"By expanding our local footprint, we are investing in the people who will drive the next generation of chipmaking, while strengthening the specialised talent pipeline to sustain Singapore's leadership in semiconductor innovation."
The expanded workforce is expected to enhance Lam's local technology expertise, as well as strengthen its close collaboration with customers and partners to address evolving semiconductor technology challenges across the region.
A significant portion of the company's workforce here is in technical and engineering roles that work closely with customers in Singapore and across Southeast Asia.
Beyond customer-facing functions, Lam also has specialised teams working on innovation initiatives and support functions, including data science, supply chain, and logistics.
Lam's chipmaking equipment and services form part of the value chain for advanced chips needed by giant AI-focused data centres being built worldwide. The proliferation of these data centres has led to more investments and competition for talent across the semiconductor industry.
Lam said the new roles will reach into some of the most challenging domains of modern chipmaking, including high-bandwidth memory, 2.5- and three-dimensional integration, silicon photonics, and co-packaged optics.
These technologies have become increasingly important as AI systems require faster data processing and more memory. They are also crucial for addressing power constraints.
