Chip maker to double capacity

Helping the SMEs: Malaysia Productivity Corp director-general Datuk Mohd Razali Hussain exchanging documents with Vitrox chief operating officer Lim Wei Yee after the signing ceremony. Witnessing the event are Ong (second from left) and Vitrox president and CEO Chu Jenn Weng. The collaboration will provide management assistance to small and medium-sized enterprises.

GEORGE TOWN: Penang TF-AMD Microelectronics Sdn Bhd, a chip maker for game consoles, will expand its capacity by 50% to 100% over the next two years.

Tong Fu Microelectronics (TFME) chairman Shi Mingda said that more than US$20mil had been invested in the facility in Bayan Lepas this year. “We are here to stay in Penang as the state has a good eco-system to support the electronic and semiconductor industry,” Shi told a press conference following ceremony to unveil a new brandname TF-AMD.