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Applied Materials Opens US$500 Million Tampines Campus in Singapore

The campus aims to speed production of chipmaking tools using AI-driven automation to create about 1,000 local jobs.

Overview

  • Applied Materials formally launched the Tampines Campus on Wednesday, June 10, with the company saying the US$500 million facility is already operating at volume.
  • The new site more than doubles Applied’s advanced cleanroom and manufacturing capacity in Singapore to serve chipmakers expanding production for AI workloads.
  • The facility uses Autonomous Mobile Robots, autonomous assembly and testing systems, and AI-assisted quality inspection to shorten development and production cycles.
  • Applied and Singapore partners announced local workforce measures at the opening, including about 1,000 projected jobs, expanded internships and research and training links with NUS and SIT.
  • The campus is built for high sustainability standards and forms part of Applied’s wider manufacturing and R&D investments, which include US equipment upgrades and the planned EPIC Center in Silicon Valley.