Yongin Special City is building a 1 trillion won state-of-the-art mini-fab, ‘Trinity Fab’, in cooperation with the government and SK Hynix to strengthen the technological competitiveness of domestic semiconductor material, component, and equipment (SME) companies. This facility, which will be built within the Yongin Semiconductor Cluster, will begin full-scale operation in March of this year with groundbreaking.
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[Korean Today] Bird’s eye view of Yongin Semiconductor Cluster (SK Hynix) © Reporter Na-yeon Kim |
Yongin Special City announced on the 6th that it will invest approximately 1 trillion won in building the advanced semiconductor test bed ‘Trinity Fab’ in cooperation with the government, SK Hynix, Gyeonggi Province, etc. to develop technology and enhance competitiveness of semiconductor small and medium-sized companies. This project is the first mass production-linked mini-fab in Korea within the Yongin Semiconductor Cluster, and its full-scale implementation became possible after passing the preliminary feasibility study in 2023.
The Trinity Fab was named ‘Trinity’ to symbolize the mutual cooperation between the government, local governments, large corporations, and small and medium-sized enterprises. This facility is a state-of-the-art facility that can test semiconductor materials, parts, and equipment developed by small and medium-sized enterprises in an actual mass production environment, and is expected to contribute to strengthening the competitiveness of the entire semiconductor industry ecosystem.
Yongin Special City received approval from the Yongin City Council in December of last year to share 40 billion won in project costs for the construction of a mini-fab. Based on this, a specific project cost plan will be established based on the preliminary feasibility study results report in February and reflected in the second half budget.
The minifab is designed to be equipped with about 40 pieces of cutting-edge process and measurement equipment based on 12-inch wafers in an environment identical to a mass-production fab, and to enable verification of mass production reliability of products developed by small and medium-sized companies together with semiconductor manufacturers. This is a key infrastructure that the semiconductor industry has long requested, and is expected to solve the problems of technology verification and reliability that domestic semiconductor small and medium-sized companies have lacked.
The Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy passed the preliminary feasibility study on this project in November of last year, and announced its goal of developing it into a representative model of coexistence and innovation between semiconductor demand companies and small and medium-sized companies. It also emphasized that through this project, it will strengthen the global competitiveness of the domestic semiconductor industry and increase the stability of the supply chain.
Lee Sang-il, Mayor of Yongin Special City, said, “The Trinity Fab to be installed in the Yongin Semiconductor Cluster will not only contribute to improving the technological capabilities of domestic semiconductor small and medium-sized companies, but will also play a major role in expanding the semiconductor industry ecosystem.” He added, “We will actively cooperate with the government and SK Hynix to ensure that the project progresses smoothly.”
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