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Infineon’s new fab in Malaysia to employ 1700 |
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Sep 12, 2006 at 04:16 PM |
Infineon Technologies AG has officially opened a $1 billion 200mm fab in Kulim Hi-Tech Park, Malaysia, that will produce power semiconductors for the company. At full capacity (100,000wspm) the fab will employ about 1,700 people, Infineon said.
"Our new fab in Kulim is a strategic investment in our future and an opportunity to address the world's growing demand for more efficient power controls in industrial, computing and household appliances by enabling variable speed-controlled electric motors with higher performance," said Dr. Wolfgang Ziebart, President and CEO of Infineon. "This new fab is an important step in continuing our successful business with chips for automotive and industrial power applications."
Ground-breaking occurred in February 2005 and within twelve months was ready for tool install. After ready-for-process status in April 2006, production ramp-up began in August 2006, according to the company. This is Infineon's first front-end fabrication facility to be located in Malaysia.
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