Yishun, or Nee Soon as it was initially christened, is a suburban town in the northern part of Singapore, encompassing the Yishun Planning Area, in the North Region, which includes YishunNewTown and the Nee Soon private residential estate.
Yishun is the Mandarin version of Nee Soon, named after the "pineapple king" and rubber magnate, Lim Nee Soon (b.
The Yishun Industrial Park is a small industrial park situated between Avenues 6 and 7 which comprises some well known companies such as Murata, Maxtor, Agilent, Avago Technologies, ATS, ASM-Frontend, STATS and many other smaller companies.