South Korea forms a promotion committee with the participation of Samsung and others to establish a semiconductor research institute led by the government

Led by the South Korean Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy, a meeting of experts to form the Advanced Semiconductor Technology Center (ASTC) Promotion Committee is expected to be held by March 8th at the earliest.
is. ASTC had raised the idea that a research center similar to Belgium's non-profit semiconductor research institute IMEC was needed in South Korea.
The promotion committee consists of around 10 people. A person at the vice president level of Samsung Electronics has been appointed chairman, and major memory companies such as SK Hynix
Participants include industry, Korean material, parts and equipment companies, and academia. Industry officials say, ``For example, how many extreme ultraviolet (EUV) exposure equipment should be introduced to mass produce cutting-edge semiconductors?''
I think the committee will be able to reach a consensus on this point as well." In addition to formulating medium- to long-term semiconductor product and technology roadmaps, ASTC
We will provide support for technological development. In particular, the government, Gyeonggi Province, and Yongin City will jointly invest to build a test bed for the mass production of semiconductor materials, parts, and equipment.
Here too, ASTC will create a technology roadmap and support companies' technology development. Prior to this, the department held a national semiconductor strategy meeting hosted by President Yoon Seok-yeol in June last year.
At the meeting, the proposed organization of ASTC was revealed.