Silterra Malaysia

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Silterra Malaysia Sdn. Bhd
Type Private Limited Company
Industry Semiconductors
Founded1995 [1]
Headquarters,
Key people
Albert Pang Shu Koon [2] (Chief Executive Officer since 2022) [3]
ProductsCMOS logic
high-voltage
mixed-signal
radio frequency
micro-electro-mechanical-system technologies ICs
Power electronics
ESD Protection Diodes
RevenueRM420 million (2012) [4]
Number of employees
1500
Website www.silterra.com

Silterra Malaysia Sdn. Bhd. is a Malaysian semiconductor manufacturer founded in November 1995. [1] [5] Silterra Malaysia Sdn. Bhd. was formerly known as Wafer Technology (Malaysia) Sdn. Bhd. and changed its name to Silterra Malaysia Sdn. Bhd. in December 1999. [6] The company was founded in 1995 and is based in Kulim, Malaysia, with sales and marketing offices in San Jose, California; and Hsinchu, Taiwan.

History

Silterra is started as a project of strategic national interest to promote front-end semiconductor manufacturing, moving upwards from already well-established back-end semiconductor manufacturing in Malaysia. Silterra was planned in 1995 and officially commenced operations in 2001. It was initially equipped with three cleanrooms. [7]

The company was owned by Khazanah Nasional. [4] [8]

In 2016, the Malaysian government authorised Khazanah to sell its Silterra stake to foreign investors. [9] In July 2021, Dagang NeXchange Bhd (DNeX), a Malaysian investment holding company, [10] acquired 60% of Silterra stake for RM 273 million, partnering with CGP Fund (Beijing Integrated Circuit Advanced Manufacturing and High-End Equipment Equity Investment Fund Center); where the latter acquired the remaining 40% stake with RM 109.2 million. [11] [12]

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