Mayor Min Hyungbae Visits Samsung Electronics' Pyeongtaek Campus... Reviews Semiconductor Infrastructure

Reviewing power and water supply networks, transportation and housing infrastructure
Assessing links between Godeok International New Town and semiconductor production facilities

Ahead of plans to build a semiconductor cluster in the Honam region, Jeonnam-Gwangju Integrated Special City visited Samsung Electronics' Pyeongtaek Campus to assess power and water supply networks, as well as transportation and housing infrastructure.

According to Jeonnam-Gwangju Integrated Special City on October 20, Mayor Min Hyung-bae and about 20 senior officials, including bureau and department heads, visited Samsung Electronics' Pyeongtaek Campus and the Godeok International New Town on the same day.

Min Hyungbae, mayor of Jeonnam-Gwangju Integrated Special City, listens to a briefing on the construction progress of P5 during a visit to Samsung Electronics' Pyeongtaek Campus on the afternoon of the 20th. Provided by Jeonnam-Gwangju Integrated Special City.

Guided by the Pyeongtaek Business Division of Korea Land and Housing Corporation (LH), the delegation toured the Godeok International New Town and the area around Pyeongtaek Campus to assess how the industrial complex is connected to its surrounding city. They then received a briefing on construction progress at P5, currently under construction at Samsung Electronics' Pyeongtaek Campus, and reviewed the construction process for a large-scale semiconductor production plant and the system for supplying infrastructure. They viewed the semiconductor production line through a cleanroom observation window and also discussed the development of infrastructure with site officials.

Gwangju Special City is preparing to build a semiconductor cluster in the Honam region, with the goal of beginning its first mass production in 2030. The city plans to incorporate the power and water supply networks, transportation and housing infrastructure, and other features reviewed during this visit into its cluster development plan.

Mayor Min said, "Pyeongtaek Campus is a leading model that combines advanced manufacturing infrastructure with the functions of a new city's surrounding area. Visiting the P4 and P5 sites helped us identify what we need to prepare earlier. Businesses will not lose time because of administrative delays." He added, "We will make preparations so that before long, when we meet again at the groundbreaking site for the Gwangju mega fab—not in Pyeongtaek—we can say, 'We made the right decision to come to Jeonnam-Gwangju.'"

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