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Gyeonggi Housing & City Corporation (GH) has launched efforts to build a semiconductor sobjang (소재·부품·장비 — materials, parts and equipment) industrial cluster on a site of approximately 180,000 square meters in Icheon, Gyeonggi Province, marking an initial step in the development of a specialized industrial complex for the semiconductor supply chain.
According to GH, the planned cluster in Icheon is sized at 180,000 square meters and is intended to host companies in the semiconductor materials, parts and equipment sector. The announcement represents the first step in the creation of the cluster, which is positioned to support the semiconductor ecosystem in a region already home to major chip manufacturing.
GH published details of the project through its official press release channels, with supporting images accompanying the announcement. The corporation presented the initiative as a foundational move for the cluster's formation rather than a completed development.
The full scope of the project — including timelines for construction, participating companies, and investment amounts — was not detailed in the materials released, and further specifics remain to be confirmed as the project progresses.
The claim that GH has taken a first step toward creating a 180,000㎡ semiconductor sobjang industrial cluster in Icheon is True.