Chungnam Center for Creative Economy & Innovation (Chungnam Innovation Center), led by CEO Kim Seong-geun, is partnering with LX Semicon to identify promising startups with innovative capabilities in future semiconductor fields. The two organizations will hold the ‘2026 LX Semicon × Chungnam Center for Creative Economy & Innovation Nexus Connect Open Innovation Meetup Day,’ a technology and business collaboration platform connecting startup innovation technologies with LX Semicon’s actual technology demand.
Program Overview
• Organizers: Chungnam Center for Creative Economy & Innovation and LX Semicon
• Event name: 2026 LX Semicon × Chungnam Center for Creative Economy & Innovation Nexus Connect Open Innovation Meetup Day
• Purpose: Discover and match startups with high collaboration potential based on LX Semicon’s technology demand
• Core design: Lay the foundation for follow-up cooperation spanning technology proof (PoC), joint technology development, commercialization, and investment
• Distinctive approach: Unlike simple company introductions or one-time networking, LX Semicon first designates the technology areas it is genuinely interested in and connects them directly with startup innovation technologies
Technology Demand Areas
• LX Semicon has designated six collaboration technology demand fields:
• AI semiconductors
• Automotive semiconductors
• Power management and analog semiconductors
• Vision and sensor semiconductors
• Optical communication and high-speed interface semiconductors
• Robot semiconductors
• Startups with innovative technologies and solutions in these fields will be intensively searched
Application and Selection
• Public application period: Open until October 6
• Evaluation criteria: Linkage to LX Semicon demand technologies, technology competitiveness, and business collaboration potential
• Final selection: Companies will be selected through comprehensive evaluation to participate in 1:1 meetups
• Application channels: Detailed schedule and application method are available on the Chungnam Innovation Center official website notices (business announcements) and the K-Startup website
1:1 Meetup Format
• Selected startups will meet directly with LX Semicon representatives
• Startups may propose their technologies and collaboration methods
• Discussions will focus on concrete technology application and business collaboration potential
• Startups with confirmed collaboration potential may proceed to additional technology and business review with LX Semicon
Follow-up Support and Collaboration Roadmap
• Depending on the collaboration stage and need, Chungnam Innovation Center will promote follow-up support including the next-year ‘Tri Nexus Open Innovation’ technology proof (PoC), joint R&D, commercialization, and investment linkage
• Step-by-step collaboration system: startup discovery → 1:1 meetup → technology review → technology proof (PoC) → joint commercialization and investment linkage
• Objective: Ensure LX Semicon-startup collaboration moves beyond one-time meetings and leads to sustainable business outcomes
• Support commitment: Actively support competitive semiconductor startups to secure technology verification and commercialization opportunities through cooperation with LX Semicon, extending to PoC, joint technology development, and investment
• Hub role: Expand support as an open innovation hub connecting actual technology demand from large and mid-sized enterprises with startup innovation capabilities
The Nexus Connect Open Innovation Meetup Day offers a structured pathway from startup discovery and direct LX Semicon engagement to technology verification, joint development, commercialization, and investment. It is positioned as a practical entry point for future semiconductor startups to validate and scale their technologies through long-term industry collaboration.