- President discusses strategic development, including expanding semiconductor production capacity and investing in the Yongin National Industrial Complex in Gyeonggi Province.
- The President stated that the capital region around Seoul is a bottleneck, necessitating balanced regional development while South Korea leverages its major manufacturing bases.
A new chip cluster development is underway in South Jeolla and Gwangju, driven by the need for a national survival strategy for high-bandwidth memory supply.
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Updated Apr 7
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A new chip cluster development is underway in South Jeolla and Gwangju, driven by the need for a national survival strategy for high-bandwidth memory supply.
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Newest first. Tap a step to see who reported it.- The government plans to provide water supply infrastructure to support the ongoing chip cluster development.Sub-event
New chip cluster development in South Jeolla/Gwangju as part of national survival strategy.1 source
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The President stated that the capital region around Seoul is a bottleneck, necessitating balanced regional development while South Korea leverages its major manufacturing bases.Also in this story
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- Coordination delays are occurring between Seoul and the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport regarding infrastructure planning.
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Samsung Electronics
South Korean multinational electronics corporation
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- Samsung Electronics and SK Telecom are leading the deployment of private 5G solutions and collaborating on smart office projects in South Korea.
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SK Hynix
South Korean memory semiconductor supplier
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