Austria's AT&S picks Malaysia for PCB, IC plant, total investment RM8.5b

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Austria-headquartered AT&S, which manufactures high-end printed circuit boards and substrates for semiconductors will set up a production plant in Malaysia, its first in Southeast Asia.

AT&S’ new facility in Kulim Hi-Tech Park, Kedah will produce high-end PCBs and IC substrates and it will involves a proposed total investment of RM8.5bil and will create 5,000 high-tech and high impact jobs.

Azmin also said this project is among the investments attracted by the Malaysian Investment Development Authority under the National Short-Term Economic Recovery Plan’s investment scheme, launched on June 5, 2020. Azmin added the meeting was also attended by MIDA CEO Arham Abdul Rahman and AT&S chief operating officer Ingolf Schröder. Also present were Malaysian Ambassador to the Austria, Datuk Ganeson Sivagurunathan and his counterpart, Dr Michael Postl, who is the Austrian Ambassador to Malaysia, joining from Vienna and Kuala Lumpur, respectively.

Working hand in hand, AT&S’ footprint in Malaysia will also further boost the development of our semiconductor ecosystem, enable opportunities for our local vendors in the field of advanced electronics and spur high-tech employment for Malaysians, ” Muhyiddin said. “AT&S brings the latest generation of high-end technologies to the country and builds up a whole new technology sector. Beside manufacturing of high-tech products, a significant amount of R&D activities will be executed at this new

 

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