Chipmaker STMicroelectronics, A*Star unit and Japan's Ulvac in Singapore R&D tie-up

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FRANCO-ITALIAN chipmaker STMicroelectronics will open a cutting-edge research and development (R&D) line at its manufacturing facility in Singapore, in a three-way public-private tie-up announced on Wednesday afternoon. Read more at The Business Times.

While he would not put a dollar amount to the investment, Benedetto Vigna, president of ST's analog, Mems and sensors group, said that the value of the initiative"is really very high" on the back of factors such as Singapore's strategic location and the potential of piezo Mems technology.

Last September's expansion also took the Singapore workforce size to about 4,900 staff members, but Mr Vigna added that the new facility will feature"several tens" of new and redeployed Mems R&D personnel - including process scientists, engineers and designers. Speaking to The Business Times ahead of the launch, Mr Vigna said that the upcoming"lab in fab" is meant to bridge the gap between prototyping and high-volume production, which he described as"one of the traditional difficulties of Mems".

On top of ST's background in high-volume production, Ulvac will help to develop new technological processes and more affordable Mems tools, while the IME will work on the design and technology development for materials and products, Mr Vigna noted.

 

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