South Korea to Attend Preliminary Meeting of US-Led Chipmaker Group

Semiconductor testing equipment are at a clean room of National Nanofab Center in Daejeon, South Korea, on Sept. 3, 2020. Kim Hong-Ji/Reuters

SEOUL—South Korea is expected to attend a preliminary meeting for a U.S.-led group of major microchip manufacturers including Taiwan and Japan, South Korea’s foreign minister said on Thursday.

Seoul’s participation in the preliminary meeting for the so-called “Chip 4” group could heighten the stakes for South Korea as it seeks to navigate the contest between the United States and China over semiconductor and micro-processing technology.