Applied Materials Expands Singapore Operations, Plans 1,000 Jobs Amid AI Chip Demand
The US$500 million campus more than doubles cleanroom capacity and adds manufacturing and R&D to serve growing AI-driven chip demand.
- On Tuesday, Applied Materials officially opened its new $500 million Tampines Campus in Singapore, doubling the company's advanced cleanroom capacity to serve chipmakers meeting increasing AI-driven demand.
- Singapore has served as a strategic hub for Applied Materials for 35 years, and Deputy Prime Minister Gan Kim Yong credited the nation's semiconductor ecosystem, which contributes close to 6 per cent of its GDP.
- Featuring AI-assisted quality inspection and autonomous robots, the campus is designed for Green Mark Platinum Certification and Applied Materials anticipates adding approximately 1,000 new local jobs over the next few years.
- In response, Singapore Institute of Technology launched an industry-based professorship, while the National University of Singapore is introducing new AI-focused specializations to advance semiconductor process development.
- Globally, Applied Materials is constructing a $5 billion EPIC Center in Silicon Valley, representing the largest U.S. investment in advanced semiconductor equipment R&D, set to become operational this year.
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The new roles are "good jobs" that will allow Singaporeans to work on frontier technologies and gain exposure to global operations, said Deputy Prime Minister Gan Kim Yong.
Applied Materials expands Singapore manufacturing with $500M investment to support AI chip demand
Applied Materials, Inc., the US semiconductor firm, has expanded its manufacturing and research and development (R&D) operations in Singapore with the new $500 million to support the global build-out of artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure. The firm said in a statement on Tuesday that the new investment Tampines Campus more than doubles its advanced cleanroom capacity in Singapore and strengthens the company’s global manufacturing footpri…
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