91 news items tagged Malaysia
Ralec stops taking resistor orders
Monday 18 January 2021Taiwan-based resistor maker Ralec, a subsidiary of Chilisin Electronics, has stopped its distributors in the Greater China region from accepting new thick-film chip resistor orders...
Understanding what customers really need: Q&A with AImazing founder Jun Ting
Thursday 24 December 2020AImazing, founded in 2015, was groomed by Taiwan-based accelerator AppWorks. AImazing, which set up its headuqarters in Singapore and R&D base in Taiwan in 2017, was about to...
Walsin resumes resistor production at Malaysia plant
Wednesday 2 December 2020Walsin Technology has resumed resistor production at its Malaysia plant, which had been shut down temporarily to facilitate coronavirus-related inspections, according to the passive...
Walsin suspends production at Malaysia plant due to coronavirus
Wednesday 25 November 2020Several employees at Walsin Technology's Malaysia plant have tested positive for COVID-19, prompting the Taiwan-based passive component supplier to suspend operations at the plant.
US election outcome not to change ODM relocation plans
Friday 6 November 2020Taiwan-based notebook and server manufacturers are sticking to plans of moving production out of China according to customer requests, regardless of the outcome of the US presidential...
Malaysia and Taiwan engage in industrial collaborations to drive AIoT in Southeast Asia
Wednesday 4 November 2020Under the efforts of the New South Bound Policy, Taiwan and Malaysia engage in active industrial collaborations to create win-win partnerships that foster the sharing of experiences...
Wistron to acquire WD plant in Malaysia
Tuesday 20 October 2020Wistron has announced it will spend US$28.74 million to acquire a plant from Western Digital (WD) in Malaysia via its subsidiary Wistron Technology (Malaysia).
Foxconn reportedly seeking to take stake in Silterra
Friday 18 September 2020Foxconn Technology Group (Hon Hai Precision Industry) is said to have joined the bidding for stakes in Malaysia-based 8-inch foundry Silterra, and if it wins, the Taiwanese EMS giant...
Asustek sees tight supply of notebook components
Thursday 14 May 2020Coronavirus lockdowns in several Southeast Asian countries have disrupted supply of chips and components for notebooks and although the shortages have significantly improved recently...
Components and labor shortages continue to haunt server supply chain
Thursday 14 May 2020Despite clients' strong short lead-time orders, the server supply chain is currently facing shortages of both components and labor, hindering their shipments in the second quarter,...
ASE Technology lands orders shifted from Southeast Asia
Thursday 16 April 2020Taiwan-based OSAT provider ASE Technology has recently gained orders shifted from backend plants located in Southeast Asia, where coronavirus lockdowns are imposed in several countries...
PCB maker Apex keen on capacity expansions in Thailand
Thursday 9 April 2020Apex International has disclosed plans to expand its existing production capacity in Thailand to better satisfy increasing PCB demand for automotive and household electronics applications,...
Memory distributors turn cautious
Tuesday 24 March 2020Memory distributors have turned cautious about demand due to the coronavirus pandemic, and are slowing down their chip purchases, according to industry sources.
GlobalWafers says production in Malaysia returns to normal
Friday 20 March 2020GlobalWafers' 6-inch silicon wafer plant in Malaysia has returned to normal production, and is now running at full utilization, according to the company. Production at the plant was...
Optical module maker PCL accelerating capacity build-up in Malaysia
Wednesday 11 March 2020Optical transceiver module maker PCL Technologies is accelerating the deployment of production lines at its joint venture in Penang, Malaysia, as production at its plant in China...
SEMICON SEA 2020 postponed
Thursday 5 March 2020SEMI has announced that it is postponing SEMICON Southeast Asia 2020 from May 12-14 to August 11-13 out of concern over the coronavirus outbreak.
Over 10,000 workers not returning to major Chinese backend plants
Friday 21 February 2020Over 10,000 employees have not yet returned to plants at three major Chinese backend service firms JCET, Tongfu Microelectronics and Tianshui Huatian Technology in the wake of the...
Passive component makers put more focus on non-China production
Wednesday 12 February 2020Taiwan-based passive component makers will be freeing up non-China production capacity if necessary, as their manufacturing operations in China have experienced low labor return rates...
Inventec expects 10% revenue expansion in 2020
Tuesday 21 January 2020Taiwan-based ODM Inventec expects each of its three major product lines to register about 10% revenue expansion in 2020 and a higher growth in 2021, with plans to simultaneously expand...
Inventec Appliances ready to land more AirPods orders with new capacity
Tuesday 21 January 2020Inventec Appliances is expected to obtain more orders for Apple's AirPods in 2020 thanks to the availability of additional capacity after the firm's new plant in Nanchang, China's...
Taiwan, Vietnam to be major production bases for notebook ODMs
Monday 13 January 2020Despite a truce in the US-China trade war, notebook ODMs will continue their capacity relocation to Taiwan and Vietnam, with the two becoming their major production bases outside...
Smart manufacturing trend rising in Southeast Asia
Thursday 28 November 2019The trend of smart manufacturing has begun to spread in Southeast Asia as more manufacturers are looking to move some of their production lines away from China in the wake of the...
Acer expects Asia-Pacific sales growth to restore in 2H19
Wednesday 25 September 2019Acer had below-par results in Asia Pacific in the first half of 2019 due primarily to trade tensions between the US and China, and major political issues in the region, but it is...
Optical transceiver maker PCL to set up joint venture in Malaysia
Thursday 12 September 2019PCL Technologies will team up with Malaysia-based Inari Amertron Bhd to set up a joint venture to manufacture optical transceiver products in Malaysia, according to a PCL filing with...
Taiwan LCD TVs – 2Q 2019
Monday 12 August 2019Taiwan's LCD TV shipments grew 14.4% sequentially, but dropped 6.4% on year to arrive at 7.16 million units in the second quarter of 2019.