# VanaM Inc. — Full Context (VanaM / VANAM / 반암)

This file consolidates the core content of https://vanam.co.kr for AI answer engines.
Languages: English (default, no prefix) and Korean (한국어, under /ko/). Brand slogan kept in English on both: "Thin Films, All Around."

## Company overview
VanaM Inc. ("VANA Materials LAB.", Korean name 반암) is a Korea-based deep-tech startup founded in 2022, headquartered in Yeongdeungpo-gu, Seoul. It develops and manufactures next-generation semiconductor thin films that have yet to be commercialized, built on proprietary technology and core IP and powered by an eco-friendly vacuum deposition process (친환경 진공 증착). The company operates an urban micro foundry (도심형 마이크로 파운드리) — a semi-cleanroom-level urban fab enabling rapid thin-film R&D and small-scale production close to its partners.

Vision: "Connect the next world with semiconductor materials" — localizing (국산화) new materials and components, and leading the industry.

Team: Ph.D.-level semiconductor researchers, IP & patent attorneys, and facility engineers, combining expertise across thin-film materials, intellectual property, and fab construction.

## Core technology
- World-first multifunctional, energy-responsive thin film (에너지 감응형 박막). The flagship film, VM1, is an ultra-sensitive, energy-responsive semiconductor thin film that senses and switches in response to thermal or electrical energy. High-crystalline thin-film deposition source technology adds sensing and switching functions, enabling system simplification and higher accuracy versus conventional designs.
- Eco-friendly by design: vacuum deposition with no toxic organic materials or gases — ESG-aligned manufacturing.
- Cost competitive: simple process, low production cost, and circuit simplification reduce total cost.
- Low facility investment: no fine patterning or high-class cleanroom required to reach production.
- VanaM builds special deposition instruments that capture process data (e.g., plasma wavelength, residual gas) for machine-learning-based performance prediction and process optimization.

## Deposition methods
PVD (Sputter, Evaporator), ALD, PLD, MOCVD. Process big-data collection is also available.

## Materials library
Special thin films and process conditions unavailable in conventional fabs — across oxides, nitrides, and metals (산화물·질화물·금속).
- PVD / Sputter & Evaporator:
  - Oxide: VO2, V2O5, TiO2, Ta2O5, HfO2, ZnO, ITO, IGZO
  - Nitride: TiN, AlN, AlScN, SiNx
  - Metal: Au, Pt, Ag, Al, Ti, Cr, Ni, Bi, Mo, Hf, Sc, W
- ALD:
  - Oxide: Al2O3, HfO2, ZrO2, HZO, ZnO, TiO2, In2O3, Ga2O3, SnO2, SnO
  - Metal: Pt, Ru

## Services
1. Deposition Service (증착 서비스): customized thin-film deposition across PVD (Sputter, Evaporator), ALD, PLD, and MOCVD.
2. Material Analysis (소재 분석): characterization and measurement of material properties and structure with advanced equipment.
3. R&D Service (R&D 서비스): thin-film simulation, commercial viability testing, and ML-based process prediction.
4. IP / Patent Package (IP·특허 패키지): core IP analysis, IP portfolio construction, and technology transfer mediation.
5. Urban Micro Foundry (도심형 마이크로 파운드리): direct design and construction of a semi-cleanroom-level urban fab.

## Target applications
Quantum computing, A.I. semiconductors, power electronics, glass substrate, advanced materials. Product-level applications include fire detectors, protection circuits, and neuromorphic semiconductors. PoC is in progress with R&D partners across these emerging fields.

## History
- 2022: Founded VanaM Inc.; selected for the Initial Startup Package pilot R&D (Ministry of SMEs and Startups); named top company at the 10th Kibo Venture Camp (KOTEC).
- 2023: Began an urban semiconductor pilot line in Yeongdeungpo, Seoul; established a corporate-affiliated research institute.
- 2024: Selected as a Deep-Tech Startup, System Semiconductor Division (Ministry of SMEs and Startups).
- 2025: SelectUSA 2025 — 2nd place, Open Tech Pitching (National Harbor, MD); NextCorps Luminate Accelerator, Cohort 8 (Rochester, NY); PEN CIS US-APAC Venture Summit 2025.

## Global activity (exhibitions, conferences, accelerators)
CES 2024, CES 2025, AWS Startup Growth Program, KIEEME Summer Conference, NANO Korea 2024, HKTDC Hong Kong Electronics Fair, SEDEX (COEX, Seoul), Electronica 2024 (Munich), MRS Fall Meeting (Boston).

## Collaboration / partners
KIST, Seoul National University, Korea University, Hanyang University, Inha University, University of Cambridge, IBK, KIBO, Amazon (AWS), RayVac.

## Selected press
- "VanaM introduces energy-responsive semiconductor thin film 'VM1' at CES 2024 — essential for applications such as fire detectors and protection circuits." (Korean coverage)
- "[Korea Univ. startup package 2022] VanaM Co., Ltd. — leading the thin-film semiconductor market."
- "VanaM unveils energy-responsive thin-film material 'VM1' in Hong Kong."
- "Semiconductor materials & components startup 'VanaM' raises a KRW 0.7 billion seed round."
- "[Seeing the future of semiconductors ⑧] VanaM."

## FAQ
Q: What deposition methods do you offer?
A: PVD (sputter, evaporator) and ALD, plus PLD and MOCVD — customized thin-film deposition, including special films and process conditions that are hard to achieve in conventional production lines.

Q: Which materials do you work with?
A: A broad library across oxides, nitrides, and metals — including oxides such as VO2, HfO2, IGZO; nitrides such as TiN, AlN; and metals such as Pt, Ru — that are difficult to handle in conventional fabs.

Q: What about eco-friendliness and ESG?
A: A vacuum deposition process with no toxic organic materials or gases, minimizing environmental impact for ESG-aligned manufacturing.

Q: What fields is it applied to?
A: Quantum computing, AI semiconductors, power electronics, glass substrates, advanced materials, fire detectors, protection circuits, neuromorphic semiconductors, and more.

Q: What services do you provide?
A: Customized deposition, material analysis, R&D services, an IP/patent package, and construction of an urban micro foundry.

Q: Where are you and how can we reach you?
A: 21-1 Dosin-ro 4-gil, Yeongdeungpo-gu, Seoul (07377). Email hello@vanam.co.kr or call +82-2-6951-0922; replies within 1–2 business days of a form submission.

## Contact
- Email: hello@vanam.co.kr
- Phone: +82-2-6951-0922
- Address: (07377) 21-1 Dosin-ro 4-gil, Yeongdeungpo-gu, Seoul, Korea
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/vanam-inc-62395132b/
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@VanaMaterials
- Website: https://vanam.co.kr (English) / https://vanam.co.kr/ko (한국어)