Trade sanctions enforced in China, enforced by the US, appear to have a totally opposite effect as the country appears to be ignoring the odds of the Goliathes and finding a way to win over competing regions . A research composed of experts on the topic of semiconductors reveals that South Korea is actually chasing China in all categories of chip manufacturing, indicating the need to pursue a more sophisticated manufacturing process.
Comparing AI semiconductors, Korea was behind China, but shows the tide change three years ago
Previous reviews revealed that China is struggling with South Korea, but there is a lot of potential to happen in a few years. As reported by the Korean Times, a survey conducted by the Korean Institute, which includes 39 local experts, ranked second for high-strength and resistance-based memory technology. With the benchmark set at 100%, South Korea scored 90.9% and 94.1% towards China’s back.
It was also revealed that China has an advantage over rival countries in the category of high-performance and efficient AI semiconductors, achieving a score of 88.3%. In comparison, South Korea achieved a score of 84.1%. When it comes to power semiconductors, South Korea was in a terrible position of 67.5%, while China was towering over its competitors with a score of 79.8%.
In the next-generation high-performance sensor technology, South Korea was able to close the gap with an 81.3% result, while China was at the top with 83.9%. The only opportunity for the nation to unite was advanced semiconductor packaging technology, with both countries winning 74.2%. The situation was completely different in 2022, but now it appears that China and South Korea have switched locations.
This change could have a positive impact on South Korea’s competitiveness in the semiconductor industry. Just recently, Samsung’s head of semiconductors, Park Yong-in, has urged employees in the Systems LSI division to share both the responsibility and burden of developing flagship products to gain an edge in the market. I reported that. We should learn about the advances in Korean semiconductor advancements in the coming months, and hopefully this research will be eye-opening for multiple local institutions.
News Source: Korea Times
