Singapore's Nexstrom targets 2030s for 2D semiconductor production

Singapore's semiconductor startup Nexstrom aims to commercialize 2D material chip manufacturing by 2030–2035, potentially lowering computing costs globally.

Nexstrom, a Singapore-based startup incubated by Xora Innovation, is developing equipment to produce transition-metal dichalcogenides (TMDs) on 300mm wafers. The company has scaled production from 2-inch to 6-inch wafers, with 8-inch wafer production planned for late October (year unspecified), and has raised $15 million total funding. Nexstrom collaborates with TSMC, Intel, and other industry partners to test its wafers, though specific testers remain undisclosed. Its North Star product targets 300mm wafer fabrication for semiconductor manufacturing, leveraging research by Lance Li who has worked on 2D materials since 2012. While Nexstrom expects commercial production between 2030 and 2035, this timeline is a target, not guaranteed. The technology could lower computing device costs globally through cheaper, more energy-efficient chips—but the source provides no details beyond the 2030–2035 target and undisclosed partner names. This is a coming-in-development signal for MOBILITY, with also advances in GOODS and ENERGY. The source is brief and the detail sits with them.

Source: TechCrunch