South Korea's output of ICT equipment hit record figures last year, on the back of global demand for semiconductor chips.<br />According to the Science Ministry on Sunday, production of ICT products amounted to some 420-point-eight billion U.S. dollars,... a five-point-four percent increase from 2017.<br />The surge was attributed to growing exports of semiconductors as well as computer equipment,... which together made up nearly three-quarters of all ICT goods produced.<br />ICT products, services and software made up 12 percent of all industrial items produced last year. <br />