You can develop new capabilities in producing components for semiconductor equipment or consumables, develop new processes and implement international standards to meet stringent outsourcing requirements by global semiconductor equipment companies or wafer fabs.
Industry-level Projects
Industry-level projects can be started by a group of companies to jointly improve their competitiveness and innovative capabilities.
Enterprise-level Projects
The SemiCon CDP also supports individual PE SMEs to embark on capability development projects.
You can apply for the SemiCon Capability Development Programme if your company / project meets these criteria :
- at least 30% of your shareholding is local
- your group annual sales turnover is not more than S$100 million or group employment size is not more than 200 employees
- develops new capabilities that significantly improve productivity and/or value-added per worker
- leads to significant contributions to the sector
- has not commenced at the time of application
Funding support is available for companies embarking on eligible projects under the Semicon CDP. Eligible costs include :
a) Manpower-related Costs
- Salary of project members (excludes bonuses)
- Airfare (economy) and cost of living allowances
- Training costs
b) Equipment & Materials
- Industrial equipment, materials & consumables
- Hardware and software
c) Professional Services
- Consultancy
- Subcontracting
Examples of projects :
a)
Process Improvement such as the adoption of Lean Manufacturing, Six Sigma, Statistical Quality Control and Enterprise Resource Planning
b)
Product and Process Development including new semiconductor equipment, consumables and manufacturing processes
c)
Strategic Partnerships which leverage on SMEs’ complementary skills to provide a wider range of services
d)
Certification to internationally recognised standards, such as ISO 9000 for quality management, ISO 14000 for environment management, ISO/TS 16949 for automotive supply-chain management and SEMI-Environment and Safety certifications.