On August 12, Lam Research, a prominent U.S.-based supplier of semiconductor equipment, unveiled its strategy to expand its workforce in Singapore by approximately 200 employees this year. Nearly 90% of these new hires will be in professional engineering and technical roles, reflecting the company's commitment to bolstering its research and development efforts in cutting-edge semiconductor technologies. The newly created positions will span a range of high-tech domains, including high-bandwidth memory, 2.5D and 3D integration, silicon photonics, co-packaged optics, panel-level packaging, as well as equipment and service intelligence technologies.