China Buying of Chipmaking Gear From Singapore Hits 8-Month High
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China Buying of Chipmaking Gear From Singapore Hits 8-Month High
(Bloomberg) -- Singapore is benefiting from the US-China discord in at least one respect: semiconductor sales.
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China imported $407 million worth of chipmaking machinery from Singapore in April, according to the latest Chinese customs data. It was the highest amount since August, rising 9.6% from March and going against the wider trend of diminishing semiconductor exports to China. The country overall imported 27% less in chipmaking gear during April than the prior year.
Singapore’s shipments to China of integrated circuit chips also increased 3.5% last month compared to March. Other major suppliers from Asia all posted a drop in their chips export to the world’s second-largest economy, matching the trend with chip fabrication machinery.
The city-state aims to win its “fair share” of investments in semiconductor assembly and integrated circuit design, Beh Swan Gin, chairman of Singapore’s Economic Development Board, said in an interview in February. The world’s top tech and electronics companies are looking to diversify geographically — away from China and highly-concentrated chipmaking hubs like Taiwan and South Korea — opening greater opportunity for the likes of Singapore.
Applied Materials Inc. makes chipmaking machinery in Singapore, while chipmakers with local bases include Soitec, GlobalFoundries Inc. and STMicroelectronics NV.
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. is considering building a fab to churn out 12-inch silicon wafers in Singapore, as the country offers more tax incentives and subsidies on utilities costs, according to a report out of Taiwan. Suppliers to ASML Holding NV are also considering building plants in Southeast Asia instead of China, Reuters reported in March.
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