Taiwanese TSMC continues to establish itself as a world leader in the production of semiconductors essential to our technological devices. A position that South Korea envies.
The successes follow one another for TSMC. The Taiwanese company, specializing in the production of semiconductors, recorded its best financial performance since 1999. It also continues to widen a significant technological gap with its competitors thanks to the adoption of a highly coveted 2-step etching process. nm. A success that arouses the interest of South Korea, which plans to create a potential competitor, financed by the State, and called KSMC.
A project estimated at 13 billion euros
To achieve KSMC, WCCFTech reports that South Korea is expected to invest as much as 20 trillion Korean won, more than 13 billion euros in raw conversion. An astronomical sum which would have several objectives
On the one hand, it would make it possible to compete cutting edge technology of TSMC by developing advanced processes such as 2nm engraving. On the other hand, it would serve to support mass production of chips using more traditional technologies, allowing more than “250 fabless companies to thrive,” says Professor Kwon Seok-jun of Sungkyunkwan University in Korea Biz Wire. Other Korean intellectuals and industrialists point out that, with state support, KSMC could adopt an ecosystem similar to that of TSMC.
Long-term profitability
THE first screenings South Koreans estimate that the operation could generate, within 20 yearsthe equivalent of 196.8 billion eurosmaking this project a highly profitable initiative. In 2047, KSMC could even become one of the leaders in the semiconductor industry, according to these manufacturers.
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