S’pore chipmakers see growth wave amid generative AI boom

The company that gives Singapore the largest footprint in the Gen AI chip market is Micron Technology - one of the world’s top producers of memory chips. PHOTO: REUTERS
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SINGAPORE - Singapore is poised to emerge as a critical supplier and processing node for semiconductors that can handle the vast computing and memory needs of running generative artificial intelligence (gen AI) applications on devices as compact as smartphones.

As the global market for gen AI products – encompassing both hardware and software – enters a widely expected boom over the next few years, chipmakers here in Singapore and elsewhere are looking to increase their production capacity and broaden their talent pool.

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