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Malaysia’s semiconductor and E&E story — chip assembly, testing and packaging (ATP) investments, fab-adjacent suppliers and the industrial property demand they create across Penang, Kulim, Perak and beyond.

12 Aug 2026 · Expansion

NXP Breaks Ground on 500,000 sq ft Assembly and Test Expansion in Petaling Jaya

Dutch-American chipmaker NXP Semiconductors has broken ground on a new assembly and test building in Petaling Jaya that will add about 500,000 sq ft and take the Selangor site to r…

NXP SemiconductorsPetaling JayaSelangorNetherlandsSemiconductorsFactory Expansion / Investment
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7 Aug 2026 · Investment

South Korea’s K-Test Breaks Ground on RM205mil Perak Plant, Its First in Southeast Asia

Semiconductor testing specialist K-Test has broken ground on a US$50mil (RM205mil) wafer and final testing plant in Perak — its first Southeast Asian facility — targeted for practi…

K-Test Co LtdPerakSouth KoreaSemiconductorsFactory Expansion / Investment
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13 Jul 2026 · Company News

Jabil further Expands in Malaysia Roots as It Climbs the Manufacturing Value Chain

Thirty years after opening its first Asian factory in Penang, Jabil now runs six Malaysian facilities employing 14,000 people. Malaysia MD Tan Siew Jin tells The Edge how the group…

Jabil IncBatu KawanBayan LepasKulimSungai PetaniChupingUnited StatesSemiconductorsFactory Expansion / Investment
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20 Jun 2026 · Investment

PM Anwar Opens MKS Inc’s RM400mil Super Center Factory in Batu Kawan

US semiconductor equipment giant MKS Inc has opened its Super Center Factory at Bandar Cassia Technology Park, Batu Kawan — its largest manufacturing investment since founding in 1…

MKS IncMKS Instruments Malaysia Sdn. Bhd.Batu KawanBandar CassiaSeberang Perai SelatanUnited StatesSemiconductorsFactory Expansion / Investment
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