ViTrox

ViTrox Technologies was established in 2000 in Penang by Chu Jenn Weng and Steven Siaw Kok Tong who studied together at University Sains Malaysia in the 1990s inside their bedroom garage. Chu had an inspiration of becoming an entrepreneur after visiting Hewlett Packard garage in USA. Therefore, after he had worked in a multinational corporation (MNC) for several years, he roped in Siaw as a business partner to handle the operations and marketing parts of business while Chu focus on the technical sides of the operations. As their business expanded, the business operations was moved from their bedroom garage to the Krystal Point, Bayan Baru. As the business continued to grow, business operations moved to several places.[3][4][6]

In 2006, ViTrox secure exclusive contracts with SRM, another Penang based MNC specializing in electric test handler for 10 years estimated to be worth of RM100 million.[7] During the financial crisis of 2007–2008, ViTrox Technologies purchased AXI and AOI business unit from Agilent as the former company decides to exit the business to focus on the electronic test. [8]

With the purchase of AXI and AOI from Agilent, ViTrox Technologies now have 4 different segments of business units which are system integrator and provider of high-speed machine vision inspection systems, automated optical inspection, X-Ray inspection and electronics communication systems to cater different kind of vision test for different segments of customer bases in semiconductor related industries worldwide. ViTrox key customers are in the back-end semi-conductor assembly and packaging industry as well as the electronics manufacturing and contract manufacturing industry. [9]

In 2013, ViTrox have an internal target of "555 strategy" which meant have the annual turnover of MYR500 million, have 500 employees by the end of 2015. But as the year 2015 is reaching near with the target is nowhere near the sights, Chu switched its plans to "Asia Expansion Strategy" whereby they are focusing in Asia regions naming China, Taiwan, Japan, Korea, Indonesia and the Philippines. [10][11]

ViTrox core products are divided into 4 categories:
(i) machine vision system (MVS) is used in the back-testing of semiconductor components, utilizing cameras and sensors to automatically detect dimensional/visual defects and surface markings by capturing images from different angles for computer analysis, performing various inspections such as mark and orientation assessment, pad and package inspection, lead/ball co-planarity examination, and mark/lead inspection within the tape.

(ii) automated optical inspection (AOI) identify defects that arise during the production of printed circuit boards (PCB), flexible printed circuit boards (FPC), and high density interconnect (HDI) substrates.

(iii) automated X-ray inspection (AXI) system, utilizes X-rays instead of optical cameras to provide a non-invasive inspection solution, enabling it to inspect hidden solder joints, component shields, and high-density server boards.

(iv) electronic communication system (ECS) utilizes X-rays instead of optical cameras to provide a non-invasive inspection solution, enabling it to inspect hidden solder joints, component shields, and high-density server boards.

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Currently, there are total of 8 offices branches across the globe.

• https://vitrox.com/
• https://vitrox.com/esg/
• Company Overview of ViTrox Corporation Berhad, bloomberg.com