After more than 500 construction days and roughly 23 million working hours, Siltronic AG has inaugurated one of the world’s most advanced wafer fabs.

The highly automated fab at JTC’s Tampines Wafer Fab Park in Singapore was officially opened in the presence of around 150 guests, including numerous high-ranking representatives of the Singaporean government, customers and suppliers. Singapore’s Deputy Prime Minister Heng Swee Keat was the Guest of Honor to grace the occasion. The fab was commissioned at the beginning of 2024 and will now be ramped to full capacity over several years.

“With our new fab, we will accompany the future growth of the wafer industry for many years to come and take Siltronic to a new level. What the entire team, including all business partners, has achieved is a masterpiece, and I would like to thank everyone for their outstanding contribution,” said Dr. Michael Heckmeier, CEO of Siltronic.

“We are proud of our long-standing partnership with Siltronic. As one of top 5 global wafer suppliers, Siltronic’s new fab is a significant expansion that not only supplies to Singapore’s semiconductor industry but also strengthens the resilience of the global semiconductor supply chain. This investment will create good jobs and further grow the existing collaboration that Siltronic has with local suppliers in automation and precision components,” said Jacqueline Poh, Managing Director of Singapore Economic Board (EDB).

The success story of Siltronic in Singapore began in 1997 with the founding of Siltronic Singapore Pte Ltd in JTC’s Tampines Wafer Fab Park. The first 200mm wafers were produced as early as 1999. This was followed in 2006 by the establishment of a joint venture with Samsung and the start of construction of the first 300mm fab, from which the first wafers were delivered to customers in 2008. The foundation stone for the second 300mm fab was laid in 2021, and it was officially on June 12. Singapore is Siltronic’s largest production site.

This state-of-the-art wafer fab in Singapore is not only the largest investment in Siltronic’s history, but also a milestone of which Siltronic is extremely proud. With its high level of automation and impressive efficiency, the fab sets new standards in the industry and strengthens Siltronic’s position as one of the world’s leading wafer manufacturers.

By: DocMemory
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