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Silterra
Kulim, Kedah, Malaysia
Company Overview
- Headquarters
- Kulim, Kedah, Malaysia
- Ownership
- Private; Dagang NeXchange Bhd (DNeX, ~60%) and Beijing-based CGP Fund (~40%). Khazanah Nasional fully divested its stake in 2021
- Total Fabs
- 1 fab
- 200mm Fab Locations
- Kuching (200mm)
- Wafer Sizes Run
- 200mm
- Most Recent Revenue
- ~RM485M FY2024 (down ~13.5% YoY) from RM559.2M FY2023, as reported by parent DNeX
- Employees
- ~1,100+ per SilTerra corporate site (third-party trackers vary widely; treat as approximate)
- Major Segments
- Analog, RF, power, MEMS
- Long-Term Strategy
- Part of Malaysia's push to build an independent national foundry base
Process Technologies
No named process technologies recorded for this foundry yet.
Absence here means the process list has not been researched, not that the foundry offers none.
Technology Portfolio
- CMOS Min/Max Geometry
- 110nm-180nm (current advertised portfolio; the previously listed 1um floor is not part of SilTerra's current offering)
- CMOS Analog/RF/Mixed-Signal
- Yes
- CMOS Embedded Memory
- Limited
- CMOS HV, Automotive-Qualified
- Limited
- BCD Voltage Range
- Yes
- BCD LDMOS
- Yes
- BCD/SOI Isolation Option
- Limited
- SOI — PD-SOI
- No
- SOI — FD-SOI
- No
- SOI — RF-SOI
- Yes
- SOI — Photonics-Compatible
- No
- MEMS
- Yes
- Power — SiC
- No
- Power — GaN
- No
- Power — HV CMOS
- Yes
- Specialty — eNVM
- Limited
- Specialty — CIS
- No
- Specialty — Photonics
- No
- Specialty — Display Driver
- No
Manufacturing Capability
- Qualified 200mm Fabs
- 1 (Kuching)
- Multi-Site Technology Transfer
- N/A (single fab)
- Automotive Production Volume
- Limited
- IATF 16949
- Verify
- ISO 13485 (Medical)
- Verify
- ISO 9001
- Yes
- AS9100 (Aerospace)
- No
- Defense / Rad-Hard Experience
- None disclosed
- Export Restriction Status
- Not export-restricted
Capacity & Supply Chain
- Typical Quoted Lead Time (200mm)
- Verify
- Recent Utilization
- Verify
- Expansion Plans
- Verify
- Geographic Redundancy
- Low — single fab, single country
- Single-Site Concentration Risk
- High — single site
- Natural Disaster Exposure
- Low (Malaysia)
- Utility Risk (Power/Water)
- Low
Fabs & Geopolitical Risk
| Fab Site | Country | US Import Tariff | Considerations | Risk |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kulim Hi-Tech Park, Kedah | Malaysia | Not recorded | Same neutral Southeast Asia positioning as X-FAB's Malaysian site | Low |
Cost & Commercial
- MPW Shuttle Availability
- Limited
- Typical Mask Set Cost (Order of Magnitude)
- Verify
- Prototype/Engineering Wafer Pricing
- Not publicly listed
- Production Wafer Pricing Direction (2025–26)
- Verify
- Typical NRE Posture
- Volume-oriented
- Packaging/Test Partnerships
- Regional Southeast Asian OSAT partners
- Licensing / IP Fees
- Standard PDK/TLA licensing
Ecosystem
- Cadence
- Yes
- Synopsys
- Yes
- Siemens EDA (Calibre)
- Yes
- Notable IP Vendor Relationships
- Verify
- OSAT / Packaging Partners
- Regional Southeast Asian OSAT partners
- Design-Service Partners
- Limited
- University / Reference-Design Programs
- Limited
- Open-Source / Academic PDK
- No public open PDK
