Overview
Purpose of Establishment
The objective of KANC is to improve national competitiveness and contribute to industrial development in nanotechnology by establishing the R&D and support system for nano-device and compound semiconductor as per Article 11 of the Nanotechnology Development Promotion Act and Article 11 of its Enforcement Decree.
History
- 2003
- 03.12 Established as an Independent, Non-Profit Corporatio
- 2008
- 08.12 Installation of about 200 semiconductor equipments
- 2009
- 09.01 Gwanggyo LED Convergence Technology Support Center designated by the Ministry of Knowledge Economy
- 2010
- 10.03 Designated as National Technology Expert Manpower Training Center by the Ministry of Education, Science, and Technology
- 10.04 International Joint Research Center opened with SEMATECH in USA
- 2011
- 11.03 Transferred "LED Lighting Chip Fabrication Technology" to industries
- 11.07 Designated as an educational facility by the Ministry of Employment and Labor as per the Act on the Promotion of Workplace Skills of Workers
- 2012
- 12.05 Renaming of the institutetin Korean title) Korea Advanced Nano Fab Center (KANC)
- 2013
- 13.07 Established the Nanotechnology Business Creation Center