Industry landscapes
Industry report

Funding and advertised pay are reported in USD; filed accounts retain their stated source currency and basis.

Exchange-rate basis

Indicative conversions use ECB reference rates dated 2026-09-14, applied consistently across all periods. They are not historical exchange rates. Indian rupees may use crore (1 crore = 10 million); other currencies use K, M and B. CSV downloads, source documents and quoted news headlines retain their original currencies.

THE SINGAPORE EDITION 2026

Singapore’s
semiconductors industry,
in focus.

The companies, capital and talent shaping semiconductors in Singapore. Find the leaders. Understand the segments. See where the activity is.

Snapshot: Funding in USD
Illustrated cover for Semiconductors Industry Landscape of Singapore
SG
COMPANIES · CAPITAL · TALENT

An industry ecosystem,
measured in context.

Semiconductors illustration
MEET THE COMPANIES

Explore Singapore’s semiconductors leaders

24 featured companies from the funding, hiring, revenue and team-size leaderboards.

Expand panel +
Semiconductors company highlights in Singapore, snapshot 4 September 2026
Company
Kioxiakioxia.com$8.41B8 roles15,300
Silicon Boxsilicon-box.com$606MFinancial figure available in RadarView in Radar
Heptagonhptg.com$31M830
Atomionicsatomionics.com$15.06M2 roles25
Zero-Error Systemszero-errorsystems.com$9.35M2 roles10Financial figure available in RadarView in Radar
Endofotonicsendofotonics.com$8.5M19
LightSpeed Photonicslightspeedphotonics.com$6.5M18
Nanoluminanolumi.com$1M17
Doodle Labsdoodlelabs.com6 rolesFinancial figure available in RadarView in Radar
Axomicaxomic.com.sg3 roles1
InnowaveTechinnowave.com.sg2 rolesFinancial figure available in RadarView in Radar
aem holdingsaem.com.sg2 roles2,883
axis-tecaxis-tec.com.sg2 roles
ASMPTasmpt.com11,300
Allied Technologies (Singapore)allied-tech.com.sg764
Caliber Interconnectcaliberinterconnect.comFinancial figure available in RadarView in Radar
Divergent Technologiesdivergent-tech.com
Finelinefineline-global.com
Gennex Semicon Productsemiconproduct.com
Kulicke and Soffakns.com2,071Financial figure available in RadarView in Radar
Morningstarmorningstar.io
PCPartnerpcpartner.com2,327Financial figure available in RadarView in Radar
Sventl Asia Pacificsventl.comFinancial figure available in RadarView in Radar
Verigyverigy.com1,470
24 featured companies

Locked revenue figures are available in Radar; the eight company financial previews stay the same throughout this page. A dash means the figure is outside these featured lists. Revenue years vary by company; the figures are not a like-for-like revenue comparison. Compare annual accounts ↗

Company discovery

Recorded evidence only

Explore the live startup set in Radar

No company example met every recorded classification, independence and public-profile gate in this snapshot. The live directory may have newer qualifying companies.

Explore classified startups in Radar ↗
THE KEY SIGNALS

Semiconductors industry KPIs in Singapore

A few useful ratios bring the size of this ecosystem into perspective.

4 September 2026
Hiring participation7.0%

21 of 299 tracked companies have open roles.

Funding participation5.4%

16 of 299 tracked companies have a recorded round.

Top 3 funding share99.5%

Share of disclosed capital received by the three largest recorded recipients.

Median disclosed round$8.5M

Midpoint of 14 rounds with a disclosed amount.

Scale is concentrated. Opportunity is broader. The three largest funding recipients hold 99.5% of disclosed capital, while 94.6% of tracked companies have no recorded funding round.

Explore the segments →
CAPITAL & COMPANY FORMATION

How Singapore semiconductors has grown

Recorded company formation and disclosed funding across the complete annual series shown.

Expand panel +
2016 — 2025

Disclosed funding by year

Sum of recorded funding rounds · USD

Singapore semiconductors
$0$2.4B$4.8B$7.19B$9.59B2016: $306.61K20162017: $020172018: $020182019: $8.41B20192020: $10.35M20202021: $1.86M20212022: $500K20222023: $163.5M20232024: $300M20242025: $19.2M2025
View the numbers
Annual semiconductors funding and company formation in Singapore
YearFunding (USD)FoundedRaising
2016$306.61K101
2017$0120
2018$0140
2019$8.41B72
2020$10.35M82
2021$1.86M81
2022$500K71
2023$163.5M72
2024$300M11
2025$19.2M02
WHERE CAPITAL SITS

Funding concentration

Share of all disclosed company funding.

  • Kioxia92.5%
  • Silicon Box6.7%
  • Heptagon0.3%
  • Other companies0.5%

Funding by stage

23 recorded rounds since 2016

NUMBER OF ROUNDS
Seed & Angel10 43.5%
Series A–B7 30.4%
Series C+ / PE1 4.3%
Grants, debt & other5 21.7%

Recent recorded rounds

Latest recorded rounds · USD
1 rounds

Swipe or scroll horizontally to browse.

Largest and notable recorded rounds

Each card is one recorded round
10 cards

Swipe or scroll horizontally to browse.

THE BUSINESS BEHIND THE ACTIVITY

Revenue, profitability & financial strength

Expand panel +

Annual accounts availability

No reviewed exact national-ID connector has yet been qualified for Singapore; this is a checked implementation boundary, not evidence that filings are absent.; No reviewed exact national-ID connector has yet been qualified for Singapore; this is a checked implementation boundary, not evidence that filings are absent.

INSIDE THE INDUSTRY

The Singapore semiconductors market map

Explore the segments behind the headline numbers.

Expand panel +

Where companies are building

Rank segments by scale, hiring or disclosed funding.

Enterprise tech46
Deep tech15
Industry 4.06
Communication ics5

Companies can sit in several segments. Counts and funding overlap.

SEGMENT TO EXPLORE

Enterprise tech

The largest measured segment in this report snapshot.

46companies
15.2%have hiring activity

7 companies hiring · $8.48B disclosed funding

Explore in Radar

How companies make money

Common revenue models; a company can use more than one.

Physical commerce168
E-commerce - product121
Fee-for-service78
Subscription27
Advertising14
Commission on transaction13
E-commerce - service9
THE COMPANIES IN MOTION

Who is listing, hiring leaders, launching and winning work

Recorded corporate activity linked to companies in this landscape.

Expand panel +
Recent corporate headlines 10 dated reports
Mergers & acquisitionsmultichem.com.sg ↗

Praana Group has completed its acquisition of Multi-Chem, which will now operate as Sterling MultiChem within the company’s Sterling Specialty Chemicals platform.

Mergers & acquisitionskioxia.com ↗

Under the agreement, Kioxia will acquire 70 million common shares in Nanya for a total consideration of TWD 15.67 billion (approximately JPY 77.4 billion or EUR 423.2 million).

Mergers & acquisitionsaimcorp.com.sg ↗

Singapore’s private equity firm StateSquare Capital is acquiring a controlling stake in Advanced Integrated Manufacturing Corp. Pte Ltd (AIM).

Mergers & acquisitionsmfstech.com.sg ↗

On January 23, 2026, Maxeon Solar Technologies announced that its Cayman Islands subsidiary, SunPower Technology Ltd., entered into a share sale and purchase agreement to divest all the issued shares of SunPower Malaysia Manufacturing Sdn. Bhd., a solar power products manufacturing unit in Malaysia, to Singapore-based MFS Technology (S) Pte Ltd.

Funding roundslightspeedphotonics.com ↗

LightSpeed Photonics has raised $6.5 million in a pre-Series A round led by pi Ventures, with participation from 500 Global, Indian Accelerator, 8X Ventures, Java Capital, and Bay Area angels.

IPO activityverigy.com ↗

At Verigy, he led the company in a successful spinoff from Agilent Technologies and through a successful IPO in 2006.

Funding roundsatomionics.com ↗

Singapore-based deep tech startup Atomionics has received a $12.7 million Pre-Series A round to rapidly scale its quantum gravimetry sensors for mineral discovery.

Funding roundsdivergent-tech.com ↗

Divergent Technologies closed its Series E financing, raising a total of $290 million at a $2.3 billion valuation.

Mergers & acquisitionsarqana-tech.com ↗

arQana Technologies and Hon Hai Technology Group, (“Foxconn") announced the completion of the acquisition of arQana’s Wireless Telecommunications business, and a merger with AchernarTek, to enable the birth of a global RF semiconductor component supplier, with the intent to support Foxconn and third-party customers in the Wireless Telecommunications markets, including applications in Automotive and 5G Infrastructure.

Mergers & acquisitionsaxomic.com.sg ↗

"RFMW Ltd., a specialized distributor providing customers and suppliers with focused distribution of RF and microwave components as well as specialized component-engineering support, has acquired Axomic Pte Ltd, a specialized RF & microwave component supplier for Southeast Asian customers."

Full recorded event mix

Top 10 categories among 68 recorded events in the 24-month window.

Earnings
16
Company announcements
10
Mergers & acquisitions
10
IPO activity
8
Funding rounds
7
Leadership moves
6
Layoffs
2
Capital infusions
2
Lawsuit
1
Buyback
1
6 activity cards

Swipe or scroll horizontally to browse.

IPO pipeline

3 companies with recorded IPO activity

Verigy ↗

IPO1 reports

Kioxia ↗

IPO · Tokyo Stock Exchange12 reports

PCPartner ↗

Follow-on Offering · SGX1 reports

Leadership moves

1 tracked people moves

Kioxia ↗
Yoshihiko Kawamura

Appointment Chief Financial Officer

Contract wins

1 recorded customer wins

ASMPT ↗

Customer: Semiconductor packaging

Workforce actions

1 companies with reported reductions

ASMPT ↗

950 rolescost reduction

Litigation

1 tracked suits

Company
Shareholders of Tungray Technologies Inc v Tungray Technologies

misleading financial statementsClass Action ·

Earnings pulse

Reported company results in the recorded window.

7companies
23period observations
5.0%median reported growth

Median across 16 reported growth observations; companies may contribute multiple periods.

Mergers and acquisitions

Company-linked deal reports; status is preserved as recorded.

Acquirer → targetStatusDateValue / context
Praana GroupMulti-Chem ↗Completed2026-05-05Not stated in snapshot
KioxiaNanyaAnnounced2026-04-08Not stated in snapshot
StateSquare CapitalAdvanced Integrated Manufacturing ↗Announced2026-02-27Not stated in snapshot
mfs technologySunPower Malaysia Manufacturing Sdn. Bhd.Announced2026-01-23$51.0M
RFMW Ltd.Axomic ↗Completed2025-02-14Not stated in snapshot
foxconnarQana Technologies ↗Completed2025-02-14Not stated in snapshot

A discussion or rumour is not a completed transaction. An unstated value is not zero.

PEOPLE & OPPORTUNITY

The talent market

47 postings in the preceding 12 months. The full 162-posting snapshot covers 52 employers.

Expand panel +

Most advertised job titles

Design Engineer (Semiconductor Equipment) (Global Mnc/East/5 Days/S$7K Higher)13
Design Engineer (Automation/Semiconductor) (Global Mnc/East/5 Days/S$7K Higher)7
Qa Technician [Hardware Troubleshoot/Inspection] (E&E; Mnc/Amk /8Hrs/Gross $1.7K)5
Senior Quality Engineer(Mechanical) Mnc/Up To 6K + Aws + Vb4
Assistant Process Engineer[Autocad Design] (Semicon Mnc/North/$2.2K Higher+Aws)4
Field Service Engineer(Contactors) (Global Semiconductor Mnc/East/S$2.7K Higher)4
0 internship postings

0 tracked postings mention remote work.

The seniority mix

55 postings specify a level.

unspecified
107
senior
28
manager
21
lead
5
entry
1

Skills employers mention

Top skills across 162 tracked postings in the available jobs snapshot.

Semiconductor
39
Troubleshooting
35
Electronics
25
Semiconductor Industry
21
Semiconductors
19
Automation Design
15
Design Engineer
15
Electrical
13
Manufacturing
13
Preventive Maintenance
12
ADVERTISED PAY$303.7K/ year

Median across 79 postings with pay data, expressed in USD.

THE PEOPLE BUILDING THE FIELD

Founders and leaders

100 founders and chief executives across 76 companies.

Expand panel +
12 profiles

Swipe or scroll horizontally to browse.

Education networks

26 profiles with education records.

National University of Singapore (NUS)
10
Nanyang Technological University (NTU)
5
BITS Pilani
3
University College London
2
University of California (Berkeley)
2
The Wharton School
1
Singapore Management University (SMU)
1
University of California (Los Angeles)
1

Prior employers

0 profiles with prior-work records.

Profiles cover recorded founders and leaders; contact details remain in Radar.

NEWS INTELLIGENCE

How this industry appears in the news

301,610 articles in the measured 12-month window.

Expand panel +
301,610articles in the measured year
51,499articles in 2026Q1
42.0%positive tone in the latest complete year

News volume trends

Semiconductors coverage across Singapore · articles per complete quarter

043,25286,504129,755173,0072021Q2: 39,2712021Q22021Q3: 43,4672021Q4: 39,5792022Q1: 42,8552022Q2: 43,9832022Q22022Q3: 49,2992022Q4: 54,9802023Q1: 57,1702023Q2: 56,3122023Q22023Q3: 57,2232023Q4: 62,8182024Q1: 60,9302024Q2: 71,4152024Q22024Q3: 69,9552024Q4: 72,9912025Q1: 86,8702025Q2: 56,5632025Q22025Q3: 150,4412025Q4: 45,6142026Q1: 51,4992026Q1
View quarterly article counts
QuarterArticles
2021Q239,271
2021Q343,467
2021Q439,579
2022Q142,855
2022Q243,983
2022Q349,299
2022Q454,980
2023Q157,170
2023Q256,312
2023Q357,223
2023Q462,818
2024Q160,930
2024Q271,415
2024Q369,955
2024Q472,991
2025Q186,870
2025Q256,563
2025Q3150,441
2025Q445,614
2026Q151,499

Article volume measures coverage, not market sales.

Tone of coverage over time

2021
67,552 positive · 31,904 neutral · 30,676 negative
2022
98,726 positive · 49,685 neutral · 42,527 negative
2023
126,203 positive · 61,906 neutral · 45,219 negative
2024
131,488 positive · 96,280 neutral · 47,332 negative
2025
142,343 positive · 152,058 neutral · 44,839 negative

Leading coverage topics

Semiconductors coverage across Singapore · ranked by full-period article count.

International And Transnational Geographic Entities299,681 articles in the full recorded period
108,072 recent · 81,366 prior
Geopolitical Disputes And Contested Areas299,671 articles in the full recorded period
108,067 recent · 81,361 prior
Administrative And Political Subdivisions299,667 articles in the full recorded period
108,067 recent · 81,360 prior
Cryptocurrency Impact On Forex Markets17,015 articles in the full recorded period
4,333 recent · 3,252 prior
New Product Launches And Innovations11,553 articles in the full recorded period
3,167 recent · 2,443 prior
Strategic Partnerships And Collaborations11,287 articles in the full recorded period
3,179 recent · 2,400 prior
Technology Adoption And Digital Transformation8,660 articles in the full recorded period
2,414 recent · 1,832 prior
Executive Leadership Changes And Appointments8,112 articles in the full recorded period
1,709 recent · 1,604 prior
International Political Relations8,077 articles in the full recorded period
1,868 recent · 1,675 prior
International Sports Competitions7,079 articles in the full recorded period
1,517 recent · 1,508 prior

Recent and prior counts use the source comparison windows.

Topics gaining and losing attention

Semiconductors coverage across Singapore

KeywordRecentPriorChange
countries4,1921,858126%
stablecoin fx impact687306125%
decentralized forex67540268%
study overseas593188215%
overseas study540176207%
semester abroad473146224%
international programs34597256%
tanker routing32253508%
aframax tankers31868368%
export sanctions28597194%
flight safety measures128519-75%
f1 world championship324509-36%
f1 championship302477-37%
direct investments (pe)266440-40%
brent crude forecast92424-78%

Event and signal lenses

Semiconductors coverage across Singapore

All complete annual cohorts shown
Rising

Regulatory Risk

656,673 classified articles

territories, disputed islands, countries

18.3% critical · 16.0% positive
Rising

Funding Momentum

45,486 classified articles

inflation reports fx, currency intervention policies, pre-ipo valuation

41.1% critical · 58.7% positive
Rising

Growth

87,498 classified articles

gdp growth forex, gdp growth rate, inflation reports fx

39.4% critical · 51.8% positive

Semiconductors coverage across Singapore. Topic labels describe recorded classifications and can include broad context.

RESEARCH SIGNALS

What Semiconductors research is working on

50,441 papers in the recorded worldwide scope.

Expand panel +
50,441papers
50,441worldwide comparison pool
India-affiliated papers

Research orientation

Promising
19,252
Breakthrough
17,127
Descriptive
6,998
Problem-identifying
2,996
Comparative
2,333
Cautionary
1,576
Critical
159

Contribution mix

Methods-led
32,909
Empirical
11,613
Reviews
4,181
Position pieces
1,299
Theoretical
439

Tone counts: 44,747 positive · 5,010 neutral · 684 negative.

Common problems researchers identify
3,155 papers · 6.3% of this field
  • Integrated circuit669 papers
  • Electronic circuit482 papers
  • Reliability374 papers
  • Electronics352 papers
  • Semiconductor351 papers
  • CMOS321 papers
  • Transistor317 papers
  • Interconnection230 papers

Landmark: A Survey of Hardware Trojan Taxonomy and Detection

Cautions
1,576 papers · 3.1% of this field
  • Electronic circuit193 papers
  • Reliability185 papers
  • Transistor180 papers
  • CMOS158 papers
  • Integrated circuit153 papers
  • Semiconductor146 papers
  • Interconnection130 papers
  • Optoelectronics98 papers

Landmark: Lithography and Other Patterning Techniques for Future Electronics

Opportunities
36,379 papers · 72.1% of this field
  • Electronic circuit4,996 papers
  • Integrated circuit4,462 papers
  • CMOS4,401 papers
  • Semiconductor3,397 papers
  • Transistor3,148 papers
  • Chip1,983 papers
  • Optoelectronics1,931 papers
  • Photonics1,832 papers

Landmark: A Survey of Wide Bandgap Power Semiconductor Devices

Leading institutions

Georgia Institute of Technology
10,552
IMEC
8,163
University of California, Santa Barbara
7,464
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
7,051
Stanford University
6,652
École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
6,491

Leading researchers

Dae‐Hyeong Kim
3,289
Sung Kyu Lim
3,045
Mohammad Tehranipoor
2,895
John H. Lau
2,880
Ke Wu
2,871
José del R. Millán
2,737
Philippe Godignon
2,671
X. Perpiñà
2,572

Highly cited breakthrough-labelled papers

  • An integrated semiconductor device enabling non-optical genome sequencing2,150 citations
  • Stretchable and Foldable Silicon Integrated Circuits1,653 citations
  • Integrated Circuits and Logic Operations Based on Single-Layer MoS<sub>2</sub>1,321 citations
  • A Physically Transient Form of Silicon Electronics1,249 citations
  • Highly stretchable polymer semiconductor films through the nanoconfinement effect1,194 citations

Common problems researchers identify

2,978 papers · 7 recurring themes
7 cards

Swipe or scroll horizontally to browse.

Integrated Circuit / Electronic CircuitCommon problems researchers identify · 01

Integrated Circuit / Electronic Circuit

639 papers

21.5% of this theme group

Integrated circuit (327) · Electronic circuit (231) · Mixed-signal integrated circuit (75) · Electronic engineering (89)

Design and test of analog circuits towards sub-ppm level

Design of CMOS RF Integrated Circuits and Systems

View research history
YearShare index
20221101.1
20231117.3
2024887.7
20251038.8
Transistor / CmosCommon problems researchers identify · 02

Transistor / Cmos

513 papers

17.2% of this theme group

Transistor (214) · CMOS (189) · Electronic circuit (118) · Nanoelectronics (36)

Nanoelectronic Materials, Devices and Modeling: Current Research Trends

1Meeting the Design Challenges of nano-CMOS Electronics

View research history
YearShare index
20223172.0
20233200.2
20242874.7
20252845.3
Reliability / Hardware Security ModuleCommon problems researchers identify · 03

Reliability / Hardware Security Module

506 papers

17.0% of this theme group

Reliability (150) · Hardware security module (37) · Reliability engineering (58) · Hardware Trojan (25)

Reliability- and Process-variation aware design of integrated circuits &#x2014; A broader perspective

Device Reliability to Circuit Qualification: Insights and Challenges

View research history
YearShare index
2022127.3
2023141.3
202495.7
202558.5
Semiconductor / Semiconductor DeviceCommon problems researchers identify · 04

Semiconductor / Semiconductor Device

496 papers

16.7% of this theme group

Semiconductor (268) · Semiconductor device (123) · Power semiconductor device (82) · Silicon carbide (44)

Power-Semiconductor Devices and Components for New Power Converter Developments: A key enabler for ultrahigh efficiency power electronics

Research and Progress on Organic Semiconductor Power Devices

View research history
YearShare index
2022493.7
2023489.2
2024376.8
2025422.4
Integrated Circuit Packaging / WaferCommon problems researchers identify · 05

Integrated Circuit Packaging / Wafer

471 papers

15.8% of this theme group

Integrated circuit packaging (74) · Wafer (92) · Soldering (53) · Interconnection (96)

Advancing Electronic Packaging Using Microsolder Balls: Making 25-nm Pitch Interconnection Possible

Moldability Challenges Associated with the Assembly of Thicker IC Packages for High Voltage and Power Applications

View research history
YearShare index
2022601.6
2023570.6
2024461.1
2025431.6
Three-Dimensional Integrated Circuit / Integrated CircuitCommon problems researchers identify · 06

Three-Dimensional Integrated Circuit / Integrated Circuit

200 papers

6.7% of this theme group

Three-dimensional integrated circuit (93) · Integrated circuit (91) · Stacking (28) · Through-silicon via (24)

Test Challenges for 3D Integrated Circuits

3D integration: Circuit design, test, and reliability challenges

View research history
YearShare index
2022281.1
2023274.6
2024237.9
2025370.6
Photonics / Photonic Integrated CircuitCommon problems researchers identify · 07

Photonics / Photonic Integrated Circuit

153 papers

5.1% of this theme group

Photonics (113) · Photonic integrated circuit (72) · Silicon photonics (34) · Integrated circuit (66)

Photonic Integrated Circuits for Optical Communication

Silicon Photonics Technologies for Monolithic Electronic-Photonic Integrated Circuit Applications

View research history
YearShare index
20221440.6
20231541.8
20241420.6
20251786.1

Cautions

1,478 papers · 7 recurring themes
7 cards

Swipe or scroll horizontally to browse.

Semiconductor / TransistorCautions · 01

Semiconductor / Transistor

304 papers

20.6% of this theme group

Semiconductor (102) · Transistor (79) · Semiconductor device (36) · Power semiconductor device (32)

Fine-Tuning the\nPerformance of Ultraflexible Organic\nComplementary Circuits on a Single Substrate via a Nanoscale Interfacial\nPhotochemic

MECHANISM OF BIJUNCTION SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE DAMAGE INDUCED BY HEAVY PARTICLES

View research history
YearShare index
20221772.2
20231783.1
20241549.3
20251518.1
Electronic Circuit / Integrated CircuitCautions · 02

Electronic Circuit / Integrated Circuit

283 papers

19.1% of this theme group

Electronic circuit (93) · Integrated circuit (84) · Very-large-scale integration (19) · Reliability engineering (17)

Securing Analog Mixed-Signal Integrated Circuits Through Shared Dependencies

Electromigration Failures in Integrated Circuits: A Review of Physics-Based Models and Analytical Methods

View research history
YearShare index
20221124.7
20231134.9
2024898.8
20251065.7
Cmos / TransistorCautions · 03

Cmos / Transistor

252 papers

17.1% of this theme group

CMOS (113) · Transistor (63) · Static random-access memory (24) · Scaling (25)

Analog circuit reliability in sub-32 nanometer CMOS: Analysis and mitigation

Stralingstolerante en Verouderingsresistente Digitale Geïntegreerde Schakelingen in Nanoscale CMOS Technologie.

View research history
YearShare index
20222442.5
20232452.8
20242237.5
20252141.2
Ball Grid Array / Integrated Circuit PackagingCautions · 04

Ball Grid Array / Integrated Circuit Packaging

214 papers

14.5% of this theme group

Ball grid array (43) · Integrated circuit packaging (51) · Soldering (52) · Lead frame (27)

Chip–Package Interaction and Reliability Improvement by Structure Optimization for Ultralow-$k$ Interconnects in Flip-Chip Packages

Studies on the Thermal Cycling Reliability of BGA System-in-Package (SiP) With an Embedded Die

View research history
YearShare index
202283.8
202376.8
202472.7
202581.5
Photonics / Photonic Integrated CircuitCautions · 05

Photonics / Photonic Integrated Circuit

204 papers

13.8% of this theme group

Photonics (31) · Photonic integrated circuit (17) · Silicon photonics (13) · Wafer (25)

A Review of Integrated Photonic Devices Using Sb<sub>2</sub>Se<sub>3</sub>

Experimental evaluation of photonic integrated circuits for multilayer photonic neural networks

View research history
YearShare index
20221440.6
20231541.8
20241420.6
20251786.1
Through-Silicon Via / Three-Dimensional Integrated CircuitCautions · 06

Through-Silicon Via / Three-Dimensional Integrated Circuit

149 papers

10.1% of this theme group

Through-silicon via (59) · Three-dimensional integrated circuit (58) · Stacking (21) · Interconnection (40)

Analysis of coupling capacitance between TSVs and metal interconnects in 3D-ICs

Thermal analysis of three-dimensional ICs, investigating the effect of through-silicon vias and fabrication parameters

View research history
YearShare index
202269.0
202357.9
202441.0
202560.9
Schottky Diode / DiodeCautions · 07

Schottky Diode / Diode

72 papers

4.9% of this theme group

Schottky diode (31) · Diode (37) · Schottky barrier (18) · Optoelectronics (33)

Defect engineering in SiC technology for high-voltage power devices

The behavioral approach to silicon carbide power components modeling

View research history
YearShare index
2022274.4
2023269.1
2024806.4
2025194.2

Opportunities

33,846 papers · 7 recurring themes
7 cards

Swipe or scroll horizontally to browse.

Semiconductor / Semiconductor DeviceOpportunities · 01

Semiconductor / Semiconductor Device

1,186 papers

19.8% of this theme group

Semiconductor (493) · Semiconductor device (143) · Transistor (224) · Heterojunction (72)

A Meeting of Materials: Integrating Diverse Semiconductor Technologies for Improved Performance at Lower Cost

Semiconductor transformers

View research history
YearShare index
20221772.2
20231783.1
20241549.3
20251518.1
Cmos / AmplifierOpportunities · 02

Cmos / Amplifier

1,168 papers

19.5% of this theme group

CMOS (520) · Amplifier (137) · Electrical engineering (121) · Transistor (174)

Integration of Complementary Metal–Oxide–Semiconductor 1-Bit Analog Selectors and Single-Electron Transistors Operating at Room Temperature

Design techniques for low power mixed analog-digital circuits with application to smart wireless systems.

View research history
YearShare index
20224143.9
20234151.4
20243532.7
20252596.2
Electronic Circuit / Integrated CircuitOpportunities · 03

Electronic Circuit / Integrated Circuit

1,035 papers

17.2% of this theme group

Electronic circuit (463) · Integrated circuit (360) · Electronic engineering (164) · Mixed-signal integrated circuit (77)

Timing Verification for Adaptive Integrated Circuits

On-chip Structures and Techniques to Improve the Security, Trustworthiness and Reliability of Integrated Circuits

View research history
YearShare index
20222934.4
20232989.3
20242360.6
20251740.1
Scan Chain / Standard CellOpportunities · 04

Scan Chain / Standard Cell

956 papers

15.9% of this theme group

Scan chain (94) · Standard cell (104) · Field-programmable gate array (76) · Automatic test pattern generation (47)

Standard Cell Layout Generator Amenable to Design Technology Co-Optimization in Advanced Process Nodes

FPGA Simulations of Charge Sharing Effect Compensation Algorithms for Implementation in Deep Sub-Micron Technologies

View research history
YearShare index
2022110.1
2023109.5
202457.1
202560.0
Wafer / Integrated Circuit PackagingOpportunities · 05

Wafer / Integrated Circuit Packaging

738 papers

12.3% of this theme group

Wafer (151) · Integrated circuit packaging (79) · Interconnection (110) · Soldering (62)

A high throughput and reliable thermal compression bonding process for advanced interconnections

Advanced Multifunctional Temporary Bonding Materials with Heterogeneous Integrated Properties for Various Advanced Packaging Applications

View research history
YearShare index
2022845.9
2023808.1
2024630.4
2025697.7
Photonics / Photonic Integrated CircuitOpportunities · 06

Photonics / Photonic Integrated Circuit

503 papers

8.4% of this theme group

Photonics (282) · Photonic integrated circuit (202) · Silicon photonics (63) · Optoelectronics (110)

Hybrid Silicon Photonic Integrated Circuit Technology

Silicon photonic devices and integrated circuits

View research history
YearShare index
20221440.6
20231541.8
20241420.6
20251786.1
Three-Dimensional Integrated Circuit / Through-Silicon ViaOpportunities · 07

Three-Dimensional Integrated Circuit / Through-Silicon Via

414 papers

6.9% of this theme group

Three-dimensional integrated circuit (166) · Through-silicon via (104) · Stacking (51) · Integrated circuit (111)

Thermal-Enhanced and Cost-Effective 3D IC Integration With TSV (Through-Silicon Via) Interposers for High-Performance Applications

Design and manufacturing enablement for three-dimensional (3D) integrated circuits (ICs)

View research history
YearShare index
202269.0
202357.9
202441.0
202560.9

How this field compares with the research baseline

Orientation shares compared with 25,000 papers in the reference sample.

Research orientationThis fieldReference sample
Promising38.2%36.7%
Breakthrough34.0%26.5%
Descriptive13.9%17.5%
Problem-identifying5.9%9.7%
Comparative4.6%4.0%
Cautionary3.1%4.7%
Critical0.3%1.0%

Concerns receiving less research attention

Counts and shares refer to the stated research pool. A low count describes how much of that research is recorded here, not the absence of a real-world concern.

Concern / example paperPapersShareRaised as a problemWorldwide share
Energy & datacenter footprintAdaptive and Resilient Circuits: A Tutorial on Improving Processor Performance, Energy Efficiency, and Yield via Dynamic560.12%7 (12.5%)0.12%
Water useAccelerating thermal simulations of 3D ICs with liquid cooling using neural networks360.08%3 (8.3%)0.08%
Hardware, e-waste & supply chainthe case study of gallium220.05%2 (9.1%)0.05%
Privacy & surveillanceProbing Attacks on Integrated Circuits: Challenges and Research Opportunities90.02%3 (33.3%)0.02%
Bias & fairnessMethodology and optimisation of neutron-gamma pulse shape discrimination through \nspecifically engineered scintill80.02%1 (12.5%)0.02%
Safety & misuseGenerating Adversarial Examples for Hardware-Trojan Detection at Gate-Level Netlists60.01%0 (0.0%)0.01%
Concentration of compute powerOn Chip Plasmonic Monopole Nano-Antennas and Circuits30.01%0 (0.0%)0.01%
Carbon & emissions of computeLarge-scale Silicon Photonic Integrated Circuits for Sustainable AI Infrastructure10.0%1 (100.0%)0.0%
Labour & data work00.0%0 (%)0.0%

Institution and researcher rankings use citations to their covered work. Research scope: worldwide. This may be broader than the company geography.

INNOVATION SIGNALS

Who files Semiconductors patents in Singapore

Published patent filings in the recorded source window.

Expand panel +
4,911filings 2016–2025
1,244assignees
594peak annual filings

Filing momentum

01713425126832016: 59420162017: 5392018: 44320182019: 4792020: 41020202021: 4312022: 45020222023: 5252024: 54820242025: 4922025

Who files the most

Globalfoundries SG PTE
1,287
Stats Chippac PTE
813
Unisantis Elect Singapore PTE
528
Amkor TECH Singapore Holding PTE
477
Stats Chippac
376
ST Microelectronics PTE
230
Avago General IP
201
ASM TECH Singapore PTE
146
GEOGRAPHIC FOOTPRINT

Where companies are based

Company counts, hiring and disclosed funding across the recorded hubs.

Expand panel +
4 cards

Swipe or scroll horizontally to browse.

UNDERSTAND THE LANDSCAPE

Semiconductors in Singapore: key questions

Clear definitions for making better comparisons.

What does this landscape measure?

It measures the tracked company ecosystem, recorded funding, hiring and other available evidence. It is not a market-size estimate.

Can segment counts be added together?

No. A company can belong to several segments, so segment counts and funding can overlap.

What does a missing figure mean?

A dash or unavailable panel means the current reviewed source snapshot does not support that figure.

Company ecosystem snapshot: 4 September 2026. Funding is recorded in USD; filed accounts retain their stated currency and reporting basis. Each section identifies its own coverage. The news and research behind these sections is explorable in Prism.

Canonical landscape ↗
Coming soon