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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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Tuesday 1 November 2011
Asustek and Acer quibble over notebook vendor rankings in China and Europe
Asustek Computer, citing figures from research firm IDC, pointed out that the company's notebook shipments in China have already surpassed Acer and it has become the second largest...
Thursday 13 October 2011
HDD industry impacted by Thailand floods
HDD players Western Digital, Seagate, Hitachi Global Storage Technologies (HGST) and Toshiba have all been impacted by the floods in Thailand amid power shortages and a breakdown...
Friday 22 July 2011
Sequans, Greenpacket and P1 collaborate on LTE solutions
4G chipmaker Sequans Communications, 4G networking solutions provider, Greenpacket, and Packet One Networks (P1), a major 4G operator in Southeast Asia, have jointly announced that...
Friday 1 July 2011
Malaysia WiMAX operator P1 to develop TD-LTE with China Mobile
Packet One Networks (P1), a WiMAX mobile telecom carrier in Malaysia, has signed for technological cooperation with China Mobile, the largest mobile telecom carrier in China, to develop...
Thursday 9 June 2011
Flat panel maker CPT to sell CRT plant in Malaysia
Chunghwa Picture Tubes (CPT) has signed an agreement to sell the land and factory of its CRT plant in Malaysia to Dijaya Corporation Berhad, a local land developer, for MYR391 million...
Monday 25 April 2011
Wistron to set up TV, notebook factories in Malaysia, China
Taiwan-based ODM Wistron will invest MYR110 million (US$37 million) to establish a wholly owned subsidiary maker of LCD TVs in Malaysia, Wistron Technology (Malaysia), as well as...
Thursday 31 March 2011
Infineon to expand manufacturing capacity in Malaysia
Infineon Technologies has announced that it will invest US$160 million in 2011 to expand its production capacity, R&D and to upgrade its manufacturing facilities in Malacca, Malaysia...
Wednesday 15 December 2010
AUO SunPower officially opens for business
AU Optronics (AUO) announced the inauguration of solar cell fab AUO SunPower in Malaysia. The ceremony was attended by AUO chairman KY Lee, Malaysian prime minister Datuk Seri Najib,...
Tuesday 13 July 2010
UAT tripling wafer bumping capacity
Wafer-bumping service provider Unisem Advanced Technologies (UAT) has doubled the floor space of its plant in Ipoh, Malaysia, with a capacity to be three times its current level,...
Friday 28 May 2010
AUO and Sunpower to jointly set up solar cell plant in Malaysia
The board of directors of AU Optronics (AUO) on May 27, 2010 approved plans to jointly set up a high-efficiency solar cell plant in Malaysia with US-based Sunpower. AUO and Sunpower...
Friday 14 May 2010
Chunghwa Telecom offers daily charge for data roaming in China and other Asian regions
Taiwan-based Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) has announced a daily charge rate of NT$199 (US$6.28) for using up to 40MB of data roaming service in China, Hong Kong, Macau, Singapore, Malaysia,...
Wednesday 3 March 2010
Taiwan OTC stock market to cooperate with Bursa Malaysia
GTSM, a non-profit organization operating Taiwan's over-the-counter (OTC) stock market, on March 2 signed an MOU (memorandum of understanding) with Bursa Malaysia (Malaysia Exchange)...
Wednesday 25 November 2009
STATS ChipPAC moves copper wire bonding process to volume production
STATS ChipPAC has ramped production on its copper wire bonding process, joining rivals Advanced Semiconductor Engineering (ASE) and Siliconware Precision Industries (SPIL).
Tuesday 20 October 2009
Gemtek shipping WiMAX CPE products to Malaysia operator P1, says paper
Taiwan-based network equipment Gemtek Technology has begun shipping WiMAX CPE products to Malaysia WiMAX operator Packet One Networks (P1), according to a Chinese-language Economic...