The dicing technology is based on the mechanism of laser-induced thermal cracking in silicon wafer without pre- and post- secondary processes.

A near infrared laser beam heating throughout the wafer thickness causes compressive stress during laser pulses and tensile stress during the subsequent cooling in silicon wafer.

A crack is initiated when laser-induced thermal stress exceeds silicon fracture stress, and it propagates throughout the wafer along the beam scanning path, resulting in separation of the wafer.

This is a R&D project jointly carried out by the teams from National University of Singapore, Institute for Infocomm Research, A*Star, and DSO National Laboratories, Singapore. The project of “Metamaterial Ultra-Low-Profile Broadband Antennas” has addressed the most critical challenges of antenna design in practical applications, namely, wide operating bandwidth and small size.

Using the newly proposed physical concept of metamaterials, the team has developed the innovative technologies to enhance the performance of antennas by four times. This work has successfully translated the theoretical physical concept of metamaterials to practical engineering technologies for novel antenna designs.

This pioneering work have been successfully applied in industry, such as WiFi in coming small cells and millimeter-wave high-data-rate backhaul of the fifth generation mobile communication network, as well as in defnece systems, such as vehicular radar systems.

This progress in the translation of  metamaterials to engineering technology has opened a new window for developing much powerful wideband and low-profile antennas in advanced wireless systems.

The Lorong Halus project is Singapore’s first large-scale land rehabilitation project, converting an old rubbish filling ground to industrial land, resulting in 110ha of new land being created at the eastern side of the country.

New technologies in rubbish capping, innovative land fill gas mitigation, and creative engineering for ground improvement was introduced for the completion of this green and environmental sustainable project.

The success of this project marks a significant milestone in Singapore’s innovative land creation journey. More of such land rehabilitation projects can be deployed in future to create “new land” for Singapore.

Singapore LNG Terminal is the country first open-access, multi-user LNG (Liquefied Natural Gas) Terminal; and a key national infrastructure that supports Singapore’s energy diversification strategy and future economic development in the energy sector.

The Terminal was built to best engineering standards and includes a number of technological innovations including three stage boil-off gas compressors, LNG reloading facilities and fully certified state of the art safety instrumented systems.

This nationally critical project, cost SGD 1.7 billion, was delivered on time, within budget and without any loss time injury in 15 million manhours by a careful blend of the best of local Singaporean talent, international LNG experts and experienced contractors.