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Few countries dominate the semiconductor value chain as visibly, and as decisively, as South Korea. Much like the global wave of K-pop Demon Hunters, South Korea’s cultural breakout, its dominance of advanced memory fabrication is currently in its ‘golden’ era, powered by surging AI demand and record-breaking chip exports. How it’s done (done done): South

A fabless semiconductor company focuses on designing and developing integrated circuits while outsourcing fabrication to specialised foundries, which allows it to concentrate on architecture and system-level innovation. This model is central to modern chip ecosystems because it enables faster iteration cycles and close coordination with manufacturing and packaging partners. Competitiveness stems from economic efficiency rather