Seoul: Samsung Electronics Co. Chairman Lee Jae-yong on Monday visited the company's semiconductor campuses near Seoul to review the progress in next-generation chip development and encourage employees, the company said. Lee traveled to Samsung's campus in Yongin, 42 kilometers south of Seoul, where he toured the NRD-K facility and checked the state of next-generation research and development (R and D) projects, including those in memory, foundry, and system semiconductor technologies.

According to Yonhap News Agency, NRD-K is Samsung's state-of-the-art integrated R and D complex built to secure future semiconductor technologies. Later in the day, Lee visited a separate chip campus in Hwaseong, 45 kilometers south of Seoul, to inspect automated manufacturing systems incorporating digital twin technology and robotics, along with the application of artificial intelligence (AI) in production.

At the Hwaseong site, Lee met with key semiconductor executives and held discussions with employees involved in the development, manufacturing, and quality management of advanced products, such as high-bandwidth memory (HBM). According to Samsung, Lee encouraged executives and employees, and called for efforts to "restore fundamental technological competitiveness" based on bold innovation and investment.