New Delhi, April 21 -- South Korean semiconductor companies are looking to enter India initially through the software and research and development (R&D) segments, leveraging the country's large and skilled talent pool, according to Kyunghoon Kim, Head of India and South Asia Team, Korea Institute for International Economic Policy.

In an exclusive conversation with ANI, Kim said that companies such as Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix are currently focusing on the software side of the semiconductor value chain in India.

"At the moment, they are considering entering India on the software side of the semiconductor industry and taking advantage of the large, very talented workforce that India has and carrying out R&D activities in the countr...