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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 SiteCountryUS Import TariffConsiderationsRisk
Kulim Hi-Tech Park, KedahMalaysiaNot recordedSame neutral Southeast Asia positioning as X-FAB's Malaysian siteLow

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