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Department of Mechanical Engineering Graduate School of Semiconductor Technology

Advanced Packaging and Thin Films Lab

We investigate adhesion, deformation, fracture, and fatigue in advanced semiconductor packaging and functional thin films — from HBM to flexible and energy devices.

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About the Lab

Our research group focuses on mechanics-related subjects of advanced packaging and thin films: adhesion, deformation, fracture, fatigue, reliability, and stress-strain-induced multiphysics phenomena for the following applications.

Microelectronics (HBM, NAND flash, DRAM, and other semiconductor packages), flexible display, fuel cell, solar cell, battery, electronic packaging, encapsulation, dry transfer, tensile / bending / folding / adhesion tests.

Research Areas

Six directions bridging mechanics and microelectronics.

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Publications

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AI-assisted Full-field Warpage Prediction and Optimization for Advanced Packaging
J. Lee, S.-W. Lee, T.-S. Kim, D. Kwon* · IEEE Transactions on Components, Packaging and Manufacturing Technology, 2026
Hybrid auxetic metamaterial platforms enabling multiscale isotropic expansion for distortion-free stretchable displays
S.-B. Kim+, J. Kim+, S. Kim, D. Choi, C.-Y. Gu, T.-S. Kim, H. Moon*, S. Yoo* · Nature Communications, 2026
Importance of Molecular Weight of Conjugated Polymer Thin Films on Thermo-mechanical Reliability of Stretchable Organic Semiconductors
D. J. Kim, J.-W.Lee, K.Bae, T. Y. Kang, B. S. Ma, B. J. Kim, T.-S. Kim · Chemistry of Materials, 2026
Deep Learning-Enabled Multiscale Strategy for Rapid and Accurate Warpage Prediction of Interposer Routing Interconnects
C. Yang, M. Oh, M. G. Park, W. Choi, M. S. Ju, H. Song*, S. K. Lim*, T.-S. Kim* · International Journal of Precision Engineering and Manufacturing-Green Technology, 2026

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We are always looking for motivated graduate and undergraduate students interested in the advanced packaging and thin films. Please contact us for opportunities.

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