The Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute () is a Korean government-funded research institution in
Daedeok Science Town in
Daejeon
Daejeon (; ) is South Korea's list of cities in South Korea, fifth-largest metropolis, with a population of nearly 1.5 million. Located in a central lowland valley between the Sobaek Mountains and the Geum River, the city is known both as a ...
, South Korea.
Overview
Established in 1976, ETRI is a
non-profit
A nonprofit organization (NPO), also known as a nonbusiness entity, nonprofit institution, not-for-profit organization, or simply a nonprofit, is a non-governmental (private) legal entity organized and operated for a collective, public, or so ...
government-funded
research institute
A research institute, research centre, or research organization is an establishment founded for doing research. Research institutes may specialize in basic research or may be oriented to applied research. Although the term often implies natural ...
. In the 1980s, ETRI developed TDX (Time Division Exchange) and 4M DRAM (Dynamic Random Access Memory). In the 1990s, ETRI commercialized
Code-division multiple access
Code-division multiple access (CDMA) is a channel access method used by various radio communication technologies. CDMA is an example of channel access method, multiple access, where several transmitters can send information simultaneously over ...
. In the 2000s, ETRI developed Terrestrial DMB, WiBro, and 4G LTE Advanced, for mobile communications.
ETRI is one of the leading research institutes in the wireless communication domain with more than 2,500 patents filed.
ETRI developed ship-area network technology, portable automatic language interpretation, and automated valet parking technology.
As of December 14, 2015, ETRI had about 2,000 employees of which about 1,800 are researchers.
Chronology
Awards
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Ho-Am Prize in Science in 1991
References
External links
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ETRI WebzineETRI Journal
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Organizations based in Daejeon
Research institutes established in 1976
Research institutes in South Korea
1976 establishments in South Korea
Recipients of the Ho-Am Prize in Science