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
TypePrivate
IndustrySemiconductors
Founded1995[1]
Headquarters
Kulim Hi-tech Park, Kulim
,
Malaysia
Key people
Firdaus Abdullah[2] (Chief Executive Officer and Executive Director), [3]
ProductsCMOS logic
high-voltage
mixed-signal
radio frequency
micro-electro-mechanical-system technologies ICs
Power electronics
ESD Protection Diodes
RevenueRM420 million (2012)[4]
Number of employees
1500
Websitewww.silterra.com

Silterra is started as a project of strategic national interest to promote front-end semiconductor manufacturing and a catalyst for high technology investments in Malaysia. Since its inception, Silterra has served many top-tier global fabless design and product companies covering the consumer electronics, communications & computing, and mobile device market segments.

The company was owned by Khazanah Nasional.[4][7] Najib says government open to selling Silterra Malaysia at Kedah stake to foreign investors.[8]

References
  1. "Silterra Malaysia". silterra.com. Retrieved 2016-09-12.
  2. "Firdaus Abdullah: Executive Profile & Biography - Businessweek". bloomberg.com. Retrieved 2016-09-12.
  3. "Silterra Malaysia". silterra.com. Retrieved 2016-09-12.
  4. "Khazanah still seeking strategic partner for SilTerra | theSundaily". thesundaily.my. Retrieved 2016-09-12.
  5. "MIS-Asia - Synopsys boosts Asian presence with new Penang and Vietnam offices". mis-asia.com. Retrieved 2016-09-12.
  6. "Silterra Malaysia Sdn. Bhd.: Private Company Information - Businessweek". bloomberg.com. Retrieved 2016-09-12.
  7. "'SilTerra Stake Sale Plan Off'". malaysiandigest.com. Retrieved 2016-09-12.
  8. "'Najib says govt open to selling Silterra stake to foreign investors '".
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