Lee, chipmakers discuss W100tr-plus regional chip investment

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• ·President Lee Jae Myung is expected to meet Samsung Electronics Chairman Lee Jae-yong on Thursday as the government enters the final stage of discussions on a major semiconductor investment package outside the Seoul metropolitan area, according to industry sources on Wednesday.
• ·The meeting is expected to focus on Korea's semiconductor strategy, artificial intelligence and regional development, including potential investments in new chip manufacturing and advanced semiconductor facilities in the southwest and Chungcheong regions.
• ·The Lee administration has pushed to establish a second semiconductor cluster beyond the existing hub centered in Yongin, Pyeongtaek and Icheon in Gyeonggi Province, and Cheongju in North Chungcheong Province.
• ·Kim Yong-beom, presidential chief of staff for policy, confirmed Wednesday that discussions on the new regional semiconductor cluster were nearing completion.
• ·"We are nearing the final stage of discussions.