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Silterra Malaysia

Overview

Silterra Malaysia Sdn. Bhd

type	Private Limited Company
foundation	1995‡R1R‡
location city	Kulim Hi-tech Park, Kulim
location country	Malaysia
key people	Albert Pang Shu Koon‡R2R‡ (Chief Executive Officer since 2022) ‡R3R‡
industry	Semiconductors
products	CMOS logic high-voltage mixed-signal radio frequency micro-electro-mechanical-system technologies ICs Power electronics ESD Protection Diodes
revenue	RM420 million (2012)‡R4R‡
num employees	1500
homepage	http://www.silterra.com/

'''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.

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]