Where is Silterra located?

Silterra is headquartered in Kulim, Malaysia.

How many employees does Silterra have?

As of Aug 31, 2026, the latest employee count at Silterra is 974.

Where does Silterra rank among its competitors?

Silterra ranks 10th amongst 31 active competitors, of which 4 are funded. It stands 10th in terms of total funding among its competitors. The most recent competitor to raise funding was GF, which secured $300M in Jul, 2026.

Who are the top competitors of Silterra?

Silterra's top competitors include Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing, GF and SMIC. Among them, GF secured the most recent funding round in July, 2026.

Silterra - 2026 Company Profile, Team, Funding & Competitors

Silterra is an acquired company based in Kulim (Malaysia), founded in 1995. It operates as a Wafer foundry and fabrication services. The company has 31 active competitors, including 4 funded and 10 that have exited. Its top competitors include companies like Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing, GF and SMIC.

Company Details

Silterra offers CMOS design and a broad range of fabrication processes for Integrated Chips (IC) in Advanced Logic, Mixed Signal & Radio Frequency and High Voltage applications. It provides foundry reference design flow,a design library for its process offerings to accelerate product development of its customers and collaborates with leading EDA vendors and IP design vendors to accelerate the design to manufacturing process. The company was founded as Wafer Technology and was renamed as Silterra in 1999.

Key Metrics

Founded Year

1995

Location

Kulim, Malaysia

Stage

Acquired

Investors

Khazanah Nasional Berhad

Ranked

10^th among 31 active competitors

Employee Count

974 as on Aug 31, 2026

Similar Companies

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing & 29 more

Exit Details

Acquired by DNeX (Mar 31, 2021)

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Silterra got acquired by DNeX and CGP Investment on Mar 31, 2021 at an acquisition amount of $*****.

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Silterra is a funded company. Silterra has 1 institutional investor.

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Silterra's employee count trend

Silterra has 974 employees as of Aug 26. Here is Silterra's employee count trend over the years:

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Top competitors of Silterra include Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing, GF and SMIC. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of Silterra, ranked by Tracxn score:

Rank	Company Details	Short Description	Total Funding	Investors	Tracxn Score
1st	Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing 1987, Taipei (Taiwan), Public	Semiconductor foundry	-	Benson Family Private Equity, B Capital Fund ... & 12 others	70/100
2nd	GF 2009, Saratoga Springs (United States), Public	Semiconductor contract manufacturing and design	-	Silver Lake, Benson Family Private Equity ... & 6 others	68/100
3rd	SMIC 2000, Pudong (China), Public	Provider of IC foundry and semiconductor manufacturing services	$751M	Vertex Ventures, Goldman Sachs & 25 others	68/100
4th	United Microelectronics 1980, Hsinchu (Taiwan), Public	Provider of semiconductor foundry services and integrated circuit fabrication	-	Industrial Technology Investment Corporation, CDIB Capital Group ... & 3 others	65/100
5th	Silex Microsystems 2000, Jarfalla (Sweden), Public	Provider of MEMS foundry services	$34.3M	CapMan, Northzone & 6 others	60/100
6th	X-FAB Semiconductor Foundries 1997, Tessenderlo (Belgium), Public	Analog/Mixed-Signal Semiconductor Foundry	-	Bundesministerium fur Wirtschaft und Klimaschutz, Herald Investment Management ... & 5 others	59/100
7th	Tata Electronics 2020, Mumbai (India), Unfunded	Provider of electronics manufacturing and fabrication, offering precision electronic components to various industries	-	-	55/100
8th	SJ Semiconductor 2014, Wuxi (China), Series D	Provider of semiconductor manufacturing and packaging services	$1.34B	Shang Qi Capital, Yuanhe Holdings & 26 others	55/100
9th	Huahong Semiconductor 1997, Shanghai (China), Public	Pure play foundry services	-	China Internet Investment Fund	50/100
10th	Silterra 1995, Kulim (Malaysia), Acquired	Wafer foundry and fabrication services	-	Khazanah Nasional Berhad	50/100