Samsung Electronics Chairman Lee Jae-yong inspected the next-generation semiconductor R&D complex, a key base for leading future semiconductor technology, and emphasized the importance of upfront investment.

Samsung Electronics Chairman Lee Jae-yong visited the Samsung Electronics Giheung/Hwaseong campus on the 19th, toured the construction site of the next-generation semiconductor R&D complex, and reviewed the semiconductor strategy.

Chairman Lee Jae-yong urged the company to create a new momentum for innovation that can catapult the semiconductor business forward amidst ongoing domestic and international crises, emphasizing the importance of technological leadership and upfront investment that remain steadfast even in times of crisis.

At the executive meeting, Chairman Lee Jae-yong received a report on the status of next-generation semiconductor technology development and discussed ways to enhance competitiveness across all semiconductor sectors, including memory, foundry, and fabless system semiconductors.

The DS Division executives, including DS Division Head Kyung-Hyun Kyeong, Memory Division Head Jeong-Bae Lee, Foundry Division Head Si-Young Choi, and DS Division CTO Jae-Hyeok Song, attended the management meeting held at the Samsung Electronics Semiconductor Research Center on this day.

Some executives who were on overseas business trips participated in the video conference and discussed key issues such as the status of advanced process development, measures to secure technological capabilities, and supply chain measures. We discussed it in depth.

Samsung's next-generation semiconductor R&D complex, being built on the Giheung campus, is expected to serve as a key research base leading future semiconductor technology.

The Giheung Next-Generation Semiconductor R&D Complex is a large-scale project with an investment of approximately 20 trillion won by 2030.

Additionally, the complex will be equipped with advanced infrastructure that will allow for the rapid application of cutting-edge technology development results to mass-produced products, as it will house research, production, and distribution in one location.

Meanwhile, Chairman Lee Jae-yong continues to encourage semiconductor technology talent and take steps to overcome the crisis.

At a meeting with new PhD researchers at the Semiconductor Research Institute in March, he emphasized the importance of strengthening R&D capabilities, saying, “We plan to double the size of the Semiconductor Research Institute in terms of both quantity and quality.”

In February, he visited the Cheonan/Onyang campus to inspect the semiconductor production line utilizing cutting-edge packaging technology and urged, "Although the situation is difficult, there must be no wavering in our efforts to cultivate talent and invest in future technologies."