UMC unveils new fab facility in Singapore

It is expected to create 700 jobs locally over the next few years.

United Microelectronics Corporation (UMC), a semiconductor foundry, is opening a fab facility in Singapore.

The first phase of the new facility will start volume production in 2026. It will bring UMC’s total production capacity in Singapore to more than 1 million wafers annually, the company said in a statement posted on its website.

Up to US$5b will be invested to bring the first phase to full capacity of 30,000 wafers per month, with room for further investment in a second phase expansion in the future.

It is expected to create approximately 700 jobs locally over the next few years, including process and equipment engineers as well as research and development engineers.

The new facility is equipped with UMC’s 22nm and 28nm solutions – reportedly the most advanced foundry processes currently in Singapore’s semiconductor sector – for global customers’ products including premium smartphone display chips, power-efficient memory chips for IoT devices, and next-generation connectivity chips.

The facility is a greenfield expansion adjacent to UMC’s existing fab in the Pasir Ris Wafer Fab Park.

The new facility will be installed with 17,949 square meters of solar panels on its rooftop. A standard part of all UMC’s new fab designs to align with UMC’s goal to be 100% powered by renewable energy by 2050.

The unveiling ceremony of the facility was attended by Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Trade and Industry of Singapore Gan Kim Yong; Senior Minister and Coordinating Minister for National Security of Singapore Teo Chee Hean; Permanent Secretary of Singapore’s Ministry of Trade and Industry Beh Swan Gin; Managing Director of the Singapore Economic Development Board (EDB) Jermaine Loy, and JTC Assistant Chief Executive Officer Christine Wong.

The new facility was built according to rigorous sustainability standards, and has obtained the Green Mark GoldPlus certification from Singapore’s Building and Construction Authority.

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