAQ [8], KONEX [1] (As of April 2016)

KOSPI : Comtec Systems(Co.) KOSDAQ : BIT computer(Co.), AP Systems(Co.), Lightron(Co.), ELK(Co.), RF Semi(Co.), Secuve(Co.), Innowireless(Co.), SNS Tech(Co.) KONEX : Wiworld(Co.)

Alumni Companies

230Revenue

1816.2Billion KRW TOTAL

ASSETS

2170.1Billion KRW

Companies in Operation

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No. of Standards Contributions Adopted (unit : cases)

No. of Standard Experts (unit : person)

2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

315

1,479

1,570

329

1,505

254

1,203

258

1,141

293

2011

103

2012

96

2013

105

2014

100

2015

94

InternationalDomesticTotal

1,7941,889

1,7591,461 1,434

2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

262

270269

265

241No. of SCI Papers (unit : cases)

2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

1.93

2.03

2.192.22

1.80Average IF (impact Factor)

General Status



CHINABeijing 751 Live TankCAICTBeijing 751 Live TankChina Qingdao Tian An Cyberpark Co., LtdYuhui Industrial Group & MC KIM Group LimitedNERCDTVSITTBeijing Zhengdong Electronic power Group Co. Ltd CSC (China Soft Capital)HuaweiFiberHome

USAIEEE

Rutgers UniversityKBRI

Purdue UniversitySan Jose State UniversitySpace Systems/Loral INC.South Dakota State Univ.

GoogleBOEHRINGER INGELHEIM

Space Systemes/LoralNiihau Sectrum Corp

AppleIPVALUE Management Int

APXPMC-sierra

Cryptography Tesearch InstituteVanguard Video

AMDSedicii Innovations Ltd

IntelOpen Networking Foundarion (ONF)

Via LisensingICAP

U.K.Trustonic

Oxford UniversityWMG at University of Warwaick

Precursor Enegetics Korea Co.,LtdNottingham Scientific Limited

JAPANMorita TechZeonKonica MinoltaNHK

UZBEKISTENUnicon.UZ

ISRAELARO Volcani CenterDesign Art Networks

CANADAIP Cube Partners

FRANCE6wind

ETSIEgide

Secure-ICEutelsat S, A

BELGIUMiMinds

SWISSSUSS MicroOptics SA

ZHAWEnlighting,Fluxim

GERMANYFhi HHIFraunhofer-Heinrich Hertz InstituteUNIVERSITÄT ZU LÜBECKRohde&SchwarzX-FABMERCKBOSCH

RUSSIAJSC ‘Radiophyzika’ITAE RAS

MONGOLMUSTMTZ

INDIACDAC

SINGAPOREBOSCHGlobalfoundryInstitute of Microelectronics(IME)

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