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On May 1, 1975, Intel’s assembly plant at Penang, Malaysia, was destroyed in a fire. The plant was closed at the time and no one was hurt, but rebuilding the facility while keeping production on track would present Intel with a daunting challenge.
In 1972, Intel launched its first production facility outside the United States, a five-acre assembly site in Penang, Malaysia. The facility proved a quick success: by 1975, Intel Penang employed about 1,000 people and had become a crucial part of the company’s manufacturing chain.
Intel opened its first international manufacturing facility in 1972, in Malaysia, which would host multiple Intel operations, before opening assembly facilities and semiconductor plants in Singapore and Jerusalem in the early 1980s, and manufacturing and development centers in China, India, and Costa Rica in the 1990s. [68]
22 Σεπ 2023 · During the 1970s, intense competition among major semiconductor firms, predominantly from the U.S. and Japan, led to the relocation of their assembly plants to countries with lower labor costs. For instance, Intel initiated its first offshore assembly plant in Penang, Malaysia in 1972.
28 Σεπ 2023 · In 1972, Intel opened a 5-acre assembly plant in Penang, the trading hub close to Malaysia’s northern tip. The assembly plant employed nearly a thousand people and soon became crucial to Intel’s semiconductor supply chain. By 1975, it accounted for more than half of Intel’s assembly capacity.
Intel has a strong presence in Malaysia, investing over US$5 billion since 1972 and employing over 15,000 people. The chip giant has earmarked another US$7 billion for the next ten years, mainly to increase the size of its operations in Penang and Kulim, Kedah.
8 Οκτ 2024 · Intel Penang In early 1972, a consultant persuaded Intel founding member Andy Grove to consider the ideal location for Intel's first offshore assembly operation: Penang, Malaysia.
