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ecently, there is dramatic growth in IC design activities in Singapore because of the increasing number of electronics companies migrating into product and design work here. To support the continuous growth of the electronics and semiconductor industry, an adequate supply of well-trained manpower in IC design must be ensured. The IC design industry is becoming a major employer in Singapore, and this will likely continue in the next decade. The IC design industries include many large multi-national corporations such as Mediatek, Broadcom, Marvell, Xilinx, Altera, Microchip Technology, Renesas Technology, Philips, Silicon Labs, Infineon, STMicroelectronics, Linear Technology, O2Micro, Panasonic, etc, to small-and-medium size enterprises such as Advanced RFIC and Bluechips. A close examination of the recent statistics reveals that IC design occupies the top-end of the semiconductor value chain. It is less vulnerable to companies’ relocation when compared to the chip manufacturing activities simply because of cost issues. IC design is also a high value-added activity and according to the industry estimates, each chip designer’s salary doubles after a few years. This is way above the average salary for those working in other sectors and specializations