South Korea may establish KSMC as a rival to TSMC
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13.9 billion dollar investment proposal
Ahn Ki-hyun of the Korea Semiconductor Industry Association called for a long-term government investment. Experts, $13.9 billion investing in the Korean economy by 2045 200 billion dollars It is estimated that it can contribute to
The proposal was introduced at a seminar organized by the National Academy of Engineering of Korea (NAEK). Experts of the country is inadequate in mature production processes ve Samsung has an over-reliance on sub-10nm advanced nodes states. Just as companies such as UMC and PSMC, which focus on mature and specialized nodes in Taiwan, complement TSMC’s advanced process technologies, it is stated that Korea should have similar diversification.
South Korea lags behind Taiwan in chip production
Although South Korea is the world’s largest memory producer, it lags behind Taiwan when it comes to logic processing technologies and chip designers. Among the key challenges facing Korea’s semiconductor industry, according to the report widening technological gap with international competitors, inadequate ability to attract investment, weak growth in fabless companies, talent shortage and restrictive regulations It is located. Experts at the seminar emphasized that these issues must be addressed urgently to maintain Korea’s global leadership in semiconductors.
SK Hynix’s CEO suggested reusing Samsung’s old factories for legacy process technologies. NAEK also called for increasing R&D and offering financial incentives such as subsidies and tax credits. Among other suggestions, especially reducing restrictions on working hours It is located. TSMC engineers have publicly stated on numerous occasions that increased working hours enable the rapid development of advanced manufacturing technologies.
NAEK’s initiative is inspired by Taiwan’s semiconductor ecosystem, which has enabled more than 250 fabless companies to thrive in the Hsinchu Science Park alone. By establishing KSMC with government support, Korea can replicate this success and provide resources for smaller firms to grow alongside industry giants such as Samsung and SK Hynix. SK Hynix CEO Kwak No-jung proposed directly supporting smaller suppliers of materials, parts and equipment, which would benefit large companies. These companies now have to source many materials from Japan and Taiwan, which means additional costs.
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