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The Rise of Malaysia
ICT and semiconductor industry's growing interest in Malaysia.
The US-China trade war has resulted in many companies seeking non-Chinese production sites as alternatives.

Malaysia is receiving increased interest from the ICT and semiconductor industries and emerging as a viable destination for production relocation.

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Monday 16 October 2017
Osram Opto Semiconductors to start production at new Malaysia plant
Germany-based LED epitaxial wafer and chip maker Osram Opto Semiconductors will inaugurate a new factory in Kulim, Malaysia, on November 23, 2017, posing challenges to competitors...
Tuesday 25 July 2017
India reportedly to start anti-dumping probe into PV products from China, Taiwan, Malaysia
India's Directorate General of Anti-Dumping and Allied Duties (DGAD) has informed China's embassy that it will announce an anti-dumping investigation into PV products from China,...
Tuesday 27 June 2017
Tongfu Microelectronics to set up advanced IC backend plant in Xiamen, says report
China-based Tongfu Microelectronics has struck a deal with the Xiamen Haicang District government to set up a manufacturing base for advanced packaging and testing services locally...
Tuesday 2 May 2017
Acer pushing gaming, enterprise products in Asia Pacific region
President of Acer Pan Asia Andrew Hou has noted that Acer’s operation directions for 2017 will focus on youth, technology and fashion and mainly target the gaming and enterprise...
Tuesday 17 January 2017
NSP plans to shift solar cell capacity from Malaysia to Vietnam
Neo Solar Power (NSP) plans to relocate annual production capacity of 200MWp for solar cells from Malaysia to Vietnam in order to cut production cost, according to industry sources...
Wednesday 4 January 2017
Comtec Solar Systems to sell Malaysia factory to Xi'an LONGi Silicon Materials
China-based solar-grade monocrystalline silicon wafer maker Comtec Solar Systems will sell a factory in Malaysia to Xi'an LONGi Silicon Materials at CNY200 million (US$28.7 million),...
Monday 22 August 2016
Xian LONGi Silicon Materials to set up capacity in Malaysia, say reports
China-based solar-grade monocrystalline silicon wafer maker Xian LONGi Silicon Materials will set up annual integrated production capacity consisting of 300MWp for solar-grade monocrystalline...
Monday 22 February 2016
LONGi to take over Malaysia solar wafer plant from SunEdison
China-based mono-Si solar wafer maker Xi'an LONGi Silicon Materials has signed with US-based renewable energy development firm SunEdison to acquire the latter's solar wafer factory...
Wednesday 30 December 2015
Taiwan, Malaysia violators in EU probe take up 9%, 7% of PV modules used in Europe
Taiwan- and Malaysia-produced PV modules found to have circumvented minimum import pricing set by the EU account for 7% and 9% respectively of the modules used in Europe, according...
Wednesday 4 November 2015
Xiaomi unveils Redmi Note 2 in Malaysia
Xiaomi Technology has unveiled its new smartphone, the Redmi Note 2, as well as updates to its MIUI 7 platform in Kuala Lumpur, a product event which aims to boost its overseas sal...
Monday 5 October 2015
Advantest joins with Malaysian OSAT Fabtronic and government group to establish first shared-services lab in Southeast Asia
Leading semiconductor test equipment supplier Advantest Corporation's (TSE: 6857, NYSE: ATE) subsidiary Advantest (Singapore) Pte. Ltd., outsourced semiconductor assembly and test...
Wednesday 9 September 2015
PV factories in Malaysia may be subject to EU anti-circumvention probe
The European Commission (EU) on May 29 announced an anti-circumvention investigation of China-, Taiwan- and Malaysia-based crystalline silicon solar cell and PV module makers, and...
Tuesday 8 September 2015
Malaysia smartphone and tablet market remains firm amidst GST implementation and weakening Ringgit in 1H15, says IDC
According to IDC Asia Pacific Quarterly Mobile Phone and Tablet Trackers, a total of 4.8 million units of smartphones and 0.9 million units of tablets were shipped in the first half...
Monday 20 July 2015
Sony to increase LCD panel purchases in Malaysia for local TV production, says report
Sony is expected to increase its purchase of open cell LCD TV panels from Malaysia-based providers in order to increase production efficiency as well as lower overall production costs...
Thursday 18 June 2015
PV modules shipped from Taiwan, Malaysia detained at Rotterdam seaport
1.5 million PV modules equivalent to 50MWp in total capacity, shipped from Taiwan and Malaysia have been detained at the Port of Rotterdam, the Netherlands, due to suspected circumvention...