# VanaM Inc. (VanaM / 반암)

> VanaM ("VANA Materials LAB.") is a Korea-based deep-tech startup that develops and manufactures next-generation semiconductor thin films, based on a proprietary, eco-friendly vacuum deposition process. Brand promise: "Thin Films, All Around." Founded 2022, headquartered in Yeongdeungpo-gu, Seoul. Operates an urban micro foundry (도심형 마이크로 파운드리) for thin-film R&D and small-scale production.

Site languages: English (default) and Korean (한국어, under /ko). Full-context file: https://vanam.co.kr/llms-full.txt

## What VanaM does
- World-first ultra-sensitive, energy-responsive semiconductor thin film (product: VM1 / 에너지 감응형 반도체 박막) that senses and switches in response to thermal or electrical energy.
- Eco-friendly vacuum deposition (친환경 진공 증착): no toxic organic materials or gases (ESG-aligned).
- Cost- and facility-light process: simple process, circuit simplification, no fine patterning or high-class cleanroom required.
- Process data (plasma wavelength, residual gas) captured for machine-learning-based performance prediction and process optimization.

## Deposition & materials capability
- Methods: PVD (Sputter, Evaporator), ALD, PLD, MOCVD.
- Sputter oxides: VO2, V2O5, TiO2, Ta2O5, HfO2, ZnO, ITO, IGZO. Nitrides: TiN, AlN, AlScN, SiNx. Metals: Au, Pt, Ag, Al, Ti, Cr, Ni, Bi, Mo, Hf, Sc, W.
- ALD oxides: Al2O3, HfO2, ZrO2, HZO, ZnO, TiO2, In2O3, Ga2O3, SnO2, SnO. Metals: Pt, Ru.

## Services
- Customized thin-film deposition service (증착 서비스).
- Material analysis & measurement (소재 분석).
- Thin-film R&D service (simulation, commercial viability testing, ML prediction models).
- IP / patent package (core IP analysis, IP portfolio construction, technology transfer mediation).
- Urban Micro Foundry package (semi-cleanroom-level urban fab design & construction).

## Target applications
Quantum computing, A.I. semiconductors, power electronics, glass substrate, advanced materials. Product applications include fire detectors, protection circuits, and neuromorphic semiconductors.

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

## Pages
- [About](https://vanam.co.kr/about) · [한국어](https://vanam.co.kr/ko/about): Company, vision, team, history, achievements, collaboration.
- [Technology](https://vanam.co.kr/technology) · [한국어](https://vanam.co.kr/ko/technology): Core technology, materials, services, applications.
- [News](https://vanam.co.kr/news) · [한국어](https://vanam.co.kr/ko/news): Press coverage and announcements.
- [Contact](https://vanam.co.kr/contact) · [한국어](https://vanam.co.kr/ko/contact): Partnership, supply, and technical inquiries; FAQ.

## 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

## Notes
- Market: B2B (advanced materials / semiconductor).
- Primary content language: English, with Korean (한국어) pages under /ko and Korean press coverage.