SILTERRA OFFERS MALAYSIANS HIGH-TECH CAREER OPPORTUNITIES


Kuala Lumpur, April 10, 2006 – Silterra Malaysia Sdn Bhd (Silterra), a leading semiconductor wafer foundry and strategic investment by Khazanah Nasional Berhad, participated in the 5th Career and Training Fair 2006 here at the Mid- Valley Exhibition Centre, Kuala Lumpur, from the 7th April to 8th April 2006, as part of the company’s strategy to attract young and experienced Malaysian talents to participate in the high-tech semiconductor wafer foundry industry.

A total of 170 exhibitors from a number of industries participated in the 2-day fair officiated by Deputy Minister of Youth and Sport, YB Liow Tiong Lai.

Silterra’s Vice President of Human Resources, Kenneth Toh said, “We are pleased to have participated in this annual event and play a part in support of the initiatives to educate young talents as well as experienced professionals on the semiconductor wafer foundry industry.” 

With sales offices in Kuala Lumpur, San Jose (USA) and Hsinchu (Taiwan), Silterra currently has a worldwide customer base across Asia, Europe and North America. The company exports its products to many countries worldwide.

“In line with the 9th Malaysian Plan and the GLC transformation strategies which emphasises human capital development, Silterra is committed to contribute further to building the nation’s knowledge base. We have, since our inception, trained over 1,000 Malaysian engineers and will continue to do so via our internship programmes in collaboration with leading universities in Malaysia. Our interns gain valuable working experience in Malaysia’s leading world-class wafer foundry,” added Toh.

Based at the Kulim Hi-Tech Park, Silterra currently provides 35 students annually with internship opportunities and a possibility of full-time employment. The company has more than 900 engineers and technicians hired locally as well as from countries like USA, Korea, Singapore, Taiwan, India and the Philippines. 

“Silterra has always viewed the importance of playing an active role in nurturing core competencies in leading-edge technologies in Malaysia. We do this through programs like our internship program as well as recruiting, training and developing the brightest and ablest talents in the market. The recruitment drive is part of our overall HR strategy to reinforce our commitment towards building a local talent pipeline, add value to the business, and further strengthen Malaysia’s position as a leader in the worldwide semiconductor wafer foundry industry,” concluded Toh. 



About Silterra Malaysia Sdn. Bhd.:

Market demand driven, SilTerra Malaysia Sdn Bhd is a semiconductor wafer foundry offering major foundry compatible CMOS logic, high-voltage and mixed-signal/RF technologies down to 0.13-micron feature size. This includes complete, competitive contract manufacturing for fabless and IDM customers’ designs. SilTerra’s wafer fab has a design capacity of 40,000 eight-inch wafers per month. 

Environmentally vigilant, SilTerra delivers award winning, world-class performance to its customers seeking flexible capacity, competitive advantages and around the clock customer support. SilTerra is ISO 9001:2000 and ISO 14001 certified. Founded in 1995, the company’s headquarters and factory are located in Malaysia’s Kulim High-Tech Park, and SilTerra has sales and marketing offices in Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia), Hsinchu (Taiwan) and San Jose (California). . For additional information on Silterra or its services, please visit www.silterra.com.