• In 2008, manufacturing output in the electronics sector reached S$68 billion¹, contributing 26% to Singapore’s manufacturing VA in 2008. A total of 91,645 people were employed in the electronics sector in 2008. 

• Of the S$18 billion in fixed asset investment (FAI) Singapore received in 2008, electronics accounted for almost 17%, second only to the chemicals sector. When fully implemented, the S$3.0 billion in electronics FAI is expected to contribute S$1.1 billion in value added (VA) per annum to Singapore’s GDP and create over 2,400 new jobs.

• There are 14 silicon wafer fabrication plants, 20 assembly and test operations and about 40 IC design centres in Singapore. This includes four 12-inch fabrication plants, the world’s top three wafer foundry companies, four of the world’s top five assembly and test subcontractor companies, and eight of the world’s top 10 fabless IC design companies. In 2008, Singapore accounted for 10.9% of the global semiconductor output.

• Singapore is a leading manufacturer of enterprise hard disk drives with Seagate and Hitachi Global Storage technologies having significant presence in Singapore. We are also a major HD media mfg location accounting for about 40 per cent of the world’s HD Media volume. Top players like Seagate, Showa Denko and Hoya are expanding their operations here. 

• 6 of the world’s top 10 EMS companies have significant presence in Singapore. Their operations range from design, high-value manufacturing, supply chain management and regional management. Key players include Flextronics, Sanmina, Celestica, Jabil Circuit and Venture. Prominent ODM players such as Asustek, Lite-On and Wistron also have HQ and R&D activities in Singapore.

¹ Projected figure for 2008