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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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Monday 1 July 2013
Arbor Technology sets up subsidiary in Malaysia
Taiwan-based industrial computing device maker Arbor Technology has established a subsidiary in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, for tapping the Southeast Asia market, according to the comp...
Monday 1 July 2013
STATS ChipPAC to close Malaysia plant
STATS ChipPAC, which provides IC assembly and test services to semiconductor companies and electronics OEMs, has unveiled plans to consolidate manufacturing at its production units...
Friday 18 January 2013
Wistron unlikely to buy Sharp TV plant in Malaysia, says sources
Wistron is unlikely to buy Sharp's TV assembly plant in Malaysia as speculated although Sharp is currently an ODM client for the Taiwan-based company, according to industry watcher...
Thursday 8 November 2012
Digitimes Research: Southeast Asia solar markets need subsidies to stimulate growth
Countries in Southeast Asia such as Vietnam, Malaysia, and the Philippines have sufficient sunlight hours which is suitable to develop a strong solar market.
Thursday 12 January 2012
Cal-Comp to enjoy strong external hard drive shipments in 2012; Min Aik announces 4Q11 result
Taiwan-based Cal-Comp Electronics expects its external hard drive shipments in 2012 to double from those in 2011 with global market share to reach 50%.
Tuesday 20 December 2011
Asustek outsources motherboard orders to Cal-Comp Electronics
Asustek Computer has recently added Taiwan-based Cal-Comp Electronics, an affiliate of Compal Electronics, as its motherboard manufacturing partner and is expected to outsource 5-6...
Tuesday 6 December 2011
Asustek sets shipment goal for 2012
Asustek Computer, at its global sales meeting on December 5, has set the shipment goals for its four major product lines for 2012 with notebooks and netbooks together to surpass 22...
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,...