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Scientific Analog congratulates four senior undergraduate students from the Department of Electronic and Electrical Engineering at Ewha Womans University — Hyunjin Park, Seoyeon Kang, Jiwon Kim, and Jina Lee — who received the Scientific Analog Special Award at the 26th Korea Semiconductor Design Challenge, organized by the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy of Korea and the Korea Semiconductor Industry Association. The team was mentored by Somi Park and supervised by Professor Sung-Min Park.

Their research focused on the development of a super-wavelength infrared LED-based CMOS hybrid system for non-invasive hemoglobin and oxygen saturation monitoring, designed using the TSMC 180-nm CMOS process. The prototype achieved quantitative accuracies of ±0.3 g/dL for total hemoglobin (tHb), ±1.5% for oxygen saturation (SpO₂), and ±0.2% for heart rate, satisfying the requirements for real-time operation, low power consumption, and high precision. The judging panel highly praised the project for its creativity and practical applicability.

Scientific Analog, Inc. is a leading developer and provider of a mixed-signal simulator in SystemVerilog (XMODEL), automatic model generator (MODELZEN), and schematic-based design environment (GLISTER). Scientific Analog has been sponsoring the Korea Semiconductor Design Challenge since 2023.

The Korea Semiconductor Design Challenge is an annual competition organized by the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy of Korea (MOTI) and the Korea Semiconductor Industry Association (KSIA), designed to foster design skills and develop creative ideas for undergraduate and graduate students in semiconductor design.

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