Department of ECE at SNU
The Department of ECE at SNU consists of about 1,500 students and approximately 65 professors. The professors are actively engaged in research with the funds of about 57 billion Korean won (approximately 44 million US dollars), about 27 billion from government and about 30 billion from Korean IT industry. The department has produced many outstanding graduates who have become leaders in the government, industry, and academia, driving the development of the IT industry both in Korea and worldwide. Additionally, the current faculty members are achieving excellent research and development accomplishments which are recognized globally. SNU provides dormitories for international students, offers various levels of Korean language education, and also provides the utmost convenience, including Korean cultural experience programs.
Semiconductor Research at the Department of ECE
The Department of ECE has 19 professors specializing in semiconductor research, of which seven are in circuit design, and five, four, and another five are in computer architecture/digital system design, system software, and semiconductor device/material, respectively. Most professors specializing in semiconductors have been advancing research and development through close industry-academic collaboration with Samsung Electronics. They are members of the Inter-university Semiconductor Institute at SNU which provides an environment conducive to top-level research by allowing students to have access to process equipment for hands-on semiconductor manufacturing, and also offering them with Multi-Project Wafer (MPW) opportunities with abundant copies of CAD tools for circuit design. With an excellent faculty and educational environment, the Department of ECE operates globally competitive semiconductor research program.