Silicon Valley of the East

An employee of the automated test equipment designer and solutions provider Aemulus Holdings Berhad inspects a printed circuit board at a production facility in Penang, Malaysia, September 20, 2019/ Reuters
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Trade war rejuvenates 'Silicon Valley' firms in Malaysia

The plants are located in the coastal state of Penang, once called the “Silicon Valley of the East” for its massive 47-year-old electrical and electronics industry before it lost its shine to China