Amkor announced a trillion-won plan to expand an advanced packaging plant in Gwangju, Kyunghyang Shinmun reported. Back-end packaging has become a core stage shaping chip performance.

The government plans an 'innovation task force' for permits and infrastructure and to designate the area a mega special zone with tax and regulatory exceptions.

The expansion aligns with balanced development spreading advanced industry beyond the capital region and, with the launch of the Jeonnam-Gwangju Unified Special City, signals change in Honam's industrial map.

The key is people and infrastructure: securing skilled workers, water and power, and co-relocation of suppliers, so the investment takes root locally.