[1/3] Silicon Box's chiplets are displayed during the opening of their advanced semiconductor manufacturing foundry in Singapore July 20, 2023. REUTERS/Edgar SuSINGAPORE, July 20 (Reuters) - Singapore-based Silicon Box opened a $2 billion advanced semiconductor manufacturing foundry in the city-state on Thursday, as it seeks to broaden adoption of "chiplet" technology. Silicon Box was created by the founders of U.S chipmaker Marvell (MRVL.O), Sehat Sutardja and wife Weili Dai, along with current CEO BJ Han. CEO Han told Reuters that "customers had been lining up" even before the factory's launch, with artificial intelligence firms driving demand. He said Silicon Box was in talks to supply Canadian AI startup company Tenstorrent.

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Persons: Edgar Su SINGAPORE, Sehat Sutardja, Weili Dai, BJ Han, Han, Fanny Potkin, Sam Holmes Organizations: REUTERS, Singapore's Economic, U.S chipmaker Marvell, Reuters, Thomson Locations: Singapore