Silicon Box is semiconductor packaging company and manufacturing foundry based in Singapore. The company states that its specialty is chiplet packaging.
Chiplets, the company explains, enable "dramatically better performance, smaller device sizes, and improved device reliability". According to the company, its sub-5-micron proprietary fabrication method has given it the "ability to package chiplets with the shortest interconnections" and "the world's first standardised large-format production for chiplet integration"[1][2]
History
The company was founded in 2021 by Dr Han Byung Joon, Dr Sehat Sutradja, and Weili Dai.
Silicon Box's factory in Tampines, Singapore
In July 2023, it opened a new factory in Singapore that cost USD 2 billion to construct. The factory, which is located in Tampines and has an area of 73,000 square meters, will manufacture semiconductor chiplet interconnections. According to the company, the factory will employ 1,200 additional persons in Singapore.[3][4][5][6]
In January 2024, it was reported that the company had successfully raised USD 200 million at a total valuation of over USD 1 billion in a series B fundraising round. The investors int hat round included BRV Capital, Event Horizon Capital, Lam Capital, TDK Ventures,[7] and the company's three co-founders.[8][9]
In March 2024, the company stated that it would invest EUR 3.2 billion in a new manufacturing plant in northern Italy, as part of project backed by the Italian ministry of industry. The project was expected to create at least 1600 new jobs directly, with additional jobs created indirectly to support construction of the facility and supply and logistics for the plant.[10][11][12][13]
Leadership
Dr Han Byung Joon serves as the chief executive of the company.[14]
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