Yongin City Boosts Efforts to Attract Semiconductor Materials and Parts Industry... Participates in SEDEX 2023

The Only Metropolitan Local Government
Driving the Attraction of Regional SoBuJang Industries

Yongin City in Gyeonggi Province is driving efforts to attract semiconductor materials, parts, and equipment (SoBuJang) industries. It is the only local government in the Seoul metropolitan area participating in 'SEDEX 2023,' the largest semiconductor specialized exhibition in Korea, which is interpreted as a move to actively attract SoBuJang companies not only from the metropolitan area but also from other regions.

Yongin City announced on the 23rd that it has decided to participate in SEDEX 2023, held for three days from the 25th to the 27th at COEX in Samseong-dong, Seoul, and operate a promotional booth.

SEDEX is the largest semiconductor specialized exhibition in Korea, hosted by the Korea Semiconductor Industry Association. This exhibition will feature 300 companies and organizations operating 820 booths. Companies from all sectors of the semiconductor industry ecosystem, including Samsung Electronics, SK Hynix, memory semiconductors, system semiconductors, equipment and parts, materials, facilities, and sensors, will participate. During this period, the Korea Electronics Show will also be held at COEX.

So far, only two local governments, Yongin City and Gumi City in North Gyeongsang Province, have confirmed participation in SEDEX. Yongin City is the only participant from the Seoul metropolitan area.

Yongin City’s focus on SEDEX is part of efforts to materialize the 'Yongin L-shaped Semiconductor Belt' concept, centered on the advanced system semiconductor national industrial complexes (Idong and Namsa), Yongin Semiconductor Cluster general industrial complex (Wonsam), and Samsung Electronics Future Research Complex (Nongseo). Following the attraction of Samsung and Hynix, the city aims to attract a large number of SoBuJang companies to grow into a bona fide semiconductor city.

In particular, since the government recently opened the door for local SoBuJang companies to enter the Yongin Semiconductor Cluster, Yongin City plans to actively attract semiconductor companies from both the metropolitan area and other regions through this exhibition. This follows the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport’s Metropolitan Area Maintenance Committee’s approval allowing semiconductor SoBuJang companies outside the metropolitan area to move into the Yongin Semiconductor Cluster for new expansions without relocating or downsizing their existing headquarters or factories.

Meanwhile, during the exhibition, Yongin City will hold an event giving promotional items featuring the city’s official character ‘Joayang’ to visitors who visit the 'Yongin Special City Promotion Hall.' To participate in the event, visitors must subscribe to Yongin Special City’s official SNS channels ‘YouTube’ and ‘Instagram’ and verify their subscription.

A Yongin City official said, "Through this exhibition, we will actively promote the city’s strengths as a global semiconductor hub and work hard to attract related companies," adding, "It will also be an opportunity to grasp the latest semiconductor technology trends and corporate movements to explore the direction the city should take in the future."

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