Infineon’s wafer fabrication facility in Kulim High Tech Park, Kedah, is its first wafer fab in Asia and presently employs 2100 staff. The Kulim plant has added a building-shell which can include a new 12,000 square meter fab facility with the potential to double production capacity. With Fab 2, Infineon Kulim is positioned as the manufacturing competence centre of semiconductors focusing on the efficient use of electric energy and the electrification of automobile for improved performance and safety as well reduced carbon emission.
Infineon Technologies Kulim Sdn Bhd (679693-W) implemented advanced manufacturing concepts such as radio frequency lot tracking system – a total paperless concept; Zero Defect Culture which strongly focus on “do it right the first time” with no rework; and a Green Concept fulfilling environmental requirements on its products and the industries of its customers. Other accolades include ISO 14001:2004 and OSHAS 18001:2007 certifications.
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