Founder of VLSI Korea. Staff Engineer at Synopsys — STA and physical-design methodology for advanced-node tape-outs. EE BS·MS · MBA. Writes from Seoul.
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The landscape of semiconductor manufacturing has evolved into a complex ecosystem where foundry selection represents one of the most critical strategic decisions in ASIC development. As process technologies advance beyond the 3nm node and specialized applications demand increasingly stringent requirements, the foundry selection process has transformed from a simple cost-performance
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Imagine you're in the final interview at your dream company and they ask: "What is a semiconductor? Please explain in detail" 1. Band Theory Explanation A semiconductor is a solid material with electrical conductivity between that of a conductor (metal) and an insulator. From a band
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With recent changes in the technology industry, the salaries and prospects of engineering positions continue to evolve. In particular, salary levels for engineers in the United States show significant differences based on specialization, region, education level, and experience. This article provides a comprehensive look at US engineers' salary trends
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LSF (Load Sharing Facility) Usage Guide: Job Scheduler Program Frequently Used in AI, Simulation, and Semiconductor Design Let's explore LSF (IBM Spectrum LSF), one of the server management programs in detail. To summarize briefly: 1. Companies and research institutes have numerous people using supercomputers. 2. They will request
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In my last post, we learned about LSF. Most big tech companies and large corporations use LSF, but LSF licenses are quite expensive. From a user perspective, LSF is convenient, but Slurm can be really good when used properly. People who are proficient with Slurm often find LSF frustrating. So
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For engineers and developers new to Kubernetes, I'll briefly explain the basic concepts of Kubernetes along with practical usage examples. For detailed information, please refer to the official documentation! Kubernetes DocumentationKubernetes is an open source container orchestration engine for automating deployment, scaling, and management of containerized applications. The
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During the long holiday, SamPro TV featured some fascinating content. Professor Michael Sandel from Harvard University, famous for "Justice: What's the Right Thing to Do?", issued a strong warning about Korean society. He stated that deepening inequality and meritocracy are threatening democracy, which could lead to
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Semiconductor Engineers in the AI Era: At the Crossroads of Job Loss and Responsibility Up to 300 million jobs could disappear due to AI by 2030. — Goldman Sachs AI cannot replace people, but people who use AI... can do more work than many others. Ultimately, many people's jobs
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I'll avoid spoilers since some people might not have seen it yet. Instead, I want to explore why this movie is more meaningful now in 2025, and how it piques curiosity about the approaching AI era. I watched this movie while relaxing during the holidays, and the lingering
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Master's Degree in Electrical Engineering: Is It Worth It for Digital Circuit Design? I've been receiving a lot of emails like this recently: "I'm a job seeker dreaming of becoming an RTL design engineer... I graduated in February this year but couldn'
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I never really cared about what cities were on the East or West Coast of America. As I grew up, I learned something important: The East and West Coasts of America are as far apart as Korea and India. And just like that distance... their cultures and laws are different
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Today, I'd like to summarize the paper "AlphaEvolve: A coding agent for Scientific and Algorithmic Discovery" published by Google DeepMind in 2025. AlphaEvolve: A Gemini-powered coding agent for designing advanced algorithmsNew AI agent evolves algorithms for math and practical applications in computing by combining the creativity