Applied Materials is looking to expand its workforce in Southeast Asia. According to Nikkei, Brian Tan, the company's corporate vice president and president for Southeast Asia, said Applied Materials plans to hire at least 1,000 additional employees across the region this year, representing a 25% in...

As global memory demand outstrips supply, memory giants are racing to expand—Micron among the most aggressive as 2026 kicks off. According to Reuters, the U.S. chipmaker is set to announce a new investment in Singapore to boost memory chip production, with at least part targeting NAND flash—a ra...

GlobalFoundries today announced its acquisition of Advanced Micro Foundry (AMF), a Singapore-based silicon photonics foundry. According to the company’s press release, the deal positions GlobalFoundries as the largest pure-play silicon photonics foundry by revenue. The company did not disclose the...

On June 3, semiconductor device supplier GigaDevice officially announced the establishment of its international headquarter in Singapore, which marks a critical step in the company’s journey toward globalization and demonstrates its long-term commitment to deepening customer collaboration, buildin...

Recently, Singapore’s Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR) announced the launch of the world’s first 200mm (8-inch) industrial-grade open R&D silicon carbide (SiC) production line. Operated by A*STAR’s Institute of Microelectronics (IME), this line integrates the entire ...