South Korea’s Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy unveiled a roadmap on November 12, 2026, for an on-device AI semiconductor program worth 800.2 billion won. The goal is to develop and validate 10 AI chips by 2030, according to IT Home’s report.
Three chips are intended for smart home appliances. The roadmap assigns one each to autonomous driving, collaborative robots, humanoid robots, agricultural robots and drones. The remaining two projects concern advanced manufacturing processes and extreme operating environments.
Under the roadmap, foundries including Samsung Electronics will give domestic projects priority access to test-fabrication resources such as multi-project wafers. IP companies will use flexible arrangements to reduce costs for Korean chip designers, while prospective chip customers will participate in research and development.