FRIGUSON Inc.
Under the mission of "General Purpose Technology for Cooling," FRIGUSON develops high-efficiency, low-carbon thermal management technology that solves the heat dissipation challenges of ultra-high-density electronics. Through full-cycle R&D spanning theory, experimentation, design, manufacturing, and verification, we are building Direct-to-Chip (D2C) system technology that goes beyond the domestic level to a world-class standard.
Vision: From a one-person startup to a global deep-tech cooling technology manufacturer.
FRIGUSON does not stop at R&D alone — we aim to create jobs for young engineers and develop world-class general-purpose cooling technology to reach the global market.
CEO Profile
Dong Eok Kim · CEO / Principal Investigator
A thermal-fluid engineering expert with more than 20 years of research experience in liquid-gas phase-change heat transfer. Author of roughly 40 SCI-indexed papers on energy conversion and phase-change heat transfer, and recognized as a World Top 2% Scientist.
- Domestic patent on heat exchangers
- Minister's Award, Ministry of Science and ICT (2019)
- Best Research Award, Korean Nuclear Society – Thermal Hydraulics (2023)
- 40+ SCI publications
Core capabilities
- Nano/micro surface fabrication and porous structure design & manufacturing
- Design and fabrication of thermal-fluid experimental apparatus, high-precision instrumentation
- Optimization of phase-change heat transfer (boiling, condensation)
- High-precision computational thermal-fluid analysis
Prior R&D Capability
The nano/micro surface fabrication, precision instrumentation, and computational analysis capabilities built up in academia form the core foundation of FRIGUSON's D2C cooling system development. Below is a sample of fabrication, measurement, and analysis results from our prior research.
How We Work
Prototype-first
We invest in building and validating working prototypes, not paperwork.
Developing young talent
We combine hands-on training with R&D so participating researchers grow into core technical talent and skilled technicians over the long term.
Industry-academia network
Leveraging the CEO's industry-academia-research network, we build proof-of-concept credibility together with universities and research institutes.