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X-FAB strengthens position in semiconductor industry
By JACK WONG
KUCHING: Wafer foundry X-FAB Sarawak Sdn Bhd has obtained an international certification that allows it to develop and manufacture technologies for the automotive industry.
The company said it was awarded ISO/TS 16949:2002 certification by international standards body DQS GmbH last month.
"The certification meets the highest quality customer requirements. It also highlights X-FAB Sarawak's track record of continuous improvement, emphasising defects prevention and reduction of variation and waste throughout the entire supply chain," said the company in a press statement Tuesday.
The company is a subsidiary of X-FAB Silicon Foundries N.V, the world's leading foundry group for analogue/mixed-signal semiconductor applications.
Besides Sarawak, X-FAB Silicon Foundries owns wafer production facilities in Germany and the United States.
X-FAB Sarawak chief financial officer Stephen Chin said the certification marked another milestone for the company, which had received strong demand for its technologies and products from customers worldwide.
"The automotive business is a rigorous industry. With close integration and harmonisation of our quality systems across five global manufacturing sites, we hope to further strengthen our position as the world's leading independent analogue/mixed signal foundry.
"Given our diverse geographical coverage of customers, we will continue to offer high performance technologies with a wider range of product offering for companies around the world," added Chin.
The X-FAB group recorded sales of US$186.2mil (RM633mil) for the first six months of this year, a jump of 69% from the same period last year.
The growth in sales was attributed to a higher demand for the group's technologies and services as well as its expansion in Sarawak and Dresden, Germany.
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