Semiconductor makers are moving up fab construction schedules in Yongin, but power grid and water supply plans are not keeping pace. Samsung Electronics targets 2029 for its first fab at the Yongin national industrial complex, while SK Hynix plans to open a cleanroom for its first fab in early 2027. The government has brought forward the final power supply date to 2042, and current supply is about 1.9 gigawatts.

South Korea\'s semiconductor materials, parts and equipment sector is drawing attention after the government, Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix unveiled an 800 trillion won investment plan for a second semiconductor cluster in the southwest. The government is pushing three mega projects centered on semiconductors, physical AI and AI data centers. It expects early benefits for infrastructure and process equipment orders and aims to link production in the southwest with supplier bases in the southeast and Daegyeong regions.