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UMC Expands Singapore Fab Capacity to Meet Surging AI Chip Demand, Adding Silicon Photonics Production
Taiwan's UMC has approved a phased expansion plan that immediately expands cleanroom capacity at its Singapore facility and adds silicon photonics production. The investment strengthens Singapore's position as UMC's largest manufacturing site outside Taiwan.
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UMC Expands Singapore Fab Capacity to Meet Surging AI Chip Demand, Adding Silicon Photonics Production
Taiwan's UMC has approved a phased expansion plan that immediately expands cleanroom capacity at its Singapore facility and adds silicon photonics production. The investment strengthens Singapore's position as UMC's largest manufacturing site outside Taiwan.
JTC Opens Tender for Kampong AI Hub, Singapore's First Dedicated AI Enterprise Community
JTC has launched a design and build tender for Block 47 Ayer Rajah Crescent, the first of two blocks in Kampong AI at LaunchPad @ One-North. The refurbished block will provide 14,500 sqm of space for up to 70 companies, with completion slated for 2028.
NUHS Projects S$2M Annual Savings from New AI-Powered Pharmacy Platform
Singapore's National University Health System expects its new AI-powered pharmacy platform to save up to S million annually while freeing 850 pharmacist hours per week through automation of medication reconciliation, prescription triage, and verification tasks.
Singapore Polytechnic Launches TIA-Ready Framework to Help Companies Manage Industrial AI Risks
Singapore Polytechnic becomes founding training partner for AutomationSG's TIA-Ready framework, helping companies assess industrial AI risks and build governance incrementally. The staged approach lets businesses start small — one use case at a time — before expanding AI across operations.
Singapore Stays Out of New World AI Cooperation Organization as ASEAN Splits on Membership
When 29 countries signed the agreement establishing the World Artificial Intelligence Cooperation Organization in Shanghai, the list of ASEAN founding members drew attention. Singapore was notably absent, reflecting its preference for practical frameworks over broad intergovernmental coordination.
Seatrium's 30MW Floating Data Centre Concept Gets Approval, Targets AI Infrastructure Demand
Singapore's land scarcity has long been a headwind for data centre growth, but a new approval for Seatrium's floating data centre concept suggests one way around the constraint. The 30 MW barge-based design uses seawater cooling and modular construction to serve AI workloads.
Singapore's CGH: AI Literacy, Not Just Governance Frameworks, Is Key to Safe Healthcare AI
Singapore's public hospitals are running hundreds of AI projects, but the hardest problem isn't building the models — it's making sure the people using them understand what they can and can't do. Changi General Hospital's approach to AI governance offers a blueprint.
Who Answers When Singapore's AI Agents Make Mistakes? The Accountability Question
Singapore's push to put AI agents into real business workflows is running into a question that no amount of model fine-tuning can solve: when an agent acts, who answers for what it does? The Edge Singapore explores how Singtel, IMDA, and GovTech are grappling with accountability as agentic AI scales across priority sectors.
Singapore Startup Antomation Builds Snake-Like, AI-Powered Baggage Loader for Airplanes
Every time you board a flight, someone is playing Tetris with your luggage. Baggage handlers work in cramped, unpressurised cargo holds, manually lifting bags that can weigh up to 30 kg — a job with an injury rate three times the industry baseline.