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UTAC launches 2nd Singapore facility
United Test and Assembly Center (UTAC) has opened its second production facility in Singapore, and announced it would invest about S$500 million in the next 5 years in the country to meet increased demand for test and assembly services for semiconductors. The opening ceremony was officiated by Mr Lim Swee Say, Minister in the Prime Minister's Office of the Republic of Singapore.
UTAC plans to consolidate all test and total backend services for mixed-signal and logic processing ("MSLP") products at the new facility. The new facility will also house the combined logistics centre for all products shipping out of Singapore. The existing facility in theSerangoon North industrial area, in addition to housing UTAC's corporate head quarters, will focus on high value-added memory test and packaging activities. "Our expansion in Singapore is driven by higher customer demand for our industry-leading services and is part of a larger effort to alleviate current capacity constraints across the Group," said Mr Lee Joon Chung, Group President and CEO of TAC. "Our expansion in Singapore will be the first in a line of subsequent expansions of our other regional production facilities." Mr. Ko KhengHwa, Managing Director of the Singapore Economic Development Board welcomed the opening of UTAC's second manufacturing plant in Singapore. He said, " UTAC's second plant reinforces its key role in growing Singapore's semiconductor industry by providing critical assembly and test services. It also demonstrates that Singapore will continue to be competitive in attracting major investments and creating good jobs in the manufacturing industry." "Even as UTAC expands regionally and globally, Singapore remains our home base and an excellent location for high value-added manufacturing." added Mr Lee. Mr Lee Hoong Leong, UTAC's President of Singapore Operations said, "The new Singapore facility is necessary to enhance UTAC's leadership in semiconductor test and assembly services for the Asia-Pacific region, one of the fastest growing semiconductor markets in the world."
