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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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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...
Monday 11 May 2015
Acer targeting China, India, Malaysia and the Philippines for BYOC business
Taiwan-based Acer is looking to export its cloud computing services to other countries and has targeted China, India, Malaysia and the Philippines as it looks for local system integrators...
Thursday 18 December 2014
Arbor Technology partners with mTouche to tap Malaysia market
Industrial computing solution provider Arbor Technology has announced that it has partnered with mTouche Technology Berhad, a Malaysia-based provider of mobile value-added services,...
Thursday 13 November 2014
Addcn Technology looking for partners to sell real estate online in Malaysia
Taiwan-based Addcn Technology, an operator of online trading platforms for game items, real estate and clothing, is currently in talks with Internet service providers in Malaysia,...
Tuesday 11 November 2014
Indium Corporation expands Malaysia technical support, adds team members
Indium Corporation celebrated the grand opening of its newest tech hub and the expansion of its technical support team in Penang, Malaysia, with customers and officials on Monday,...
Thursday 11 September 2014
Malaysia makers quote solar cells based on Taiwan pricing
Malaysia-based crystalline silicon solar cell makers, viewing that Taiwan-based competitors are subject to an average US anti-dumping tariff of 25%, have quoted their solar cells...
Wednesday 3 September 2014
China-based Comtec Solar to expand wafer capacity in Malaysia
China-based solar-grade monocrystalline silicon wafer maker Comtec Solar Systems has revealed it started trial production at its factory in Malaysia in June 2014 and will expand the...
Friday 9 May 2014
Ralec to purchase Singapore-based ASJ via tender offer
Passive component supplier Ralec Electronic has decided to purchase up to 50-100% of common shares of Singapore-based chip resistor maker ASJ Holdings through a tender offer.
Thursday 1 August 2013
Amkor completes acquisition of Toshiba packaging unit in Malaysia
IC assembly and test service provider Amkor Technology has completed its acquisition of Toshiba's semiconductor packaging operation in Malaysia, according to the two companies.