Silterra Malaysia

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.

Silterra Malaysia Sdn. Bhd

Aerial view of Silterra Plant at Kulim Hi-tech Park
Company type	Private Limited Company
Industry	Semiconductors
Founded	1995^[1]
Headquarters	Kulim Hi-tech Park, Kulim , Malaysia
Key people	Albert Pang Shu Koon^[2] (Chief Executive Officer since 2022) ^[3]
Products	CMOS logic high-voltage mixed-signal radio frequency micro-electro-mechanical-system technologies ICs Power electronics ESD Protection Diodes
Revenue	RM420 million (2012)^[4]
Number of employees	1500
Website	www.silterra.com

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]

References

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