STAR BUSINESS REPORT

The Bangladesh Semiconductor Industry Association (BSIA) began a four-day roadshow in South Korea yesterday, bringing together industry, academia, and government representatives to strengthen bilateral semiconductor collaboration.

The roadshow, running May 11-14, forms part of the Silicon River vision, which seeks to advance Bangladesh’s semiconductor and deep-tech sector through global partnerships, reads a BSIA press statement.

During the roadshow, the Bangladeshi delegation will meet major players across Korea’s semiconductor ecosystem, including SK hynix, HANA Micron, KAIST’s Global Commercialization Center (GCC), ETRI, and McKinsey & Company.

The discussions will specifically focus on critical areas of development, including packaging, AI hardware, design, testing, and commercialisation.

A key highlight of the event is a Letter of Intent signing between BSIA, the Center of Research Excellence in Semiconductor Technology (CREST), and KAIST’s GCC, aimed at advancing joint research, talent development, and technology commercialisation, according to the press release.

“Our objective is to learn from Korea’s remarkable semiconductor journey while building meaningful long-term partnerships in research, talent development, commercialisation, and industrial collaboration,” said BSIA President MA Jabbar.