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Industry

K-defense boom masks near-total reliance on imported defense semiconductors

South Korean weapons are setting export records, but defense semiconductors that serve as their core components rely almost entirely on imports, raising concerns about structural vulnerabilities. A report cited 98.9 percent import use for advanced chips in domestic weapon systems, with particularly high dependence for power and memory semiconductors. The article also highlights risks from hardware backdoors and limits of network separation, and notes China’s push to raise self-sufficiency in SiC and GaN power chips.

Industry

Lam Research launches industry-academia-public program to train semiconductor talent

Lam Research has launched an industry-academia-public cooperation program in South Korea to train semiconductor process integration specialists. The U.S. chip equipment company is working with the Korea Semiconductor Industry Association and the Korea Institute for Advancement of Technology. The course uses Lam Research\'s Semiverse Solutions simulation platform to provide virtual process training. It will run at least three times a year and aims to train about 100 people in its first year.

AI & Enterprise

Korea CAIO Forum launches, aims to share AX experiences

The Korea AI Association and Samil PwC have launched the Korea CAIO Forum. The organisers held an inauguration ceremony and commemorative seminar on May 7 and shared operating plans and a vision for the forum. The forum aims to establish private-sector-led AI governance and build a national industry-academia-research consultative body. Presentations covered corporate operating model redesign, compliance guidance for the AI Basic Act, and support systems and projects for small firms.