A meeting was held to discuss global semiconductor supply chain issues between Korea and the United States and to explore cooperation measures regarding technology, manpower, and investment.

The Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy held the '1st Subcommittee Meeting of the Korea-U.S. Semiconductor Partnership Dialogue' jointly with the U.S. Department of Commerce via video conference on the 31st.

This meeting was a subcommittee meeting aimed at generating results from the '1st Korea-U.S. Semiconductor Partnership Dialogue (Director-level)' held last December, and discussions were held in two subcommittees: the supply chain analysis subcommittee and the industrial cooperation subcommittee.

The Supply Chain Analysis Subcommittee discussed issues related to the global semiconductor supply chain and measures for industrial and trade cooperation to enhance supply chain resilience.

The Industrial Cooperation Subcommittee discussed major projects for industrial and trade cooperation, including technology development, manpower, and investment, and also shared achievements such as investment projects discovered at the 'Korea-U.S. Semiconductor Partnership Investment Briefing (Seoul)' held last February.

An official from the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy stated, “Taking this subcommittee meeting as an opportunity, based on the solid trust between Korea and the U.S., the two countries will identify successful projects to strengthen the supply chain and enhance the competitiveness of their respective semiconductor industries, and closely [work together] with industry &"We will continue trade cooperation," they stated.