# MKS Instruments breaks ground on super center factory in Penang, Malaysia

MKS Instruments celebrated the groundbreaking of its super center factory in Penang, Malaysia, on a 17-acre plot spanning 500,000 sq ft. The facility will create approximately 1,000 jobs, with the first phase scheduled for completion in the first half of 2026.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2024-10-24
- Where: Penang, Malaysia
- Jobs: 1,000
- Starts operating: Q3 2026
- Status: under construction
- Products: semiconductor equipment for wafer fabrication
- Sectors: [Semiconductors and Industrial Electronics](https://endata.com/sectors/semiconductors-electronics.md)

## Companies

- [MKS Instruments](https://endata.com/companies/9523.md)

## Sources

- [globenewswire.com](https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2024/10/24/2968404/16396/en/mks-instruments-breaks-ground-on-super-center-factory-in-malaysia.html), 2024-10-24: "This groundbreaking super center factory is a resounding affirmation of our government's commitment to expediting investors' projects with the able assistance of agencies like MIDA."
- [investor.mks.com](https://investor.mks.com/news-releases/news-release-details/mks-instruments-breaks-ground-super-center-factory-malaysia), 2024-10-24: "This groundbreaking super center factory is a resounding affirmation of our government's commitment to expediting investors' projects with the able assistance of agencies like MIDA."

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