InvestPenang: Investors remain confident of Penang’s ability to navigate past the pandemic

InvestPenang: Investors remain confident of Penang’s ability to navigate past the pandemic

By Malay Mail – January 9, 2022 at 01:35 PM A version of this article was first published on Malay Mail GEORGE TOWN, Jan 9 — Penang’s approved manufacturing investment for 2021 was expected to exceed the state’s all-time high of RM17 billion recorded in 2019, despite being clouded by the repercussions of the pandemic as investors…

South Korea’s Simmtech on track to complete RM508mil Penang plant, its largest in Southeast Asia

South Korea’s Simmtech on track to complete RM508mil Penang plant, its largest in Southeast Asia

By Azanis Shahila Aman – December 31, 2021 at 11:03 AM A version of this article was first published on New Straits Times KUALA LUMPUR: Simmtech Holdings Co Ltd, a South Korean-based global leading manufacturer for printed circuit board (PCB) and packaging substrate for semiconductors, is on track to finish building its first large scale factory…

100 Years of Robots: How Technology – And Our Lives – Have Changed

100 Years of Robots: How Technology – And Our Lives – Have Changed

A version of this article was first published on the MSN.com John Harrington – Nov 22 We live in a world where robots and robotic technology have become part of our everyday lives. While films such as “Metropolis” and television series like “The Twilight Zone” warned of a world in which our mechanical creations would enslave us,…

Penang picked for Simmtech’s US$120 million investment

Penang picked for Simmtech’s US$120 million investment

By Audrey Dermawan – July 30, 2021 @ 12:23pm18 A version of this article was first published on the nst.com GEORGE TOWN: South Korea’s Simmtech Holdings Inc, one of the global leading players in printed circuit board (PCB) and packaging substrate for the semiconductor industry, has chosen Penang for its first large scale factory in Southeast Asia. Via…

Lam Research opens largest manufacturing plant in Penang with RM1b investment

Lam Research opens largest manufacturing plant in Penang with RM1b investment

Tuesday, 03 Aug 2021 01:36 PM MYT BY OPALYN MOK Follow us on Instagram and subscribe to our Telegram channel for the latest updates. GEORGE TOWN, Aug 3 ― A leading wafer fabrication equipment company, Lam Research, officially opened its new manufacturing plant at Batu Kawan here today with an investment of RM1 billion. The facility, which is the…

Intel to invest RM30 bil in upgrading Penang chip factory

Intel to invest RM30 bil in upgrading Penang chip factory

By The Vibes – December 14, 2021 at 7:09 PM A version of this article was first published on the Vibes GEORGE TOWN – Penang received an early reason for Christmas cheer following reports that pioneer investor Intel Corporation Limited is set to invest up to RM30 billion to upgrade its chip manufacturing facility at the…