Transition Team Reviews New Government's Key Task: Strengthening Semiconductor Technology Competitiveness

Yoon Suk-yeol Administration's Semiconductor Pledge. Photo by Asia Economy DB

[Asia Economy Reporter Jeong Dong-hoon] The Presidential Transition Committee has decided to review "strengthening semiconductor technology competitiveness" as a key task in response to the global semiconductor hegemony competition.

On the 18th, the Science, Technology, and Education Subcommittee of the Transition Committee stated, "The competition to develop next-generation technologies to overcome the limitations of ultra-fine semiconductor process technology is intensifying," and added, "▲ Training semiconductor specialists ▲ Establishing a mid- to long-term semiconductor technology roadmap ▲ Securing next-generation semiconductor core technologies such as artificial intelligence and PIM (Processing in Memory) require a 'national strategy to strengthen technological competitiveness.'"

The Science, Technology, and Education Subcommittee gathered opinions at a recent meeting with semiconductor researchers, hearing concerns from the research field such as ▲ weakening industry-academia-research cooperation ▲ vulnerability of semiconductor development and demonstration infrastructure services ▲ lack of long-term support for specialized semiconductor laboratories.

In this regard, the Science, Technology, and Education Subcommittee decided to review semiconductor technology competitiveness enhancement measures as a national agenda for the new government, aiming to maintain the technology gap in memory semiconductors while improving technological competitiveness in the foundry and system semiconductor sectors.

They plan to establish a permanent cooperation platform among industry, including domestic large corporations, universities, and research institutes, and to build strategic cooperation for semiconductor public fabs and digital platforms. They will focus on nurturing the country's top-level semiconductor laboratories over the long term to lay the foundation for technology and human resources, and continuously expand the number of advanced semiconductor personnel at the master's and doctoral levels as well as practical personnel at the bachelor's level and below.

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