Chipmaker Melexis bets on Malaysia's 'neutrality' to power China growth

Building parallel supply chains in China and Malaysia to hedge geopolitical risk

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 Melexis opened its largest wafer testing site worldwide in Kuching, in the east Malaysian state of Sarawak, covering around 4,500 sq. meters. (Photo courtesy of Melexis)

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KUALA LUMPUR -- Belgian chipmaker Melexis is leveraging its production capacity in "neutral" Malaysia to navigate the geopolitical headwinds buffeting the global semiconductor industry, with an eye toward sharpening its China strategy.

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