FormFactor Opens Singapore Manufacturing Facility

FormFactor Inc. officially opened its wafer probe card manufacturing facility and global business center in Singapore yesterday, March 10. The new manufacturing capability is targeted to reduce product cycle times, and to diversify supply of the company’s product components. FormFactor will also leverage the new site to support its global operations, and bolster its customer service and support infrastructure in the region.

To support the expansion, FormFactor expects to employ approximately 300 people in its first phase of growth over the next two years. Job growth will include design and manufacturing engineering, supply chain management, global finance positions, as well as other selected corporate and regional support functions. “With these new resources we take another step toward our goal to become a more local supplier,” said FormFactor CEO Mario Ruscev. “We see this expansion as an important milestone in our efforts to improve responsiveness in the region and to better serve all of our customers.”

In addition to manufacturing and corporate functions, the company’s system-on-a-chip (SOC) product business unit will also make its home in the new location.

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