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Singapore Semiconductor Industry Association (SSIA) strives to create a vibrant and forward-looking community equipped with the latest industry and technical knowledge in Singapore and the region. As part of this dynamic approach to knowledge sharing, we have launched the Singapore Semiconductor Voice, a magazine by the industry, for the industry.
SSIA Updates
SSIA SEMICONDUCTOR LOHEI DINNER
To mark the start of the new year, Singapore Semiconductor Industry Association (SSIA), with support from Workforce Singapore (WSG), organized the Semiconductor Lo Hei Dinner on 30 January 2020. The Minister for Manpower and Second Minister for Home Affairs, Mrs...
SSIA AGM 2019
Singapore Semiconductor Industry Association (SSIA) held its Annual General Meeting for 2019 at Mandarin Oriental on 28 November 2019. The attendance of over 100 members from 66 companies reflected the strong interest members have in keeping updated with SSIA’s latest...
Industry
The Rise of Compact High Performance GaN-on-GaN Solid-State Radiation Sensors
Gallium Nitride (GaN) with its large bandgap, high electron saturation velocity, and critical electric field has found many applications in illumination, high frequency and high-power devices. Recently, researchers have started exploring radiation sensing as a...
Reimagine Your Business With IP
"Adapt" "Transform" "Innovate" "Digitalise" SMEs must __________ to be competitive in our new economy. Fill in the blank with any of the words above and you get a headline that is too often seen in the news. Much ink has been spilt by the media on how business...
Chips for America Act & American Foundries Act Introduced in U.S to Strengthen Semiconductor Manufacturing
In June 2020, a bipartisan group of U.S. lawmakers introduced the Creating Helpful Incentives to Produce Semiconductors for America Act (CHIPS for America Act) and American Foundries Act to invest tens of billions of dollars in semiconductor manufacturing incentives...
People
NUS OFFERS 1,000 TRAINEESHIPS & JOBS TO GRADUATES
Here I am, with degree in hand! I have cleared the last hurdle and reached the finish line! After a decade of school to prepare for entry into the workforce, I am eager to be a contributor to family and society. I want to find my niche in the world. I want to join the...
SUTD FIRST INDUSTRY WORKSHOP 2020 – What Makes University-Industry Collaboration Succeed?
FIRST is the Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD)’s signature event where the School brings and connects people from various industries together to explore collaboration. The FIRST Industry Workshop aims to foster and expand industry-academia ties by...
ENCOURAGE THE NEXT GENERATION OF SEMICONDUCTOR PROFESSIONALS
SSIA Executive Director Ang Wee Seng was invited to share his profession and career journey with 80 students from the Canberra Secondary School on 5 March 2020. During the sharing, he introduced to students the development, ecosystem and the significance of...
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COVID-19: CHALLENGES VS OPPORTUNITIES
In December 2019, the World Semiconductor Trade Statistics organization projected annual global chip sales would increase by 5.9% in 2020 and 6.3% in 2021. However, the COVID-19 outbreak, which started from China and now becomes a pandemic, has already caused...
MANUFACTURING, SERVICES SECTORS TO BE ALLOWED TO HIRE WORK PERMIT HOLDERS FROM MAINLAND CHINA ALREADY IN SINGAPORE
The Ministry of Manpower (MOM) has partnered with the Singapore Business Federation (SBF) to introduce a temporary scheme to help companies in the manufacturing and services sectors better manage their manpower needs in view of the COVID-19 situation. For a period of...
GUIDE ON BUSINESS CONTINUITY PLANNING FOR COVID-19
Enterprise Singapore has launched a guide to help enterprises, especially for the small and medium sized enterprises in Singapore, in their business continuity planning in response to the COVID-19. It is guided by the Singapore Standard for Business Continuity...
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