"Ceramic Heater"

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19 Nov 2025

Foreign correspondents visit MiCo Ceramics in Gangneung, South Korea, on November 6, 2025. MiCo Ceramics, a leading young enterprise in Gangneung, pioneers the localization of core functional ceramic components like Ceramic Heaters and ESCs (Electrostatic Chucks) used in the semiconductor manufacturing process, and continuously expands its production capacity.

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#13004085

19 Nov 2025

Kwon Jeong-hoon, a production team leader at MICO Ceramics, works near the Gangwon Technopark Advanced Materials Center in Gangneung, South Korea, on November 6, 2025. The company produces key functional ceramic components such as ceramic heaters and electrostatic chucks used in semiconductor manufacturing. It expands its capacity across multiple factories in the Gangneung Science Industrial Complex and is regarded as one of the city's leading young firms, with more than 220 employees, most of them in their 30s.

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#13004086

19 Nov 2025

Kwon Jeong-hoon, a production team leader at MICO Ceramics, briefs the foreign press on a completed AIN heater for high-temperature CVD at the company's facility near the Gangwon Technopark Advanced Materials Center in Gangneung, South Korea, on November 6, 2025. MICO Ceramics is regarded as one of the city's leading young firms, with more than 220 employees, many of them in their 30s.

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#13004087

19 Nov 2025

Kwon Jeong-hoon, a production team leader at MICO Ceramics, briefs the foreign press on a completed AIN heater for high-temperature CVD at the company's facility near the Gangwon Technopark Advanced Materials Center in Gangneung, South Korea, on November 6, 2025. MICO Ceramics is regarded as one of the city's leading young firms, with more than 220 employees, many of them in their 30s.

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#13004088

19 Nov 2025

Kwon Jeong-hoon, a production team leader at MICO Ceramics, briefs the foreign press on a completed AIN heater for high-temperature CVD at the company's facility near the Gangwon Technopark Advanced Materials Center in Gangneung, South Korea, on November 6, 2025. MICO Ceramics is regarded as one of the city's leading young firms, with more than 220 employees, many of them in their 30s.

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#13004076

19 Nov 2025

A staff member at Gangwon Technopark's New Materials Center in Gangneung explains the center-owned hot isostatic press (HIP, AIP36-72-29H), manufactured by American Isostatic Presses (AIP), to foreign correspondents in Gangneung, South Korea, on November 6, 2025. The equipment, valued at approximately 5.5 billion won (about $3.75 million), applies uniform pressure using inert gas in a high-temperature environment to produce near-theoretical-density ceramic materials and components with minimal deformation. Due to its high cost, the center provides access to companies that cannot afford to own it independently.

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#13004058

19 Nov 2025

Chae Seung-bok, head of the Press Support Team at the Gangwon Special Self-Governing Province Public Relations Office, briefs foreign correspondents on the province's bio-health industry development initiatives at Gangwon National University's Startup Cube in Chuncheon, South Korea, on November 6, 2025.

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#13004059

19 Nov 2025

Kim Sang-woo, head of the Bio-Health Policy Team at Gangwon Special Self-Governing Province's Bio-Health Division, briefs foreign correspondents on the province's bio-health industry promotion efforts and its vision to establish Gangwon as a new hub for South Korea's advanced bio industry, at Gangwon National University's Startup Cube in Chuncheon, South Korea, on November 6, 2025.

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#13004060

19 Nov 2025

Yim Seong-il, head of the Enterprise Support Team at Gangwon National University's Industry-Academic Cooperation Foundation and Industry-Academic Technology Innovation Center, explains the university's Innopolis Campus project to foreign correspondents at the Startup Cube in Chuncheon, South Korea, on November 6, 2025. The project, with a total budget of 486 million won (approx. $350,000), focuses on identifying and supporting prospective founders with technology-based startup ideas, establishing an integrated support system for technology startups, and strengthening investment infrastructure and networks for the growth of tech startup companies.

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#13004061

19 Nov 2025

Yim Seong-il, head of the Enterprise Support Team at Gangwon National University's Industry-Academic Cooperation Foundation and Industry-Academic Technology Innovation Center, shows foreign correspondents a character keyring produced using a 3D printer by a company supported by the university's Innopolis Campus project at the Startup Cube in Chuncheon, South Korea, on November 6, 2025. The 486 million won (approx. $350,000) project aims to discover and support prospective founders with technology-based startup ideas, build an integrated support system for technology startups, and strengthen investment infrastructure and networks for the growth of tech startup companies.

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#13004062

19 Nov 2025

An aerial view shows the Startup Cube at Gangwon National University's Baekryeong Campus in Chuncheon, South Korea, on November 6, 2025. The facility houses approximately 70 student startup clubs, research labs, and companies, offering coworking spaces, fabrication workshops, lecture rooms, and meeting rooms to support a wide range of entrepreneurs, including prospective bio-industry founders.

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#13004063

19 Nov 2025

Yim Seong-il, head of the Enterprise Support Team at Gangwon National University's Industry-Academic Cooperation Foundation and Industry-Academic Technology Innovation Center, explains the Startup Cube facility to foreign correspondents at Gangwon National University in Chuncheon, South Korea, on November 6, 2025. The Startup Cube houses approximately 70 student startup clubs, research labs, and companies, providing coworking spaces, fabrication workshops, lecture rooms, and meeting rooms to support a wide range of entrepreneurs, including prospective bio-industry founders.

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#13004064

19 Nov 2025

The exterior view of the Startup Cube is operated by Gangwon National University's Industry-Academic Cooperation Foundation in Chuncheon, South Korea, on November 6, 2025. The building houses approximately 70 student startup clubs, research labs, and companies, providing coworking spaces, fabrication workshops, lecture rooms, and meeting rooms to support a diverse range of entrepreneurs, including prospective bio-industry founders.

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#13004065

19 Nov 2025

The exterior view of the Startup Cube is operated by Gangwon National University's Industry-Academic Cooperation Foundation in Chuncheon, South Korea, on November 6, 2025. The building houses approximately 70 student startup clubs, research labs, and companies, providing coworking spaces, fabrication workshops, lecture rooms, and meeting rooms to support a diverse range of entrepreneurs, including prospective bio-industry founders.

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#13004066

19 Nov 2025

Time-lapse images show the transformation of the ''History of Campus'' mountain park area on Gangwon National University's Chuncheon Campus from 2017 to 2023. What starts as a barren hillside develops into a popular campus green space with walking trails, rest areas, and artistic installations, in Chuncheon, South Korea, on November 6, 2025.

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#13004067

19 Nov 2025

Noh Beom-sik, director of the New Materials Center at Gangwon Technopark's Global Business Division, briefs foreign correspondents on the center's operations at the facility in Gangneung, South Korea, on November 6, 2025. The New Materials Center serves as a key institution for fostering Gangwon Province's ceramics and new materials industry, providing startup incubation, research analysis, prototype production support, and venture factory leasing, while expanding into advanced fields such as semiconductor materials and components.

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