EG KAH YEE JOINS SILTERRA AS NEW CEO AND MEMBER OF BOARD OF DIRECTORS 
 

Kulim, January 5, 2007 – Silterra Malaysia Sdn Bhd (Silterra), a leading semiconductor wafer foundry and strategic investment by Khazanah Nasional Berhad, has named Eg Kah Yee as its Chief Executive Officer (CEO) effective January 3, 2007, replacing the outgoing CEO, Bruce Gray. Kah Yee is also named as Executive Director of the Board of Directors.

Bruce Gray, who joined Silterra in June 2003 as Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, became CEO on July 1, 2005 and was instrumental in solidifying Silterra’s operational excellence to compete with other global players in the semiconductor wafer fabrication business. 

“The board of directors of Silterra would like to record its appreciation to Bruce for his outstanding leadership, commitment to the company, and depth of industry expertise that has helped build Silterra into a highly respected foundry partner for our key customers. We thank him for his past leadership, tireless contributions and achievements to Silterra, and we wish him success in his future endeavours,” said Jalaluddin Jarjis, Chairman of Silterra.

Prior to joining Silterra, Kah Yee - a proud Malaysian - founded Key ASIC, a leading ASIC/SoC (Application-Specific Integrated Circuit / System-on-a-chip) design company with special focus on consumer electronics and communications applications. He started Synopsys Asia Pacific where he was the General Manager of Asia Pacific region. He began his career as a research and development (R&D) Engineer in Silicon Valley and later moved to Asia. He has spent more than 15 years in the EDA (Electronic Design Automation)/IC Design/Semiconductor industry and has broad experience and understanding in the consumer electronics and communication market at the system level. In addition, Kah Yee has been active in the investment community. He has been working with leading venture capital companies investing in technology companies.

“We are pleased to have Eg Kah Yee on board to lead Silterra to the next phase of our growth. His experience and successful track record in the IC design and semiconductor industry will help Silterra further expand its customer base globally not just as a wafer foundry but a one-stop solutions semiconductor company,” he added. 

Jalaluddin Jarjis also highlighted that the Board of Directors and the Management team of Silterra have already put in place a well-defined strategic plan that will steer the company to meet the demands of the competitive global semiconductor market. 

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 San Jose (California) and Hsinchu (Taiwan). For additional information on SilTerra or its services, please visit www.silterra.com.