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Digitimes September 27, 2026 By DIGITIMES neutral

South Korea's 300mm research gap: Daejeon pitches an open fab as a US$1.46 billion fix

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Daejeon is seeking to build a roughly KRW2 trillion (approx. US$1.46 billion) national semiconductor research hub centered on an open 300mm manufacturing and demonstration fab, aiming to fill a gap between South Korea's research infrastructure and its large commercial chipmaking base.
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