South Korea is readying plans for a support package for chip investments and research worth more than 10 trillion won ($7.3 billion), the finance minister said, after setting its sights on winning a "war" in the semiconductor industry, Ju-min Park reported for Reuters.
South Korea is also building a mega chip cluster in Yongin, south of its capital, Seoul, which it touts as the world's largest such high-tech complex. I Photo: Samsung
Finance Minister Choi Sang-mok said the government would announce details of the package, which targets chip materials, equipment makers, and fabless companies throughout the semiconductor supply chain.
The program could include offers of policy loans and the setting-up of a new fund financed by state and private financial institutions, Choi told executives of domestic chip equipment makers at a meeting.
South Korea is also building a mega chip cluster in Yongin, south of its capital, Seoul, which it touts as the world's largest such high-tech complex. President Yoon Suk Yeol has vowed to pour all possible resources into winning the "war" in chips, promising tax benefits for investments.
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