Ready for Southeast Asia

Southeast Asia is emerging as the future global hub for PCB expansion. A highly skilled workforce with competitive labor costs and a favorable business environment make countries such as Vietnam, Thailand, and Malaysia an attractive region for manufacturing expansion.

MKS Is Here and Ready To Empower Your Southeast Asia Expansion
Let's Power The Future Of The Interconnect

(This is part one in a series of posts discussing the expected growth in Southeast Asia PCB manufacturing and how MKS is dedicated to supporting our partners to push the boundaries of possibility.)

May 23, 2024

Proximity to key markets and access to diversified supply chain options provide PCB manufacturers with an efficient way to reduce the risk of over-reliance on a single manufacturing region and the opportunity to shift portions of their PCB manufacturing to this expanding region.

Cutting-edge PCB facilities in Southeast Asia are expected to produce innovative components and shift production expertise from standard to more advanced PCB manufacturing, with a focus on flex, high layer count and 5G PCBs, as well as IC substrate manufacturing. As new manufacturing facilities are built, our customers have the opportunity to build the PCB factory of the future. A factory built to accommodate advanced pcb processing capability from laminate pre-treatment to smaller, lighter, and more efficient via laser drilling, laser post- treatment, electroless metallization and electrolytic via filling systems. Reduced energy costs, reduced system footprint and service costs, reduced chemical usage, and reduced waste will all lower the cost per panel. More efficient, accurate and powerful wet chemical processes and production systems will result in higher yields. Combining these benefits with the MKS’ Optimize the Interconnect(SM) platform, which delivers an integration solution from plating to drilling, gives new facilities in Southeast Asia the competitive edge for future high-volume manufacturing.

With this in mind, MKS' investment in innovation will enable our customers to produce the latest PCB designs in the most challenging materials and innovative applications in the factories of the future. Together, we will push the boundaries of what is possible in Southeast Asia.

If you have questions about the Southeast Asia PCB expansion or the solutions MKS provides for the PCB manufacturing market, please email us. esi.info@mksinst.com or info@atotech.com.

Stay tuned for our second post on how the network of MKS technology centers drives service and support for our partners to Optimize the Interconnect. Or sign up to receive our newsletter for the latest PCB via drilling insights.