Amkor Technology Korea is considering investing about KRW1 trillion (approx. US$650 million) to expand its chip packaging and testing facilities in the South Korean city of Gwangju, according to Korean media reports and city officials. The company has not officially announced the plan.
China's tighter scrutiny of foreign capital is forcing more companies to unwind red-chip structures, the offshore ownership model that powered a decade of overseas listings by Chinese technology groups.
Samsung Electronics is considering building an advanced semiconductor packaging facility in the southwestern city of Gwangju, a move that would expand its backend chipmaking footprint as demand for high-bandwidth memory and AI-related chips grows.
As AI adoption accelerates globally, computing infrastructure is becoming a key competitive battleground. Taiwan-based AI software company INFINITIX is expanding in South Korea with GPU optimization software, aiming to meet demand for localized infrastructure and sovereign AI development.
