Silicon Labs Expands its Singapore Facility, Grows Business in Asia

Silicon Laboratories Inc., a fabless semiconductor company that designs high-performance mixed-signal integrated circuits, has opened its new facility in Singapore. The new international headquarters will serve as the key business hub with design and R&D support for all the company’s businesses outside of the US.

At the opening ceremony, Dr. Necip Sayiner, president and CEO of Silicon Labs, said, “Singapore and China are our focus areas for future growth. Our plan is to boost our operations and R&D activities here in Asia. We hope to be a long-term player in this region.”

The Singapore office currently employs around 60 people, which represents 10 percent of Silicon Lab’s overall employees, but this number will increase within the next few months to fill up the growing needs of the region.

Since Silicon Labs established its headquarters in Singapore in 204, the company has grown its headquarters each year. The headquarters hosts finance, operations, engineering, applications and human resources support. With the newly expanded facility, Silicon Labs will be able to expand its engineering and test and design capacity among other benefits.

“We invest 20 percent of our revenue on R&D. In Singapore, we also do R&D activities, particularly microprocessor design. The hot applications for us are mobile phones and consumer electronics. The top OEMs in Asia are our customers. In Korea, for example, LG and Samsung are our customers. We also have steady growth in portable navigation devices, portable audio, residential gateways, embedded solutions for STBs, and communications and networking,” said Sayiner.

Majority of Silicon Laboratories’ revenue comes from Asia. Eighty percent of its products are being shipped to the region.