India - The Singapore Semiconductor Industry Association (SSIA)

Bridging Strengths:

Singapore and India’s Partnership to Power the Semiconductor Future

Building on Strengths, Bridging Opportunities
Singapore brings over five decades of semiconductor leadership, spanning manufacturing, equipment, materials, and advanced operations. India, meanwhile, is powering ahead with an ambitious semiconductor roadmap, bolstered by more than ₹1.6 lakh crore (US$19 billion) in committed investments across design and manufacturing.

“Singapore, being a mature site for semiconductors, has a very diverse experience to share. We could do knowledge transfer and share skills that are needed for the industry,” said Ang Wee Seng, Executive Director of SSIA. His words capture the broader opportunity: collaboration between ecosystems can accelerate Asia’s semiconductor momentum in ways no single market can achieve alone.

Talent: The New Competitive Edge

Technology may drive performance, but talent fuels progress. The global semiconductor workforce is expected to grow by more than one million people by 2030, yet companies everywhere face widening shortages of engineers, operators, and specialists.

The SSIA–NIELIT partnership tackles this challenge directly. The MoU outlines collaboration on:

Designing semiconductor training curriculum
Exchanging industry insights
Integrating leadership development into NIELIT’s programmes

By combining Singapore’s manufacturing excellence with India’s strength in design and digital systems, both countries can build an end-to-end talent engine that supports rapid innovation cycles and greater operational resilience. For companies, this translates into access to a bigger, stronger, and more globally competitive workforce.

Singapore Companies Taking Root in India’s Growth Story

During SEMICON India 2025, Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited the Singapore Pavilion, jointly organised by Enterprise Singapore and SSIA, which showcased Singapore’s role in global semiconductor manufacturing and services.

Among the companies featured was Specmax Technologies, a Singapore-based engineering services provider specialising in facility systems and process engineering. The company is expanding its footprint in Gujarat to support semiconductor facility engineering — a move first seeded at the 2025 Vision Summit.

For Singapore companies, India’s semiconductor acceleration opens a new frontier of opportunity:

Joint capability-building
Supply-chain and engineering collaboration
Participation in emerging manufacturing clusters

These efforts support Singapore companies in scaling internationally while strengthening the region’s overall semiconductor value chain.

What This Partnership Means for the Industry

This MoU represents more than institutional cooperation — it reflects a strategic shift toward a more connected, resilient, and competitive regional ecosystem.

A stronger collaboration model
It signals a move away from fragmented efforts toward coordinated ecosystem building, where shared knowledge unlocks collective progress.

A sustainable talent bridge
By linking Singapore’s operational know-how with India’s deep engineering talent, both markets can build long-term, industry-ready workforce pipelines.

Accelerated business opportunities
Companies can now explore joint R&D, co-manufacturing, innovation partnerships, and cross-market expansion — combining Singapore’s infrastructure with India’s scale and momentum.

A Shared Vision for a Connected Future

Beyond immediate outcomes, this partnership underscores a simple truth: the semiconductor industry advances fastest when ecosystems collaborate, not compete in isolation.
As both nations continue investing in infrastructure, research, and talent, the SSIA–NIELIT partnership stands as a tangible example of how experience and ambition can align to drive global impact.
In an era defined by interconnected technologies and markets, one clear message emerges:
When strengths are shared, the entire industry moves forward.