New plant is expected to create a total of 4,000 jobs eventually.
The new plant will focus on making power semiconductors that can help with decarbonisation in automotive, industrial and data centre fields.- Malaysia is gaining more heft in the global supply chain as Infineon Technologies opens a major semiconductor manufacturing complex in the country, the South-east Asian nation’s leader said.
Mr Anwar highlighted the need for the local government and universities to help train the necessary talent to better accommodate Kuala Lumpur’s efforts to bulk up the local chip industry. This comes as major governments around the world are spending tens of billions to bolster the domestic production of semiconductors, a commodity that’s regarded as one of the most strategic goods for countries to develop emerging technologies.
The new plant will focus on making power semiconductors that can help with decarbonisation in automotive, industrial and data centre fields. It is expected to create a total of 4,000 jobs eventually, according to Infineon. Malaysia has in past years emerged as a global hub for packaging and assembling, the final process before chips are ready for use in smartphones, data centres and electric vehicles. Major players including Intel, ASE Technology Holding and Amkor Technology have taken advantage of its skilled and lower-cost labor and proximity to major markets, especially as Covid-19 and US-Chinese tensions disrupted the flow of chips globally.
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