# Amkor Invests $2.3 Billion in South Korea AI Plant

> Amkor's $2.3 billion AI packaging plant in Gwangju, South Korea starts production in 2027.
- Title: Amkor Invests $2.3 Billion in South Korea AI Plant | Shortify
- Summary: Amkor's $2.3 billion AI packaging plant in Gwangju, South Korea starts production in 2027. Amkor will build AI and HPC packaging facilities in Gwangju, South…
- Keywords: amkor, gwangju, south korea, ai packaging, high-performance computing, semiconductor, investment, production, finance, markets, Invests, Billion
- Source: BigGo Finance — https://finance.biggo.com/news/fe75ddb7-95ba-497f-9d65-a635b8fe1fbe
- Author: BigGo Finance
- Published: 2026-10-19T07:05:25+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: amkor, gwangju, south korea, ai packaging, high-performance computing, semiconductor, investment, production, finance, markets
## Amkor Investment Plan
Amkor Technology Korea will invest 3 trillion won (approximately $2.3 billion) in its Gwangju Plant through 2031 to build four advanced packaging plant buildings for AI and high-performance computing (HPC).
## Expanded Investment Plan
The investment is 2 trillion won larger and the hiring plan more than 1,000 jobs bigger than originally planned.
## Plant Completion Timeline
Two buildings will be completed in the second half of 2027 and two more in the first half of 2028, with mass production phased in afterward.
## Semiconductor Belt Project
South Korea's Southwest Region semiconductor belt project has moved into full execution with this investment.
## Advanced Packaging Technology
Advanced packaging stacks or precisely connects semiconductor chips to boost performance and power efficiency for AI semiconductors.
## Government and Industry Support
South Korea's Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy and Gwangju officials attended the groundbreaking ceremony for the expansion.
## Director General's Statement
Director General Lee said the groundbreaking signals the shift from plans to field execution for South Korea's semiconductor investment.
## Global Semiconductor Competition
Amkor's expansion is a strategic move amid global competition to secure AI chip production capacity.
## Key takeaway

Amkor will build AI and HPC packaging facilities in Gwangju, South Korea, with production starting in 2027.