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 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]

Silterra Malaysia Sdn. Bhd
Private
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, and micro-electro-mechanical-system technologiesICs, Power electronics, ESD Protection Diodes
RevenueRM420 million (2012)[4]
Number of employees
1500
Websitewww.silterra.com

Management[3]
  • Mr. Firdaus Abdullah, chief executive officer and executive director
  • Mr. Kader Ibrahim, chief operating officer
  • Mr. Lai Yit Loong, senior vice president of worldwide sales & marketing
  • Mr. Arjun Kumar Kanthimahanti, senior vice president of technology development
  • Mr. Munawir Ab Ghani, vice president of human resources

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 '".
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.