Focus: South Korea builds a semiconductor talent pipeline

Levi Li

, DIGITIMES Asia, Taipei

Apr 22, 2026, 16:26, Updated: Apr 22, 2026, 16:59 0

Credit: AFP

South Korea's long-running experiment with job-guaranteed semiconductor education is entering a more consequential phase, with the first large wave of students from expanded industry-linked programmes set to enter the workforce from 2027. The shift is drawing...

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