Lee Sangil Visits STMicroelectronics in Italy: "We Will Support Expansion of Yongin's Semiconductor Ecosystem"

Yongin City Holds Meeting with Group Vice President and Others
Introduces Yongin Semiconductor Projects
Wraps Up Netherlands and Italy Trip and Heads Home

Yongin Mayor Lee Sangil visited STMicroelectronics' campus in Italy on November 3 (local time) and said, "Yongin City is actively providing administrative support for the growth and development of semiconductor-related companies. We will continue to support the expansion of the semiconductor ecosystem."

Mayor Lee Sang-il (second from left) and Vice President Renato Martire (second from right), among others, pose for a group photo on the 3rd (local time) at STMicroelectronics' Agrate Brianza campus in Italy. Photo provided by Yongin City.

That day, Mayor Lee and a Yongin City delegation visited STMicroelectronics in Agrate Brianza, outside Milan, and held a meeting with Group Vice President Renato Martire and others. Vice President Martire oversees external affairs and government relations in Italy.

STMicroelectronics is a Switzerland-based integrated semiconductor company. A global leader in the power semiconductor field, it operates in more than 40 countries worldwide. It has 14 manufacturing facilities in nine countries and employs around 49,000 people, including more than 9,600 research staff.

At the meeting, Mayor Lee heard about the company's business and vision and introduced Yongin's semiconductor projects, which are seeing large-scale investments from Samsung Electronics and SK hynix.

"Power semiconductors will be used more widely across various fields as electric vehicle adoption grows and data centers become increasingly important in the age of artificial intelligence (AI)," Mayor Lee said. "I hope STMicroelectronics will play a greater role in Korea as well."

He added, "Investment by semiconductor-related companies continues in Yongin, and the semiconductor ecosystem is continuing to expand. Once the mega-projects by Samsung Electronics and SK hynix are completed, Yongin will have the world's largest semiconductor ecosystem within a single city."

Mayor Lee Sang-il (left) and Vice President Renato Martire pose for a commemorative photo on the 3rd at STMicroelectronics’ Agrate Brianza campus in Italy. Photo provided by Yongin City.

The company said it is working to advance intelligent mobility, expand AI infrastructure and improve energy efficiency through its operations spanning research and development, chip design, manufacturing, packaging, testing and customer support. After the meeting, Mayor Lee and the delegation toured some of the campus facilities and received explanations about the processes.

After concluding their visit that day, the delegation wrapped up its trip to the Netherlands and Italy and began its journey home.

During the trip, Mayor Lee and the city delegation visited the Netherlands headquarters of ASML, a global semiconductor equipment company that makes extreme ultraviolet (EUV) lithography equipment essential for producing high-bandwidth memory (HBM) semiconductors. They also met with the mayor of Veldhoven, where ASML is headquartered; held a meeting with the CEO of PhotonDelta in Eindhoven, which supports the development of photonic semiconductor technology; met with Hong Seokin, South Korea's ambassador to the Netherlands; visited the Zuidasdok site, where transport infrastructure in Amsterdam's Zuidas district is being moved underground; and held meetings with the deputy mayor of Florence and others in Italy.

On the 3rd, Mayor Lee Sang-il and a city delegation pose for a commemorative photo with STMicroelectronics officials, including Vice President Renato Martire, at the company’s Agrate Brianza campus in Italy. Provided by Yongin City.

They also met with Hong Seokin, South Korea's ambassador to the Netherlands, visited the site of the project to move transport infrastructure underground in Amsterdam's Zuidas district, and met with the deputy mayor of Florence, Italy.

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