Vitrox Technologies

ViTrox Technologies
Public
Industry Machine Vision OEM
Electronics
Founded 2000
Founder J.W Chu
K.T Siaw
S.H Yeoh
Headquarters Bayan Lepas, Malaysia
Area served
 Worldwide
Products Machine Vision, Automated X-ray inspection, Automated optical inspection
Revenue Decrease RM88.85 million (2012)[1]
Profit Decrease RM35.2 million (2011)
Number of employees
 288 (March 2014) [2]
Website ViTrox

ViTrox Technologies is a Penang, Malaysia based company that specializes in designing and developing automated vision inspection system and equipment testers for the semiconductor and electronic packaging industries as well as electronic communications equipment. The name ViTrox reflects the core business of the company which is machine vision and electronics. [3] [4]

History

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 1990's inside their bedroom garage . Chu JW had an inspiration of becoming an entrepreneur after visiting Hewlett Packard garage in USA. Therefore, after he had worked in a multi national company for several years, he roped in Steven Siaw Kok Tong as a business partner to handle the operations and marketing parts of business meanwhile Chu Jenn Weng 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] [5]

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 to provide the machine vision solutions.[6] During 2008 economic crisis, ViTrox Technologies purchases AXI and AOI business unit from Agilent as the former company decides to exit the business to focus on the electronic test. [7]

With the purchase of AXI and AOI from Agilent, ViTrox Technologies now have 4 different segments of business units which are system integrator and solutions 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. [8]

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 Jenn Weng switching its plan to "Asia Expansion Strategy" whereby they are focusing in Asia regions naming China, Taiwan, Japan, Korea, Indonesia and Philippines. [9][10]

Business unit

ViTrox is specialized in machine vision system (MVS), automated optical inspection (AOI), and automated X-ray inspection (AXI) system.

MVS (Machine Vision Solution)

The MVS business unit provides solution for 2D, 3D5S and 3D lead, pad and ball inspection system, mark inspection system, package inspection system and orientation inspection system. [11]

AOI (Automated Optical Inspection)

The AOI business unit provide solutions for PCB board inspections which can inspect post-flow, pre-flow, solder joint defects and as well as matching the components placement location and orientation to the golden template. It has the patent pending profilometry technology which can measures 3D features of the solder paste.

AXI (Advance X-Ray Inspection)

The AXI business unit provide solution for AXI test system for PCBA assembly line. It uses X-Ray to inspect the features of the PCBA products for any hidden defects in double sided panels. [12]

ViE (Electronic Communication System)

ViE is one of the earliest subsidiaries of ViTrox that designs and manufactured its own electronic communication system to complement itself to the main machine vision integration into the customer's machine. [13]

Facion (Apps Development)

The recently established business unit, Facion recently released a non - contact cardiac measuring app for Android, iOS and Windows 8 which are using photoplethysmography algorithm. [14]

Office Locations

Currently, there are 6 offices branches located from all over the globe

References

  1. ↑ "ViTrox eyes mass targets". Fortune. Oct 2013. Retrieved 14 Sep 2013.
  2. ↑ http://www.mida.gov.my/env3/uploads/events/SemiconSg2014/7-ViTrox.pdf
  3. 1 2 "ViTrox – homegrown high-tech firm". The Star. Penang, Malaysia. 27 Oct 2012. Retrieved 24 Jan 2014.
  4. 1 2 http://www.theedgemalaysia.com/business-news/246877-vitrox-eyes-maas-targets-rm500m-market-cap.html
  5. ↑ "Vitrox has avision to go far". Fortune. March 2011. Retrieved 14 Sep 2013.
  6. ↑ "ViTrox Secures 10-Year Contract Worth RM100 Million". 12 Dec 2006. Retrieved 2 Feb 2014.
  7. ↑ "ViTrox Corp Warrants Closer Inspection" (PDF). 31 Oct 2013. Retrieved 25 Jan 2013.
  8. ↑ "ViTrox Corp Berhad Company Description". 13 Jan 2010. Retrieved 24 Jan 2014.
  9. ↑ "Stretch Targets Are Par For The Course". 28 April 2014. Retrieved 1 April 2015.
  10. ↑ "ViTrox to focus on Asia Expansion Plan". 2 June 2014. Retrieved 1 April 2015.
  11. ↑ "ViTrox Corp Berhad Leveraging on Cost Competitive" (PDF). 30 August 2005. Retrieved 24 Jan 2014.
  12. ↑ "ViTrox eyes M&As, targets RM500m market cap". 22 Jul 2013. Retrieved 26 Jan 2014.
  13. ↑ "Corporate Presentation-ViTrox" (PDF). 2 June 2014. Retrieved 1 April 2015.
  14. ↑ "What's My Heart Rate FAQ". 25 Feb 2011. Retrieved 24 Jan 2014.
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