
Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology (DGIST) announced on the 17th that it has launched the 'Quantum Sensing Strategic Project Group' jointly with KAIST, UNIST, and GIST, and aims to secure ultra-precision quantum sensor source technology for 5 years until 2030 by investing 26 billion won in national funds.
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Quantum sensors are attracting attention as a technology that goes beyond the limitations of existing sensors in the field of ultra-precision measurement, and competition in quantum technology at the national level is intensifying.
‘Quantum Sensing Strategic Business Group’ launched… Joint research with KAIST, UNIST, and GIST
(Daegu = Yonhap News) Reporter Choi Su-ho = Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology (DGIST) announced on the 17th that it has launched the 'Quantum Sensing Strategic Project Group' to begin the development of next-generation ultra-precision quantum sensor technology.
The project, which will invest 26 billion won in national funds, will be carried out for five years until 2030 and aims to secure quantum sensor source technology that dramatically exceeds the limits of existing sensor precision and sensitivity.
To this end, each institution participating in the project, including DGIST, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST), and Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology (GIST), plans to pool their capabilities in quantum properties, light source/detection, circuit/system design, etc.
DGIST actively utilizes the on-campus 6-inch research semiconductor processing facility (R&D FAB) and the 8-inch commercialization fab (D-FAB) currently under construction to provide an empirical foundation encompassing sensor design, production, packaging, and performance verification.
Through this, the research center plans to secure next-generation sensing technologies such as ultra-precision magnetic field measurement, single photon detection, and quantum imaging.
Yoo Cheon-yeol, head of DGIST's Quantum Sensing Strategic Business Division, said, "The launch of this business team will be an important starting point in building a 'national quantum sensor ecosystem' that is essential in the upcoming quantum transition (QX) era beyond the artificial intelligence transition (AX) era."
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