A*Star, partners unveil 4 joint semicon labs

FOUR advanced semiconductor labs - representing a commitment of S$200 million from the public and private sectors - were launched yesterday by A*Star's Institute of Microelectronics (IME) and 10 industry partners.

The joint labs will provide an integrated platform for semiconductor R&D, to facilitate "earlier, faster and cheaper" commercialisation, said A*Star, Singapore's agency for science, technology and research.

Lim Chuan Poh, chairman of A*Star, lauded the launch as an "excellent example of public-private partnership under an open innovation framework".