Broadcom Corporation Opens New Design and Manufacturing Support Facility In Singapore; New Facility Will Provide Additional Manufacturing Support and Customer Service
Wednesday, July 28, 1999 03:06 AM Mail this article to a friend
SINGAPORE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 28, 1999--Broadcom Corporation (Nasdaq: BRCM), a leading provider of integrated circuits enabling broadband communications to and throughout the home and business, today announced the opening of a new facility in Singapore. At ceremonies today, top Broadcom and government officials gathered to officially dedicate the facility at the R&D Centre in the Woodlands section of Singapore.
The new facility, which opened in May, is expected to eventually house up to 60 research and design engineers, including integrated circuit (IC) design, system and test development engineers, plus more than 50 manufacturing support, product planning, engineering, quality assurance, finance, purchasing, shipping and receiving personnel. As with Broadcom's U.S. operations, this facility will provide extended coverage, 24 hours a day and seven days a week, for Broadcom operations, especially to customers and suppliers in the region.
"Our expansion in Asia reflects our growing international customer base as well as the requirement to continue to exceed the demands of our round-the-clock, 365-days-a-year manufacturing needs," said Dr. Henry T. Nicholas III, President and CEO of Broadcom. "With localized support for manufacturing, test, design, finance and customer support, we expect to save time and money while gaining rapid time-to-market and customer-supplier advantages."
"This state of the art facility will continue to streamline our design and manufacturing efficiencies," said Vahid Manian, Broadcom's Vice President of Operations. "We chose this location for a number of reasons, including its strong technology and business environment, good economic and political relations with nearby countries, convenience for travel, and the strong support from the government of Singapore to grow the technical base and talent in this area."
"We are delighted that Broadcom has set up its Asian Headquarters, including an IC Design Centre in Singapore. Broadcom will strengthen our semiconductor cluster and enhance our position to become a communications equipment hub," said Philip Yeo, Chairman of the Singapore Economic Development Board. "Broadcom is an excellent example of a knowledge-driven company, undertaking high value-added activities and generating high quality jobs. In addition, it will create significant spin-offs to the local semiconductor industry."
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