14 July 2022

Singapore Telecommunications (Singtel) has been selected by semiconductor manufacturer Micron Technology to deploy its 5G millimetre wave solutions with localised edge core at the US firm’s 3D NAND flash memory plant in Singapore.

The solutions will be deployed at Micron’s cleanroom to support the development of a variety of digitally enabled applications including automated visual inspections of individual chips and augmented reality (AR) for operations and maintenance.

Singtel said Micron is the first company in the city-state piloting 5G by deploying an mmWave campus solution with edge core on-premises for industry 4.0 manufacturing applications.

“This industry-first deployment proves that 5G networks can be used for high-precision quality control and manufacturing operations, which previously was not possible with the limitations of Wi-Fi,” said Bill Chang, chief executive officer (CEO), group enterprise, at Singtel. “Additionally, the implementation is a significant milestone in Singtel’s journey to accelerate enterprise 5G adoption and will serve as a case study to inspire other 5G-enabled manufacturing sites around the world.”

Koen De Backer, Micron’s VP of smart manufacturing and artificial intelligence, added: “Together with Singtel, we aim to bring the performance to the next level leveraging 5G technology. This will propel us forward as a trailblazer in operational excellence and scaled implementation of Industry 4.0 technology.”