Why semiconductor powerhouse Korea is sounding the alarm about its domestic industry

Experts say the past two years have exposed the weaknesses inherent in the structure of the memory-centric domestic semiconductor industry

Twitter 트위터 Experts say the past two years have exposed the weaknesses inherent in the structure of the memory-centric domestic semiconductor industry Samsung Electronics Chairman Lee Jae-yong (center) inspects a packaging line at his firm’s campus in Cheonan in February 2023. Despite domestic semiconductor companies maintaining a near monopoly on the global memory chip market, with companies such as Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix holding 60% of the market share for more than a decade, we are witnessing a plummet in exports.

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