Samsung, SK hynix in talks with SNU on chip programs at regional universities: reports

Samsung Electronics and SK hynix are discussing plans with Seoul National University to launch company-sponsored semiconductor programs at regional universities, as the government pushes for a semiconductor megaproject in South Korea’s southwest, local media reported Thursday. The plan centers on SNU receiving investment from the two chipmakers and helping regional universities establish company-sponsored degree programs — known in Korea as contract departments — that will use SNU's semiconducto