Groundbreaking for Future Car Electronic Components and System Semiconductor Reliability Verification Center at Buron Industrial Complex in Wonju

Korea's First Integrated Verification Facility for Automotive Electronic Components and System Semiconductors
Scheduled for Completion in April 2027

The groundbreaking ceremony for the Future Car Electronic Components System Semiconductor Reliability Verification Center was held on the 28th at the Buron General Industrial Complex in Wonju.

Gangwon Province and Wonju City held a groundbreaking ceremony for the Future Car Electronic Components System Semiconductor Reliability Verification Center at the Buron General Industrial Complex in Wonju on the 28th. Photo by Wonju City

The ceremony began with a commemorative speech by Ahn Sungil, President of KTC, followed by a congratulatory address from Kim Jin-tae, Governor of Gangwon Special Self-Governing Province, and a welcoming address from Won Kang-su, Mayor of Wonju. The event continued with a fireworks fountain, multicolored smoke, a computer graphics video presentation, and celebratory fireworks.

The construction of this Reliability Verification Center is a national project implemented by the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy, Gangwon Special Self-Governing Province, and Wonju City, and carried out by KTC (Korea Testing Certification). A total of 35 billion won will be invested, including 22.6 billion won in national and provincial funds, 4.8 billion won in KTC capital, and 7.6 billion won from the city. The center will have a total floor area of 2,328 square meters, with three stories above ground, and aims for completion in April 2027.

The Reliability Verification Center will serve as a facility to verify the reliability of electronic components (automotive electrical and electronic devices) and system semiconductors used in future vehicles. It will be equipped with 25 types of equipment to comprehensively verify the performance, durability, and safety of automotive semiconductors and electronic components.

Through this, the center is expected to become the first integrated verification facility in Korea for automotive electronic components and system semiconductors, offering not only verification but also design education, failure analysis simulation, and support for corporate technology development and demonstration.

Additionally, the center is expected to play a key role as the core facility of the semiconductor testbed being established around the Buron Industrial Complex in Wonju, contributing to attracting companies and advancing local industries.

Mayor Won Kang-su stated, "We live in an era where the reliability of technology determines the future of companies," and added, "Following the groundbreaking of the Korea Semiconductor Education Center last April, we will do our best to ensure that the groundbreaking of this Reliability Verification Center leads to attracting outstanding companies, creating quality jobs, and expanding the semiconductor mega-cluster from the Seoul metropolitan area to Wonju."

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