KUALA LUMPUR: EG Industries Bhd
is strengthening its relationship with United States-based research and development (R&D) and manufacturing firm Cambridge Industries Group (CIG).
The move is designed to drive the production of advanced high-speed optical signal transmitters and receivers for 5G wireless networks (optical modules) using the photonics and semiconductor technologies for the latter’s global customers. EG Industries, which is an electronic manufacturing services (EMS) provider, said it signed a letter of intent (LOI) with CIG for the transfer its 5G photonics modular technology to SMT Technologies Sdn Bhd, being its first technology transfer to South-East Asia.
EG Industries’ first involvement with CIG was in 2018, producing box-build or full-assembly of wireless and wired access routers and gateway products for the enterprise and residential markets.
With yesterday’s LOI, EG Industries would add 5G photonics modular products of transceivers to its portfolio, on top of expanding the current and new range of wireless and wired access routers gateway products.
CIG has a sales and marketing presence in Silicon Valley, and major R&D centres in Shanghai, China.
EG Industries said it would complement CIG’s manufacturing facilities in China, through its smart factory and smart systems set up in Sg Petani, Kedah.
EG Industries also intends to serve the expanding requirements of CIG and other customers via the upcoming second smart factory in Batu Kawan, Penang.
