
Visit focuses on AI chip R&D and strengthening cooperation with Japanese material and equipment firms
Samsung Electronics Chairman Lee Jae-yong visited the company's Advanced Package Lab in Yokohama, Japan, to inspect AI chip R&D efforts and discuss cooperation with local semiconductor equipment and material suppliers.
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Samsung established the APL in 2023 in Yokohama and held an official opening ceremony in September following initial R&D preparations.
SEOUL, Nov. 1 (Yonhap) -- Samsung Electronics Co. Chairman Lee Jae-yong visited the company's Advanced Package Lab (APL) in Japan, which is designed to serve as a global research and development (R&D) hub for technologies that enhance the performance of artificial intelligence (AI) chips, the company said Sunday.
Samsung Electronics said it held an opening ceremony for the Yokohama-based APL in September.
The facility focuses on developing and validating key technologies, including materials and processes, required for advanced semiconductor packaging by leveraging Japan's strengths in materials, components and equipment, the company said in a press release.
During a meeting with APL researchers, Lee discussed progress in developing key materials and process technologies for advanced packaging, as well as ways to strengthen cooperation with Japanese companies in the materials, components and equipment sectors, it said.
He stressed the importance of securing advanced packaging technologies, which are essential to maintaining competitiveness in the semiconductor industry in the age of AI, the company said.
Samsung established the APL in 2023 and spent the following two years preparing the facility and conducting initial R&D activities ahead of its official opening in September, a company spokesperson said.
The company plans to invest 350 billion won (US$262 million) in the R&D facility over five years through 2028.
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