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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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Friday 3 February 2023
Infineon posts record quarterly margin for 1Q23, defying weakening greenback
Germany-based semiconductor IDM Infineon reported a sequential decline in revenue for the first quarter of FY2023 (quarter ended on Dec 30, 2022). The company cited weakening demand...
Wednesday 18 January 2023
Semiconductor materials demand still promising
Despite chipmakers' near-term caution about market prospects, semiconductor materials demand remains promising in the longer term, according to market sources.
Friday 6 January 2023
PV module imports hurt Taiwan suppliers, says SAS
Solar cell and photovoltaic (PV) module makers in Taiwan have seen their operations threatened by more imports from Southeast Asia, according to Doris Hsu, chairperson of Sino-American...
Wednesday 4 January 2023
Malaysia aims to finalize review of 5G rollout this quarter
Malaysia expects "some kind of finality" in its review of the 5G mobile services contract by this quarter, said communications minister Fahmi Fadzil, amid fears that it would delay...
Thursday 29 December 2022
Server supply chain migrating to North America and Southeast Asia, according to DIGITIMES Research
The US-China trade war, decarbonization, and geopolitical factors have been the driving forces behind a partial migration of server production lines out of China to Taiwan, Southeast...
Thursday 15 December 2022
50% of EVs to adopt zonal architecture by 2030, says Infineon
Semiconductor IDM Infineon said on Dec 14 that the transformation of automotive architecture from domains to zones will take at least a decade. The company also revealed it will unveil...
Tuesday 6 December 2022
Malaysia, Thailand and Vietnam shortlisted for Taiwan PCB manufacturing relocation
Taiwan-based PCB and CCL suppliers, of which many have built their production sites in Kunshan, China, are considering relocating manufacturing to Southeast Asia, with Malaysia, Thailand...
Monday 5 December 2022
Topco chair shares views on solving Taiwan's five shortages
In an exclusive interview with DIGITIMES, Topco Scientific co-founder and Topco group chairman J.W. Kuo shares his views on how Taiwan's government and industry should face Taiwan's...
Monday 5 December 2022
GF and Intel semiconductor talent forgo are gifts to competitors
Intel is offering voluntary unpaid leave for thousands of employees while GlobalFoundries (GF) is laying off 6% of its global workforce to reduce short-term costs amid an industry...
Wednesday 23 November 2022
Apple supply chain keeps up with relocation shifts
Supply chain integrity is a main consideration when deciding where to move production bases. The more complete the supply chain, the better the profits for ODMs and electronics manufacturing...
Tuesday 22 November 2022
ASEAN still can not replace Chinese manufacturing
Changes in the supply chain are brewing due to policy changes in China. Compared with what China was previously able to offer companies that established factories locally, strict...
Tuesday 22 November 2022
PCB materials supplier Eternal Materials expects flat performance in 4Q22
Eternal Materials, which supplies resins, dry film photoresists and other upstream PCB materials, expects to see its fourth-quarter sales to stay at roughly the same levels of the...
Monday 21 November 2022
Proton: Slow-and-steady wins EV race
Proton expects to have its own electric vehicle (EV) in five years (2027), said Roslan Abdullah, deputy CEO of Perusahaan Otomobil Nasional Bhd. (Proton), one of Malaysia's national...
Monday 21 November 2022
SEA round up: China's Great Wall Motor to double Thai EV investment
Thailand continues to receive more foreign investments from global automotive manufacturers, especially Chinese electric carmakers. Great Wall Motor and Foxconn announced their investments...
Wednesday 16 November 2022
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