Amid the successive development of semiconductor production bases and research facilities in Japan, it has been learned that South Korea's Samsung Electronics has decided to establish a new R&D base for advanced semiconductors in Yokohama City. The investment amount is expected to reach 400 billion yen, and the Japan government is making adjustments to subsidize half of it.
According to the officials, South Korea's Samsung Electronics has decided to establish a new R&D base for advanced semiconductors in the Minato Mirai district of Yokohama City.
It is expected to conduct research and development of technologies called "packages" necessary for improving the performance of semiconductors, and the amount of investment from next year onward is expected to reach 400 billion yen.
In addition to aiming to hire about 100 engineers in the Japan in the future, the Japan government is also considering joint research with Japan research institutes, etc., and is coordinating to subsidize 200 billion yen, which is half of the investment amount.
As the confrontation between the United States and China intensified over semiconductors, which are considered important commodities for economic security, the government called on overseas semiconductor manufacturers to expand into Japan from the perspective of strengthening the supply chain = supply network to Japan.
The government's support policy for Samsung Electronics is being coordinated in the direction announced by Prime Minister Kishida at a meeting to be held at the Prime Minister's Office on the 21st to expand domestic investment.