Subscribers

Micron Tech output up this year despite slide in Singapore exports

Fab maker takes ups and downs in its stride; sees 5G driving five-to-seven-year electronics growth cycle

Singapore

CUTBACKS have been made across the Micron Technology portfolio, but chief business officer Sumit Sadana has reiterated the multinational's commitment to its footprint here.

Singapore's recent factory and export data have shown declines in electronics manufacturing, but Mr Sadana told The Business Times that "small perturbations and ups and downs will happen, in economies like Singapore and around the world".

Mr Sadana believes the dawn of fifth-generation (5G) mobile technology should drive a five- to seven-year growth cycle in electronics.

Both in Singapore and across the overall Micron portfolio, fab production is "substantially higher this year, compared with last year, and we expect...

KEYWORDS IN THIS ARTICLE

BT is now on Telegram!

For daily updates on weekdays and specially selected content for the weekend. Subscribe to t.me/BizTimes