Singapore

A joint venture between Japan's TOPPAN and U.S. chipmaker Broadcom opened Singapore's first plant for high-end FC-BGA chip substrates on Tuesday, a component in short supply as demand for AI processors surges.

Ropedia, a Singapore-based physical-AI startup spun out of Nanyang Technological University, has launched a program giving academic researchers access to its wearable data-capture device.

VisionPower Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (VSMC), a chipmaking joint venture between Taiwan's Vanguard International Semiconductor (VIS) and Dutch group NXP Semiconductors, opened its first factory in Singapore on September 28, a $7.8 billion investment.

Temasek, a Singapore state-owned global investment company, has bought a 9 percent stake in FSI, an Italian growth-equity manager, and pledged to invest in its future funds.

Singapore-based telecommunications StarHub is in discussions with conglomerate Keppel over a possible transaction involving M1, Singapore's third-largest telecommunications operator.

NUS Enterprise, the entrepreneurial arm of the National University of Singapore (NUS), has rebranded as NUSX and unveiled an AI tool for commercializing research patents along with new overseas outposts in Munich and Shanghai.

Estha Co-Founder & Creator Eric Lam discusses where local AI is practical for SMEs, how on-device inference compares with the cloud, and the security, governance and cost trade-offs.

Mayo Clinic Laboratories has invested in Singapore-based Pathology Asia Holdings and LifeStrands Genomics to expand advanced diagnostics and precision medicine across Asia Pacific.

Ofiniti has agreed to acquire ZeroNorth's electronic bunker delivery note business, including Singapore-based BTS, and move its customers onto Ofiniti's Bunker Operating System.

Sea Limited, the Singapore-based operator of the Shopee, Garena, and Monee platforms, will adopt NVIDIA's next-generation Vera Rubin computing platform to expand its AI systems.