South Korea’s hot new sensation is 3S+1F – a quadrillion-Won AI plan, not a band

The government of South Korea and local tech giants yesterday announced over ₩1 quadrillion of investment related to AI – or about $900 billion – that it says will see the country emerge a “K-Semiconductor powerhouse” and a global leader in robotics and AI. The plan is called “3S+1F”, shorthand for Speedily building fabs in regional hubs called “Strongholds”, while aiming to Spearhead innovation in new forms of semiconductors that are needed