Naju-si Holds Roadmap Meeting for Power Semiconductor Industry Development

Naju City in Jeollanam-do recently announced on the 3rd that the Naju Power Semiconductor Industry Promotion Committee, composed of the nation’s top experts from industry, academia, and research institutes, held the ‘Naju-type Power Semiconductor Industry Promotion Roadmap Report Meeting’ at the city hall’s Ihwa Hall.

Power semiconductors are specialized semiconductors that perform control and processing such as DC-AC conversion, voltage, and frequency changes in electrical and electronic products, optimized for rapid power conversion and control.

Naju City recently held a report meeting on the "Naju-type Power Semiconductor" industry development roadmap at the city hall's Ihwa Room.
[Photo by Naju City]

They are used in large-scale power systems like power plants, renewable energy systems such as solar power inverters, electric vehicles, and industrial automation. With the accelerating trend of electrification, global demand is increasing.

Since the 8th term of the current administration, the city has been proactively responding to the global digitalization and carbon neutrality by fostering the ‘power semiconductor’ industry, an efficient electric energy conversion system.

Starting with the enactment of the ‘Power Semiconductor Industry Promotion Ordinance’ in February, the city launched the ‘Power Semiconductor Industry Promotion Committee’ in April.

Through this recent report meeting, the city is steadily taking steps by presenting a roadmap for fostering the power semiconductor industry.

According to the report meeting, Naju City aims first to discover growth engines for power semiconductors by attracting and clustering domestic and international power semiconductor-related companies.

In particular, the focus is on fostering specialized industries in various fields such as power devices, power converters, power modules, and power systems, rather than concentrating on just one area of power semiconductors.

Through this, the city aspires to cultivate a full-cycle industrial ecosystem for power semiconductors and establish itself as a power semiconductor hub in South Korea, which is currently close to a barren land for power semiconductors.

Jeollanam-do Province is also supporting this effort by declaring the creation of a power semiconductor R&D cluster centered on Naju, aiming to foster a ‘Jeonnam-type semiconductor industry.’

Mayor Yoon Byung-tae said, “We are at a crucial time when Naju City’s role is more important than ever in fostering the Jeonnam-type semiconductor industry. Together with Jeollanam-do, which shares this vision, we will unite our efforts to become a new-level semiconductor hub in South Korea.”

Naju = Kim Yuk-bong, Honam Reporting Headquarters, Asia Economy baekok@asiae.co.kr

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