Pyeongtaek City Provides On-Site Support for Semiconductor Materials and Equipment Firms... Seeks Growth Solutions with YST

Listening to Company Concerns: R&D Support, Workforce Training, and Improving Living Conditions in Industrial Complexes

Mayor Choi Wonyong: "Building an Ecosystem for Growth with Materials, Components, and Equipment Companies Beyond Being Just a Production Hub"

Pyeongtaek City in Gyeonggi Province has launched on-site support initiatives to enhance the competitiveness of companies specializing in semiconductor materials, components, and equipment.

Choi Wonyong, Mayor of Pyeongtaek City, held a meeting with company officials during a visit to Yestech Co., Ltd., a semiconductor equipment company located in Jinwi 3 Industrial Complex, on the 18th. Provided by Pyeongtaek City

Pyeongtaek City (Mayor Choi Wonyong) announced on the 21st that it visited YST Co., Ltd., a semiconductor equipment company located in Jinwi 3 Industrial Complex, on the 18th and held a meeting with company officials to discuss support measures for growth in areas such as technology development and workforce training.

YST Co., Ltd. is a local company that manufactures semiconductor and display process equipment based on temperature and pressure control technology. The company produces equipment such as wafer pressing machines for high bandwidth memory (HBM) manufacturing, thermal treatment devices, and temperature control units. Recently, YST Co., Ltd. has commercialized high-pressure thermal treatment equipment that improves interfacial defects in semiconductor microfabrication processes, thereby expanding its business into the front-end semiconductor equipment sector.

On that day, YST Co., Ltd. requested expanded research and development (R&D) support for semiconductor equipment technology development, as well as the training of skilled professionals in cooperation with local Meister and specialized high schools. The company also suggested improvements to the transportation and residential conditions of the industrial complex and proposed measures to resolve company difficulties.

Pyeongtaek City plans to support the growth of semiconductor materials, components, and equipment companies by focusing on technology development, workforce training, and the establishment of research and demonstration infrastructure. The city also pledged to maintain continued communication with companies to enhance the competitiveness of the local semiconductor industry.

Mayor Choi Wonyong stated, "Pyeongtaek must go beyond being a global semiconductor production hub and leap forward as an industrial ecosystem city where competitive materials, components, and equipment companies grow together in the semiconductor industry. Based on the voices from the field, we will strengthen support for technology development and workforce training in ways that companies can truly feel."

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