Suwon Special City Selected for Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy's 'Industrial Innovation Infrastructure Development Project'

[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Jung Jun-seong] Suwon Special City announced on the 26th that it has been selected in the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy's 'Industrial Innovation Infrastructure Development Project (3rd round, 2026)' competition and has secured 10 billion won in national budget.

The city formed a consortium with Sungkyunkwan University (President Yu Ji-beom) as the lead agency, along with the Korea Electronics Technology Institute, Next Generation Convergence Technology Research Institute, and the Materials Convergence Technology Research Association, to submit the 'Quantum-AI Semiconductor Advanced Packaging Verification Platform Construction' project.

From this month through December 2030, the city will implement the project by investing a total project cost of 11.5 billion won (10 billion won in national budget and 1.5 billion won in city budget).

The project will build quantum and artificial intelligence (AI) semiconductor packaging verification infrastructure and research yield prediction and predictive technology for stacked AI semiconductors. The city also plans to create a shared research space that supports industry-academia-research collaboration to assist small and medium-sized enterprises in technological innovation and research development.

The constructed research space is scheduled to be relocated and operated following the completion of the Suwon R&D Science Park. The city plans to strengthen cooperation among local semiconductor companies, universities, and research institutions, and establish a foundation for enterprises to jointly utilize advanced research equipment and research infrastructure.

A city official stated, "This project will serve as an opportunity to secure future growth momentum in the semiconductor sector, a key national industry, and strengthen regional industry-academia-research collaboration," adding, "We will successfully establish the quantum-AI semiconductor advanced packaging verification platform to further strengthen Suwon's foundation as an advanced science research city."

The official further expressed expectations, "This project will help enhance future semiconductor industry competitiveness and further strengthen Suwon's research and development foundation as an advanced science research city."