Singapore - Global Electronics Hub

OverviewSingapore has developed a strong foundation for the Electronics industry over the last 40 years, transforming from its modest beginnings as the only TV assembly plant in Southeast Asia to a vital node in the global electronics market.

The Electronics manufacturing industry is a key contributor to Singapore’s economy, accounting for 5.3% of Singapore’s Gross Domestic Product (“GDP”) in 2013. The Electronics manufacturing industry hires more than 79,000 workers (representing 18% of the total manufacturing workforce), of which about 63% are skilled1.

Electronics_SemiconductorsSingapore’s semiconductor industry is one of the largest in the Asia Pacific region, fabricating about one in 10 of the world’s integrated circuits (“ICs”), and is home to some of the largest players in the industry. The industry leaders here include five of the top IDMs (Infineon, Intel, Micron, NXP, and STMicroelectronics), three of the top wafer foundries (GLOBALFOUNDRIES, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, and United Microelectronics Corporation), and four of the top outsourced assembly and test services companies (Advanced Semiconductor Engineering, STATS ChipPAC, United Test and Assembly Center, and Powertech Technology).

The companies here undertake a range of manufacturing, R&D, and headquarters (“HQ”) activities:

ManufacturingSingapore has established itself as a leading location for advanced semiconductor manufacturing. There are 15 silicon IC wafer fabs, 4 compound semiconductor wafer fabs, and 3 Micro-Electro-Mechanical Systems (“MEMS”) wafer fabs here. The silicon IC wafer fabs collectively produced approximately one million wafers per month (8” equivalent) in 2013.

Recent news: Linear Technology, a global leader in high performance analog ICs, broke ground for its third test factory in Singapore. This maintains Singapore as Linear Technology’s Global Test hub, accounting for 90% of its global test requirements.

Micron broke ground for the expansion of its flash memory fabrication facility in Woodlands. Micron invested US$4 billion in

this 255,000 sq ft facility and expects to hire over 500 skilled workers upon completion.

R&DSingapore continues to attract R&D investments to complement and strengthen the HQ and manufacturing activities. There are over 50 companies with R&D operations here and the semiconductor industry is the largest contributor to private sector R&D expenditure in Singapore. In 2013, it accounted for 31% of total private sector R&D expenditure in Singapore.

Recent news: Intel Mobile Communications, a subsidiary of Intel, established an R&D lab to design next-generation mobile communication chipsets for mobile devices.

MediaTek, Asia’s largest fabless semiconductor company, will invest S$250 million and create an additional 100 R&D jobs over the next few years. This will make MediaTek’s IC design centre the largest in Singapore.

A*STAR’s Institute of Microelectronics and GLOBALFOUNDRIES will be collaborating on the development of advanced MEMS devices for automotive, aerospace, consumer, healthcare and mobility applications. IQE plc, the world’s top compound semiconductor epitaxy wafer foundry, partnered with WIN Semiconductors Inc, the world’s largest pure-play gallium-arsenide wafer foundry, and Nanyang Technological University to form a Centre of Excellence for the development of compound semiconductor technologies in Singapore.

Infineon, one of the world’s top semiconductor companies, opened its first Business Analytics Centre of Competence, which will explore optimisation in the field of market intelligence and serve as an incubator for the development of business analytics capabilities.

HQ Singapore is well connected and strategically positioned in the centre of Asia, serving as an ideal location for companies to control their regional manufacturing operations and supply chain.

Industry leaders Avago, Fairchild, Infineon, Marvell, MediaTek, Mircon, NXP, Qualcomm, Qorvo, Skyworks, STATS ChipPAC, STMicroelectronics, United Test and Assembly Center, and Xilinx have their International or Regional HQ in Singapore.

Recent news: Realtek, one of Asia’s largest fabless semiconductor companies, will invest over S$180 million over the next five years to establish its 75-man RHQ and IC design centre in Singapore. This team will develop advanced network processors used in networking equipment, such as WiFi routers and solutions for Internet-of-Things (“IoT”) applications like wearable devices.

Data Storage Singapore is the world’s largest manufacturer of hard disk media with over 40% global market share.

All of the top three suppliers of hard disk media, Seagate, Western Digital, and Showa Denko, manufacture hard disk media in Singapore. These three companies also undertake hard disk media R&D in Singapore, to augment their manufacturing operations.

Recent news: Seagate opened its S$100 million R&D centre in One-North. This centre will house over 900 employees and undertake R&D on next-generation 2.5” storage drives for mobile applications.

Infocomms & Consumer Electronics (ICE) The ICE segment is a major contributor to the annual manufacturing output of Singapore’s Electronics sector. In the enterprise space, several leading companies produce a range of infocomms equipment to serve regional or global markets from Singapore. The country itself contributes to the demand of such equipment being a major hub for regional data centre operations.

Hewlett-Packard (“HP”) manufactures high-end servers, storage, and networking equipment for global markets from Singapore. Similarly, IBM builds its high-end servers and mainframes here.

Singapore is also the regional base for many companies in the Electronics Manufacturing Services (EMS) space, some of which manufacture high-value components and products for both the enterprise and consumer markets here. Jabil is a global EMS player that manufactures a range of electronics components for customers in the aerospace and IT sectors from Singapore.

PrintingSix of the top 10 printer companies have Regional HQ, R&D, and/or manufacturing presence in Singapore.

Singapore is the Regional HQ for HP’s Printing Group. HP designs and manufactures key components for its printers and presses in Singapore, such as

print-heads and ink supplies. From Singapore, HP also manages outsourced manufacturing within Asia and plans the global procurement for inkjet printer and ink components.

Other companies that undertake printer-related R&D activities in Singapore include Fuji Xerox, Memjet, and Toshiba TEC.

Recent news: Konica Minolta established its Asia Pacific Business Innovation Centre to manage ideation, incubation, and pilot programs for emerging trends in the region. HP set up its largest digital printing Centre of Excellence in the world in Singapore. The 226,000 sq ft facility in Tuas will provide printing companies and their customers including brands, agencies and print buyers, with one-stop access to HP’s digital graphics printing portfolio and solutions.

Passive ComponentsSingapore is one of the key locations for companies manufacturing passive component products. This includes global leaders like TDK-EPC, Skyworks Panasonic Filter Solutions (“SPFS”), and Murata. TDK-EPC and SPFS together produce around one-third of the world’s surface-acoustic wave (“SAW”) filters. SAW filters are critical components that enable radio frequency connectivity on mobile devices. Murata manufactures multi-layer ceramic capacitors (“MLCCs”) in Singapore. These capacitors are miniature devices that provide electric energy and are found in smartphones, tablets, and laptops.

Batteries and Power Electronics Systems Energizer and Sony manufacture latest-generation lithium batteries in Singapore.

Delphi, ST Kinetics, and STL Energy Technology Singapore conduct R&D in battery management systems for automotive applications.

Singapore also houses the International or Regional HQs of Energizer, GP Batteries, VARTA, and Chloride. Recent news: Sony celebrated the production of its 500 millionth lithium-ion battery cell in Singapore.

Others AU Optronics manufactures advanced TFT-LCD and OLED display panels in Singapore for mobile consumer applications like smartphones and wearables.

Hitachi Chemicals manufactures multi-wiring boards (“MWBs”) and high-density printed circuit boards (“PCBs”) in Singapore. The MWBs and PCBs are used in automotive, medical, smartphone, and consumer electronics industries.

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Singapore - Global Electronics Hub

OverviewSingapore has developed a strong foundation for the Electronics industry over the last 40 years, transforming from its modest beginnings as the only TV assembly plant in Southeast Asia to a vital node in the global electronics market.

The Electronics manufacturing industry is a key contributor to Singapore’s economy, accounting for 5.3% of Singapore’s Gross Domestic Product (“GDP”) in 2013. The Electronics manufacturing industry hires more than 79,000 workers (representing 18% of the total manufacturing workforce), of which about 63% are skilled1.

SemiconductorsSingapore’s semiconductor industry is one of the largest in the Asia Pacific region, fabricating about one in 10 of the world’s integrated circuits (“ICs”), and is home to some of the largest players in the industry. The industry leaders here include five of the top IDMs (Infineon, Intel, Micron, NXP, and STMicroelectronics), three of the top wafer foundries (GLOBALFOUNDRIES, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, and United Microelectronics Corporation), and four of the top outsourced assembly and test services companies (Advanced Semiconductor Engineering, STATS ChipPAC, United Test and Assembly Center, and Powertech Technology).

The companies here undertake a range of manufacturing, R&D, and headquarters (“HQ”) activities:

ManufacturingSingapore has established itself as a leading location for advanced semiconductor manufacturing. There are 15 silicon IC wafer fabs, 4 compound semiconductor wafer fabs, and 3 Micro-Electro-Mechanical Systems (“MEMS”) wafer fabs here. The silicon IC wafer fabs collectively produced approximately one million wafers per month (8” equivalent) in 2013.

Recent news: Linear Technology, a global leader in high performance analog ICs, broke ground for its third test factory in Singapore. This maintains Singapore as Linear Technology’s Global Test hub, accounting for 90% of its global test requirements.

Micron broke ground for the expansion of its flash memory fabrication facility in Woodlands. Micron invested US$4 billion in

this 255,000 sq ft facility and expects to hire over 500 skilled workers upon completion.

R&DSingapore continues to attract R&D investments to complement and strengthen the HQ and manufacturing activities. There are over 50 companies with R&D operations here and the semiconductor industry is the largest contributor to private sector R&D expenditure in Singapore. In 2013, it accounted for 31% of total private sector R&D expenditure in Singapore.

Recent news: Intel Mobile Communications, a subsidiary of Intel, established an R&D lab to design next-generation mobile communication chipsets for mobile devices.

MediaTek, Asia’s largest fabless semiconductor company, will invest S$250 million and create an additional 100 R&D jobs over the next few years. This will make MediaTek’s IC design centre the largest in Singapore.

A*STAR’s Institute of Microelectronics and GLOBALFOUNDRIES will be collaborating on the development of advanced MEMS devices for automotive, aerospace, consumer, healthcare and mobility applications. IQE plc, the world’s top compound semiconductor epitaxy wafer foundry, partnered with WIN Semiconductors Inc, the world’s largest pure-play gallium-arsenide wafer foundry, and Nanyang Technological University to form a Centre of Excellence for the development of compound semiconductor technologies in Singapore.

Infineon, one of the world’s top semiconductor companies, opened its first Business Analytics Centre of Competence, which will explore optimisation in the field of market intelligence and serve as an incubator for the development of business analytics capabilities.

HQ Singapore is well connected and strategically positioned in the centre of Asia, serving as an ideal location for companies to control their regional manufacturing operations and supply chain.

Industry leaders Avago, Fairchild, Infineon, Marvell, MediaTek, Mircon, NXP, Qualcomm, Qorvo, Skyworks, STATS ChipPAC, STMicroelectronics, United Test and Assembly Center, and Xilinx have their International or Regional HQ in Singapore.

Recent news: Realtek, one of Asia’s largest fabless semiconductor companies, will invest over S$180 million over the next five years to establish its 75-man RHQ and IC design centre in Singapore. This team will develop advanced network processors used in networking equipment, such as WiFi routers and solutions for Internet-of-Things (“IoT”) applications like wearable devices.

Data Storage Singapore is the world’s largest manufacturer of hard disk media with over 40% global market share.

All of the top three suppliers of hard disk media, Seagate, Western Digital, and Showa Denko, manufacture hard disk media in Singapore. These three companies also undertake hard disk media R&D in Singapore, to augment their manufacturing operations.

Recent news: Seagate opened its S$100 million R&D centre in One-North. This centre will house over 900 employees and undertake R&D on next-generation 2.5” storage drives for mobile applications.

Infocomms & Consumer Electronics (ICE) The ICE segment is a major contributor to the annual manufacturing output of Singapore’s Electronics sector. In the enterprise space, several leading companies produce a range of infocomms equipment to serve regional or global markets from Singapore. The country itself contributes to the demand of such equipment being a major hub for regional data centre operations.

Hewlett-Packard (“HP”) manufactures high-end servers, storage, and networking equipment for global markets from Singapore. Similarly, IBM builds its high-end servers and mainframes here.

Singapore is also the regional base for many companies in the Electronics Manufacturing Services (EMS) space, some of which manufacture high-value components and products for both the enterprise and consumer markets here. Jabil is a global EMS player that manufactures a range of electronics components for customers in the aerospace and IT sectors from Singapore.

PrintingSix of the top 10 printer companies have Regional HQ, R&D, and/or manufacturing presence in Singapore.

Singapore is the Regional HQ for HP’s Printing Group. HP designs and manufactures key components for its printers and presses in Singapore, such as

print-heads and ink supplies. From Singapore, HP also manages outsourced manufacturing within Asia and plans the global procurement for inkjet printer and ink components.

Other companies that undertake printer-related R&D activities in Singapore include Fuji Xerox, Memjet, and Toshiba TEC.

Recent news: Konica Minolta established its Asia Pacific Business Innovation Centre to manage ideation, incubation, and pilot programs for emerging trends in the region. HP set up its largest digital printing Centre of Excellence in the world in Singapore. The 226,000 sq ft facility in Tuas will provide printing companies and their customers including brands, agencies and print buyers, with one-stop access to HP’s digital graphics printing portfolio and solutions.

Passive ComponentsSingapore is one of the key locations for companies manufacturing passive component products. This includes global leaders like TDK-EPC, Skyworks Panasonic Filter Solutions (“SPFS”), and Murata. TDK-EPC and SPFS together produce around one-third of the world’s surface-acoustic wave (“SAW”) filters. SAW filters are critical components that enable radio frequency connectivity on mobile devices. Murata manufactures multi-layer ceramic capacitors (“MLCCs”) in Singapore. These capacitors are miniature devices that provide electric energy and are found in smartphones, tablets, and laptops.

Batteries and Power Electronics Systems Energizer and Sony manufacture latest-generation lithium batteries in Singapore.

Delphi, ST Kinetics, and STL Energy Technology Singapore conduct R&D in battery management systems for automotive applications.

Singapore also houses the International or Regional HQs of Energizer, GP Batteries, VARTA, and Chloride. Recent news: Sony celebrated the production of its 500 millionth lithium-ion battery cell in Singapore.

Others AU Optronics manufactures advanced TFT-LCD and OLED display panels in Singapore for mobile consumer applications like smartphones and wearables.

Hitachi Chemicals manufactures multi-wiring boards (“MWBs”) and high-density printed circuit boards (“PCBs”) in Singapore. The MWBs and PCBs are used in automotive, medical, smartphone, and consumer electronics industries.

Singapore - Global Electronics Hub

OverviewSingapore has developed a strong foundation for the Electronics industry over the last 40 years, transforming from its modest beginnings as the only TV assembly plant in Southeast Asia to a vital node in the global electronics market.

The Electronics manufacturing industry is a key contributor to Singapore’s economy, accounting for 5.3% of Singapore’s Gross Domestic Product (“GDP”) in 2013. The Electronics manufacturing industry hires more than 79,000 workers (representing 18% of the total manufacturing workforce), of which about 63% are skilled1.

SemiconductorsSingapore’s semiconductor industry is one of the largest in the Asia Pacific region, fabricating about one in 10 of the world’s integrated circuits (“ICs”), and is home to some of the largest players in the industry. The industry leaders here include five of the top IDMs (Infineon, Intel, Micron, NXP, and STMicroelectronics), three of the top wafer foundries (GLOBALFOUNDRIES, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, and United Microelectronics Corporation), and four of the top outsourced assembly and test services companies (Advanced Semiconductor Engineering, STATS ChipPAC, United Test and Assembly Center, and Powertech Technology).

The companies here undertake a range of manufacturing, R&D, and headquarters (“HQ”) activities:

ManufacturingSingapore has established itself as a leading location for advanced semiconductor manufacturing. There are 15 silicon IC wafer fabs, 4 compound semiconductor wafer fabs, and 3 Micro-Electro-Mechanical Systems (“MEMS”) wafer fabs here. The silicon IC wafer fabs collectively produced approximately one million wafers per month (8” equivalent) in 2013.

Recent news: Linear Technology, a global leader in high performance analog ICs, broke ground for its third test factory in Singapore. This maintains Singapore as Linear Technology’s Global Test hub, accounting for 90% of its global test requirements.

Micron broke ground for the expansion of its flash memory fabrication facility in Woodlands. Micron invested US$4 billion in

this 255,000 sq ft facility and expects to hire over 500 skilled workers upon completion.

R&DSingapore continues to attract R&D investments to complement and strengthen the HQ and manufacturing activities. There are over 50 companies with R&D operations here and the semiconductor industry is the largest contributor to private sector R&D expenditure in Singapore. In 2013, it accounted for 31% of total private sector R&D expenditure in Singapore.

Recent news: Intel Mobile Communications, a subsidiary of Intel, established an R&D lab to design next-generation mobile communication chipsets for mobile devices.

MediaTek, Asia’s largest fabless semiconductor company, will invest S$250 million and create an additional 100 R&D jobs over the next few years. This will make MediaTek’s IC design centre the largest in Singapore.

A*STAR’s Institute of Microelectronics and GLOBALFOUNDRIES will be collaborating on the development of advanced MEMS devices for automotive, aerospace, consumer, healthcare and mobility applications. IQE plc, the world’s top compound semiconductor epitaxy wafer foundry, partnered with WIN Semiconductors Inc, the world’s largest pure-play gallium-arsenide wafer foundry, and Nanyang Technological University to form a Centre of Excellence for the development of compound semiconductor technologies in Singapore.

Infineon, one of the world’s top semiconductor companies, opened its first Business Analytics Centre of Competence, which will explore optimisation in the field of market intelligence and serve as an incubator for the development of business analytics capabilities.

HQ Singapore is well connected and strategically positioned in the centre of Asia, serving as an ideal location for companies to control their regional manufacturing operations and supply chain.

Industry leaders Avago, Fairchild, Infineon, Marvell, MediaTek, Mircon, NXP, Qualcomm, Qorvo, Skyworks, STATS ChipPAC, STMicroelectronics, United Test and Assembly Center, and Xilinx have their International or Regional HQ in Singapore.

Recent news: Realtek, one of Asia’s largest fabless semiconductor companies, will invest over S$180 million over the next five years to establish its 75-man RHQ and IC design centre in Singapore. This team will develop advanced network processors used in networking equipment, such as WiFi routers and solutions for Internet-of-Things (“IoT”) applications like wearable devices.

Data Storage Singapore is the world’s largest manufacturer of hard disk media with over 40% global market share.

All of the top three suppliers of hard disk media, Seagate, Western Digital, and Showa Denko, manufacture hard disk media in Singapore. These three companies also undertake hard disk media R&D in Singapore, to augment their manufacturing operations.

Recent news: Seagate opened its S$100 million R&D centre in One-North. This centre will house over 900 employees and undertake R&D on next-generation 2.5” storage drives for mobile applications.

Infocomms & Consumer Electronics (ICE) The ICE segment is a major contributor to the annual manufacturing output of Singapore’s Electronics sector. In the enterprise space, several leading companies produce a range of infocomms equipment to serve regional or global markets from Singapore. The country itself contributes to the demand of such equipment being a major hub for regional data centre operations.

Hewlett-Packard (“HP”) manufactures high-end servers, storage, and networking equipment for global markets from Singapore. Similarly, IBM builds its high-end servers and mainframes here.

Singapore is also the regional base for many companies in the Electronics Manufacturing Services (EMS) space, some of which manufacture high-value components and products for both the enterprise and consumer markets here. Jabil is a global EMS player that manufactures a range of electronics components for customers in the aerospace and IT sectors from Singapore.

PrintingSix of the top 10 printer companies have Regional HQ, R&D, and/or manufacturing presence in Singapore.

Singapore is the Regional HQ for HP’s Printing Group. HP designs and manufactures key components for its printers and presses in Singapore, such as

print-heads and ink supplies. From Singapore, HP also manages outsourced manufacturing within Asia and plans the global procurement for inkjet printer and ink components.

Other companies that undertake printer-related R&D activities in Singapore include Fuji Xerox, Memjet, and Toshiba TEC.

Recent news: Konica Minolta established its Asia Pacific Business Innovation Centre to manage ideation, incubation, and pilot programs for emerging trends in the region. HP set up its largest digital printing Centre of Excellence in the world in Singapore. The 226,000 sq ft facility in Tuas will provide printing companies and their customers including brands, agencies and print buyers, with one-stop access to HP’s digital graphics printing portfolio and solutions.

Passive ComponentsSingapore is one of the key locations for companies manufacturing passive component products. This includes global leaders like TDK-EPC, Skyworks Panasonic Filter Solutions (“SPFS”), and Murata. TDK-EPC and SPFS together produce around one-third of the world’s surface-acoustic wave (“SAW”) filters. SAW filters are critical components that enable radio frequency connectivity on mobile devices. Murata manufactures multi-layer ceramic capacitors (“MLCCs”) in Singapore. These capacitors are miniature devices that provide electric energy and are found in smartphones, tablets, and laptops.

Batteries and Power Electronics Systems Energizer and Sony manufacture latest-generation lithium batteries in Singapore.

Delphi, ST Kinetics, and STL Energy Technology Singapore conduct R&D in battery management systems for automotive applications.

Singapore also houses the International or Regional HQs of Energizer, GP Batteries, VARTA, and Chloride. Recent news: Sony celebrated the production of its 500 millionth lithium-ion battery cell in Singapore.

Others AU Optronics manufactures advanced TFT-LCD and OLED display panels in Singapore for mobile consumer applications like smartphones and wearables.

Hitachi Chemicals manufactures multi-wiring boards (“MWBs”) and high-density printed circuit boards (“PCBs”) in Singapore. The MWBs and PCBs are used in automotive, medical, smartphone, and consumer electronics industries.

Singapore - Global Electronics Hub

OverviewSingapore has developed a strong foundation for the Electronics industry over the last 40 years, transforming from its modest beginnings as the only TV assembly plant in Southeast Asia to a vital node in the global electronics market.

The Electronics manufacturing industry is a key contributor to Singapore’s economy, accounting for 5.3% of Singapore’s Gross Domestic Product (“GDP”) in 2013. The Electronics manufacturing industry hires more than 79,000 workers (representing 18% of the total manufacturing workforce), of which about 63% are skilled1.

SemiconductorsSingapore’s semiconductor industry is one of the largest in the Asia Pacific region, fabricating about one in 10 of the world’s integrated circuits (“ICs”), and is home to some of the largest players in the industry. The industry leaders here include five of the top IDMs (Infineon, Intel, Micron, NXP, and STMicroelectronics), three of the top wafer foundries (GLOBALFOUNDRIES, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, and United Microelectronics Corporation), and four of the top outsourced assembly and test services companies (Advanced Semiconductor Engineering, STATS ChipPAC, United Test and Assembly Center, and Powertech Technology).

The companies here undertake a range of manufacturing, R&D, and headquarters (“HQ”) activities:

ManufacturingSingapore has established itself as a leading location for advanced semiconductor manufacturing. There are 15 silicon IC wafer fabs, 4 compound semiconductor wafer fabs, and 3 Micro-Electro-Mechanical Systems (“MEMS”) wafer fabs here. The silicon IC wafer fabs collectively produced approximately one million wafers per month (8” equivalent) in 2013.

Recent news: Linear Technology, a global leader in high performance analog ICs, broke ground for its third test factory in Singapore. This maintains Singapore as Linear Technology’s Global Test hub, accounting for 90% of its global test requirements.

Micron broke ground for the expansion of its flash memory fabrication facility in Woodlands. Micron invested US$4 billion in

this 255,000 sq ft facility and expects to hire over 500 skilled workers upon completion.

R&DSingapore continues to attract R&D investments to complement and strengthen the HQ and manufacturing activities. There are over 50 companies with R&D operations here and the semiconductor industry is the largest contributor to private sector R&D expenditure in Singapore. In 2013, it accounted for 31% of total private sector R&D expenditure in Singapore.

Recent news: Intel Mobile Communications, a subsidiary of Intel, established an R&D lab to design next-generation mobile communication chipsets for mobile devices.

MediaTek, Asia’s largest fabless semiconductor company, will invest S$250 million and create an additional 100 R&D jobs over the next few years. This will make MediaTek’s IC design centre the largest in Singapore.

A*STAR’s Institute of Microelectronics and GLOBALFOUNDRIES will be collaborating on the development of advanced MEMS devices for automotive, aerospace, consumer, healthcare and mobility applications. IQE plc, the world’s top compound semiconductor epitaxy wafer foundry, partnered with WIN Semiconductors Inc, the world’s largest pure-play gallium-arsenide wafer foundry, and Nanyang Technological University to form a Centre of Excellence for the development of compound semiconductor technologies in Singapore.

Infineon, one of the world’s top semiconductor companies, opened its first Business Analytics Centre of Competence, which will explore optimisation in the field of market intelligence and serve as an incubator for the development of business analytics capabilities.

HQ Singapore is well connected and strategically positioned in the centre of Asia, serving as an ideal location for companies to control their regional manufacturing operations and supply chain.

Industry leaders Avago, Fairchild, Infineon, Marvell, MediaTek, Mircon, NXP, Qualcomm, Qorvo, Skyworks, STATS ChipPAC, STMicroelectronics, United Test and Assembly Center, and Xilinx have their International or Regional HQ in Singapore.

Recent news: Realtek, one of Asia’s largest fabless semiconductor companies, will invest over S$180 million over the next five years to establish its 75-man RHQ and IC design centre in Singapore. This team will develop advanced network processors used in networking equipment, such as WiFi routers and solutions for Internet-of-Things (“IoT”) applications like wearable devices.

Data Storage Singapore is the world’s largest manufacturer of hard disk media with over 40% global market share.

All of the top three suppliers of hard disk media, Seagate, Western Digital, and Showa Denko, manufacture hard disk media in Singapore. These three companies also undertake hard disk media R&D in Singapore, to augment their manufacturing operations.

Recent news: Seagate opened its S$100 million R&D centre in One-North. This centre will house over 900 employees and undertake R&D on next-generation 2.5” storage drives for mobile applications.

Infocomms & Consumer Electronics (ICE) The ICE segment is a major contributor to the annual manufacturing output of Singapore’s Electronics sector. In the enterprise space, several leading companies produce a range of infocomms equipment to serve regional or global markets from Singapore. The country itself contributes to the demand of such equipment being a major hub for regional data centre operations.

Hewlett-Packard (“HP”) manufactures high-end servers, storage, and networking equipment for global markets from Singapore. Similarly, IBM builds its high-end servers and mainframes here.

Singapore is also the regional base for many companies in the Electronics Manufacturing Services (EMS) space, some of which manufacture high-value components and products for both the enterprise and consumer markets here. Jabil is a global EMS player that manufactures a range of electronics components for customers in the aerospace and IT sectors from Singapore.

PrintingSix of the top 10 printer companies have Regional HQ, R&D, and/or manufacturing presence in Singapore.

Singapore is the Regional HQ for HP’s Printing Group. HP designs and manufactures key components for its printers and presses in Singapore, such as

print-heads and ink supplies. From Singapore, HP also manages outsourced manufacturing within Asia and plans the global procurement for inkjet printer and ink components.

Other companies that undertake printer-related R&D activities in Singapore include Fuji Xerox, Memjet, and Toshiba TEC.

Recent news: Konica Minolta established its Asia Pacific Business Innovation Centre to manage ideation, incubation, and pilot programs for emerging trends in the region. HP set up its largest digital printing Centre of Excellence in the world in Singapore. The 226,000 sq ft facility in Tuas will provide printing companies and their customers including brands, agencies and print buyers, with one-stop access to HP’s digital graphics printing portfolio and solutions.

Passive ComponentsSingapore is one of the key locations for companies manufacturing passive component products. This includes global leaders like TDK-EPC, Skyworks Panasonic Filter Solutions (“SPFS”), and Murata. TDK-EPC and SPFS together produce around one-third of the world’s surface-acoustic wave (“SAW”) filters. SAW filters are critical components that enable radio frequency connectivity on mobile devices. Murata manufactures multi-layer ceramic capacitors (“MLCCs”) in Singapore. These capacitors are miniature devices that provide electric energy and are found in smartphones, tablets, and laptops.

Batteries and Power Electronics Systems Energizer and Sony manufacture latest-generation lithium batteries in Singapore.

Delphi, ST Kinetics, and STL Energy Technology Singapore conduct R&D in battery management systems for automotive applications.

Singapore also houses the International or Regional HQs of Energizer, GP Batteries, VARTA, and Chloride. Recent news: Sony celebrated the production of its 500 millionth lithium-ion battery cell in Singapore.

Others AU Optronics manufactures advanced TFT-LCD and OLED display panels in Singapore for mobile consumer applications like smartphones and wearables.

Hitachi Chemicals manufactures multi-wiring boards (“MWBs”) and high-density printed circuit boards (“PCBs”) in Singapore. The MWBs and PCBs are used in automotive, medical, smartphone, and consumer electronics industries.

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