{"73898":{"#nid":"73898","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Ribbon-Cutting Launches New Samsung Design Center","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EOfficials from the Samsung Electro-Mechanics Company (SEM), the state of Georgia and the Georgia Institute of Technology held a ribbon-cutting August 17 for the company\u0027s new North American radio frequency integrated circuit (RFIC) design center to be located in Technology Square with the Georgia Electronic Design Center (GEDC).  \u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EThe Samsung RFIC Design Center will develop technology for next-generation communication systems, expanding to system-on-chip devices for modem, digital and RF equipment.  Innovations developed by researchers at the new center will impact a broad spectrum of Samsung\u0027s worldwide product offerings.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EOver the next five years, the new center could employ more than 100 design scientists and engineers.  The center will initially be located in the Technology Square Research Building, which also houses the GEDC.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EIn April, the company announced its decision to open the center in Atlanta, citing Georgia Tech\u0027s strengths in radio-frequency and mixed-signal research as major reasons for choosing the location.  Center researchers are expected to collaborate with Georgia Tech faculty and staff on a broad range of issues, including contributions to the IEEE standard for cognitive radio (IEEE 802.22).\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003ESEM is a division of the Samsung Corporation, a global leader in semiconductor, telecommunication, digital media and digital convergence technologies.  \n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0022The Samsung RFIC Design Center is the starting point for our collaboration with Georgia Tech and the state of Georgia, and will expand our ability to play an even greater role in bringing high-function, high-quality and low-cost products to the world marketplace,\u0022 said Ho-Moon Kang, President and CEO of SEM.  \u0022We are pleased with the welcome we have received from Georgia Tech and the state of Georgia as signified in this ribbon-cutting event.\u0022\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003ELocation of the Samsung facility demonstrates the impact that Georgia Tech can have on Georgia\u0027s economy, noted Georgia Tech President Wayne Clough.  \n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0022Attracting first-class research and development facilities from global leaders like Samsung, a company known for its forward-looking leadership in the industry, is precisely what the GEDC was established to do,\u0022 he said.  \u0022By leveraging Georgia Tech\u0027s research and educational assets, we can work with private industry to build Georgia\u0027s economy based on the technology industries of the future.\u0022\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EIn addition to Georgia Tech\u0027s leadership in mixed-signal electronics, wireless devices and RFIC technologies, companies such as Samsung are also interested in recruiting top technical talent, Clough noted.  Working with Samsung\u0027s RFIC Design Center will allow Georgia Tech students to gain valuable real-world experience in electronic design.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EJoy Laskar, director of the GEDC, expects the collaboration with Samsung to boost the center\u0027s expertise and reputation in the areas of high-frequency high-speed electronic design, and the utilization of new technology in next generation communication applications.   \n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0022We are excited at the prospect of working with SEM Co. to pursue areas of common interest,\u0022 he said.  \u0022We appreciate the confidence the company has shown through the location of the new design center with the GEDC.\u0022\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003ELocation of the design center boosts Georgia\u0027s reputation and demonstrates the state\u0027s positive technology development, noted Governor Sonny Perdue.  \n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0022We are confident that SEM will find Georgia an outstanding location for its research and development headquarters for these important new technologies,\u0022 Perdue said.  \u0022Its presence here will add to the state\u0027s growing reputation as an environment that encourages and nourishes science and innovation.\u0022\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EChang-Ho Lee, formerly with the GEDC, has been named director of the new design center.  He said the collaboration with Georgia Tech will intensify as the company develops new relationships with the campus community and recruits Georgia Tech graduates to the company\u0027s technical staff.  \n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EAbout SEM\u003C\/strong\u003E: Samsung Electro-Mechanics was established in 1973 as a manufacturer of key electronic components, and the company has grown into one of the industry leaders, thanks to cutting-edge technology and top product quality.  SEM pioneered the technological framework for Korean production of A\/V components and the company diversified into materials and computer parts.  In the early 1990s, the focus was on manufacturing chip components, multi-layer circuit boards, and mobile communication and optical components.  In the late 1990s, operations expanded into the production of digital products with applied high-frequency, software, engineering and design technologies.  For more information, see (\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.sem.samsung.co.kr\u0022 title=\u0022www.sem.samsung.co.kr\u0022\u003Ewww.sem.samsung.co.kr\u003C\/a\u003E).\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EAbout the Georgia Electronic Design Center\u003C\/strong\u003E: The Georgia Electronic Design Center (GEDC) supports world-class research, active and solution-oriented industry collaboration, intellectual property generation and revenue generating commercialization efforts.  Supported both by industry partners and federal laboratories, GEDC\u0027s research is broadly focused on fostering technology at the intersection of today\u0027s communications applications: wireless\/RF, wired\/copper and fiber channels.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EResearch News \u0026amp; Publications Office\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nGeorgia Institute of Technology\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n75 Fifth Street, N.W., Suite 100\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nAtlanta, Georgia  30308  USA\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EMedia relations contact: John Toon (404-894-6986); E-mail: (\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:john.toon@edi.gatech.edu\u0022\u003Ejohn.toon@edi.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E)\n\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":[{"value":"Center to develop next-generation RFIC technology"}],"field_summary":[{"value":"Officials from the Samsung Electro-Mechanics Company (SEM), the state of Georgia and the Georgia Institute of Technology held a ribbon-cutting August 17 for the company\u0027s new North American radio frequency integrated circuit (RFIC) design center to be located in Technology Square.","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"New center could house 100 scientists and engineers"}],"uid":"27303","created_gmt":"2005-08-17 00:00:00","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:03:38","author":"John Toon","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2005-08-17T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2005-08-17T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"73899":{"id":"73899","type":"image","title":"Ribbon cutting ceremony","body":null,"created":"1449178028","gmt_created":"2015-12-03 21:27:08","changed":"1475894681","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:44:41"}},"media_ids":["73899"],"groups":[{"id":"1188","name":"Research Horizons"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cstrong\u003EJohn Toon\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EResearch News \u0026amp; Publications Office\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.gatech.edu\/contact\/index.html?id=jt7\u0022\u003EContact John Toon\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E404-894-6986\u003C\/strong\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["jtoon@gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}