Friday, December 13, marked a historic day for EDA Industries. In the presence of the Malaysia Government Authorities, Customers, Suppliers, Shareholders and Partners, we opened a new plant of more than 5000 sqm in the Jasin Industrial area (Melaka), which replaces the one operating since 2017 in Tangkak, that was no more enough to support the growth in Malaysia. Moreover this new plant is EDA Property.

The facility was officially inaugurated by the Chief Minister of Melaka, YAB Datuk Seri Utama Ab Rauf bin Yusoh, who affirmed: «We are very proud that EDA Industries has chosen Jasin as its centre of operations in Malaysia. With the establishment of this plant, EDA has become the largest Italian investor in Melaka, and we are sure that it will continue to bring prestige to the country thanks to its advanced technology and continuous innovation».

During his opening speech, Fortunato Palella, EDA Group Founder and President, highlighted Melaka's strategic position as an ideal investment destination, and presented the growth and achievements of EDA Industries over the 30 years.

«The opening of this new site in Malaysia represents an extraordinary milestone - said Fortunato Palella - The plant will be strategic in increasing our production capacity of Burn-in systems, ensuring Burn-in and Reliability Services, as well as in establishing an innovative and technologically advanced Design & R&D Centre. We would like to sincerely thank once again the Chief Minister of Melaka, MIDA and all the other Malaysian Government Authorities for their participation in the inauguration, and especially for their great support to transform an ambitious project into reality. At the same time, we thank our Customers, Suppliers and Partners for their meaningful trust in our expertise».

This unforgettable event also confirmed our commitment to consolidate and expand our presence in Malaysia: «My first trip in the country - continued Palella - was about 25 years ago when, after the foundation of EDA, we installed our first Burn-in system in Muar. Since then, I have been to Malaysia many times and I had the opportunity to observe the continuous changes that have led it to be today an important nation, technologically advanced, with great culture and profound hospitality. It is also for these reasons - concludes - that we are convinced this new plant will enable to meet EDA's growth strategy, which will lead to increasing the current staff from 30 skilled employees to over 100 in the next 3 years. Furthermore, we estimate that the current turnover of 1.5 million euros could exceed more than 5 million in the same period of time». 

Watch here the official video of the event

As part of the 15th edition of the Festival of Diplomacy, last Thursday, October 24, the EDA Group Founder and President Fortunato Palella had the honor of participating as a speaker in the important event "Malaysia's Semiconductor Industry: Growth and Economic Potential", organized at its headquarters by the Embassy of Malaysia in Rome, in collaboration with the Malaysian Investment Development Authority (MIDA) and the Malaysia External Trade Development Corporation (MATRADE).

During the initiative, we had the pleasure of presenting our company, its business plans, and especially its significant investments in Malaysia, where at the end of the year we will open a new plant of about 5000 sqm that will be essential to increase our production capacity. This site will be located in Jasin (Melaka) and will replace the actual one currently operating in Tangkak.

«We are really proud to have illustrated our ambitious projects in Malaysia within such a prestigious event - says Fortunato Palella - Once again we want to thank the Malaysian Ministry of Investment, Trade and Industry, MIDA and the Embassy of Malaysia to Italy for their great support in relation to our operations in the country. We are convinced that this synergy is the key not only to consolidate our presence in this territory, but also to plan relevant investments in the future».

In dialogue with Palella, there were Khairul Azlan (Deputy Director - MIDA Milan), Ravidran Manogaran (Trade Consul - MATRADE Milan), Bernard Lim (Chair - Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers - Malaysia Section), J.Philip Vincent (Director & Founder - GSH Precision Technology) and Stefano Da Empoli (President of I-Com). The meeting was moderated by the Ambassador of Malaysia to Italy Dato' Zahid Rastam.

On Thursday, October 24, we had the great pleasure of meeting with students of the University of Perugia to introduce the company and above all the main job opportunities.

The event, organized in the Department of Engineering thanks to the valuable collaboration of Professors Fabrizio Frescura and Daniele Passeri, was attended by undergraduates of the Master's Degree in Electronic Engineering, representing an excellent occasion to connect the corporate world with the university one.

Participants for EDA were the General Manager Luca Lillacci, the Technical Director Alessandro Polpetta, the R&D Software Manager Marco Biccari and the R&D Software Engineer Elisa Andreani.

«On behalf of all EDA, I would like to thank the University of Perugia and Professors Frescura and Passeri for the excellent organization and the warm welcome - affirms Luca Lillacci - We believe that this event has been very useful to share the activities of EDA Industries and especially to approach young talents. The active participation and interest shown by the students were really encouraging and we are sure that this kind of appointment can further strengthen the synergy between academia and our business reality».

We are pleased to share the impressive results achieved in the financial year 2023, where EDA Group reached a record revenue of 44.5 MUSD.

In the period from July 2023 to July 2024, EDA Group also registered a total of 52.4 MUSD, setting a new benchmark for the company and reaffirming the strength of its vision and strategy.

This success is due to two major factors:

- Continuous challenges in the SiC and GaN markets, where demand for innovative solutions has been rising. These challenges drive EDA to constantly innovate, and in the near future, the company is set to introduce new groundbreaking solutions tailored to these markets.

- Entrepreneurial foresight and long-term vision, which are deeply ingrained in EDA's core values. This approach has enabled the company to anticipate market trends and remain ahead of the curve, not only in the semiconductor industry but also in expanding into adjacent business sectors.

Additionally, sustainability has become a core principle in EDA's business conduct. The company is committed to aligning its growth and innovations with sustainable practices, ensuring a responsible approach to both its customers and the environment.

Luca Lillacci, General Manager and overseeing EDA Group Operations, affirms: «These results reflect the relentless effort and dedication of our entire organization. The challenges we face, particularly in the SiC and GaN sectors, push us to continuously innovate, and sustainability plays a key role in everything we do. We are confident that the work we are doing today, especially in expanding into adjacent markets, will deliver new successes in the same way we have thrived in the semiconductor industry. Our journey is ongoing, and we are excited about the opportunities that lie ahead».

Together, the EDA team looks forward to achieving new milestones as it continues to drive innovation and excellence.

Also Forbes Italia writes about the work in progress for the new site of EDA Industries in Catania, scheduled for completion in the first months of 2025.

Piera Anna Franini tells about it in an article focused on the rebirth of the "Etna Valley", within which our company is building a 2500 sqm office for Application Engineering and Burn-in Service activities.

The first floor of the plant will be completely dedicated to the electronic laboratory, while the second will host design offices and meeting rooms.

Here the full news: https://forbes.it/2024/08/20/rinascita-etna-valley-polo-semiconduttori-catania/

STAr Technologies, Inc. ("STAr") and EDA Industries ("EDA") are pleased to announce a mutually strategic business expansion partnership. Combining product scopes and sales networks, this agreement will lead STAr and EDA's growth in the global semiconductor testing market at the highest level.

With technologies and applications continuously driving the increase in the demands of ICs, semiconductor players face growing challenges especially in production management and must guarantee overall device cost reduction as well as adequate quality and yield.
In this scenario, STAr and EDA have decided to strengthen their business cooperation relationship to meet the ever-increasing requirements of the semiconductor industry. STAr will be a sales representative of EDA products and services in the global market, in particular U.S.A, Japan, South Korea and Taiwan. Meanwhile, EDA will support STAr in EU markets (in particular Italy) and Morocco. The complete sales and service network will significantly benefit industry customers.

EDA, established in 1993 in Italy, is a dynamic and experienced international company, providing Turn-Key Solutions and Services for Reliability, Burn-in and Testing of Semiconductor Devices, both at Wafer and Package Level. Recently EDA is investing on Testing solutions also for Power Modules.

STAr Technologies, founded in 2000 in Hsinchu of Taiwan, is a supplier of semiconductor test total solutions and provides test systems, software, consumables and services to semiconductor and optical industry companies. Its expertise extends across parametric E-test, WLR & PLR.

Dr. Fortunato Palella, Founder of EDA Industries, commented: "We are glad to announce this important partnership with STAr Technologies. Thanks to this agreement and the integration of sales and marketing strategy, our business will be on a new scale, allowing us to increase our coverage of the global semiconductor market, as well as to highlight our deep industry knowledge and expertise".

Dr. Choon-Leong Lou, CEO & CTO of STAr Technologies, said: "Testing is a critical process to semiconductor manufacturing and value demonstrated for ICs. We look forward to the year ahead with EDA as partnership promises sales and service cooperation and provide customers the complementary test solutions in the future".

Work in progress for the new EDA Catania building, which is expected to be completed by the end of September 2024.

From October, our colleagues in Sicily will benefit from a modern 2500 sqm facility, consisting of two floors: the first will be completely dedicated to the electronic laboratory and should be ready as early as June, while the second will host design offices and meeting rooms.

The plant, principally focused on Application Engineering and Burn-in Service, will be located in a strategic area since it will be only 700 meters from the site of our important customer.

«EDA Industries is experiencing a phase of big growth and so aims to address even more the requirements of the semiconductor market – says EDA Catania Director, Ivano Redigolo – The new building in Catania, together with the further plant in Malaysia and the planned extension of Rieti and Terni offices, will be strategical to consolidate our leading position in the production of Reliability, Burn-in and Environmental systems for semiconductor devices, used in particular in the automotive sector and in the segment of SiC & GaN technologies».

Last March 4, we have met students of I.I.S "Celestino Rosatelli" in Rieti to present our company and above all our main job opportunities.

The event, organized in collaboration with Federlazio Rieti and the school, involved girls and boys attending the third and fourth year of "Electronics and Electrotechnics", "Mechanics, Mechatronics and Energy" and "Maintenance and Technical Assistance" study paths, representing an important opportunity to bring the corporate world closer to the school one.

After an initial presentation of the day made by Matteo Di Mario (Communication and Marketing Specialist), our Sales Director Emiliano Polpetta introduced the students to the main information about the company, which has offices in several countries around the world, and then illustrated some basics on Burn-in and Semiconductor Testing.

Next, Andrea Boncio, Industrialization Manager, focused the attention on the main features of the ETNA system, one of our top products whose performances, dimensions and functionality were analyzed.

Finally, it was the turn of Roberta Stocco, Human Resources Manager, who explained job opportunities in EDA through a constant interaction with students.

We are happy to have participated in this meeting with the students of I.I.S.Rosatelli. We strongly believe in the importance of a continuous discussion with new generations and for this we thank Federlazio Rieti, in particular its Director Mauro Giovannelli and President Alberto Cavallari, the School Director, Professor Beatrice Tempesta, Professors Gianfranco Sampalmieri and Cristina Chiani, as well as all the other teachers involved in this moment of insight that we hope will be repeated in the future.

We are glad to announce that we have recently participated in an important business meeting organized in Milan by the Malaysian Investment Development Authority (MIDA). This session also hosted the Malaysian Minister of Investment, Trade and Industry, YB Senator Tengku Zafrul Aziz, the Malaysian Ambassador to Italy, H.E. Zahid Rastam, as well as MIDA Top Management, guided by CEO Datuk Wira Arham Abdul Rahman.

During the event, we had the honor to present our company and our significant investments in Malaysia, sharing our industrial plans to ensure new business and collaboration. In particular, we focused the attention on the acquisition of a new plant in Jasin (Melaka) of about 5.000 sqm which should be officially operative by Q2 2024.

«This ambitious project - says Fortunato Palella, CEO of EDA Asia - has been activated since last year to increase production capability of latest model of EDA Burn-in chambers in Malaysia and to better satisfy the relevant Automotive market demand for test equipment, which will be particularly used for the growing electric vehicles segment. The large request for EDA Industries equipment is the result of the considerable investments that, during the last years, we have made on new SiC and GaN technologies. For this, the new plant in Jasin will be strategical to support EDA growth, being useful to set Reliability and Burn-in Service support, as well as to establish an R&D Center in Malaysia».

We are really pleased for this opportunity to meet at one time the Minister of Investment, Trade and Industry, the Malaysian Ambassador to Italy and MIDA top management, that we thank from the bottom of our hearts for the great hospitality and much more for the great support given to EDA in relation to our investments and operations in Malaysia. Also in the future, EDA Industries will continue to cooperate with MIDA and Government Authorities to consolidate actual industrial projects and to ensure further investments and a meaningful presence in Malaysia.

EDA Industries, an engineering company leader in the production of Burn-in and Test Equipment for the semiconductor industry, has recently participated in two important events of its sector held in Italy: the International Semiconductor Executive Summits (ISES) EU Power and the International Conference on Silicon Carbide and Related Materials (ICSCRM 2023).

The first one, planned on 14 and 15 September in Stresa, aimed to bring together power semiconductor professionals from all over the world, offering opportunities to learn from and engage with industry leaders. The other one, organized in Sorrento from September 17 to 22 and focused on WBG semiconductor devices, had the will to share and discuss the most recent achievements and roadmap trends with important players in the industrial, academic and public fields.

The EDA Breakthrough Solution for SiC and GaN presented at ISES EU Power

During the first day of the ISES EU Power, Luca Lillacci, General Manager of EDA Industries, presented "The EDA Breakthrough Solution for SiC and GaN Front-End and Back-End", highlighting that the growth of WBG devices in the semiconductor market has pushed his company to new challenges. «EDA Industries – said Lillacci – has decided to use its experience in the WBG Back-End environment extending the same approach also to the Front-End. The result has been a unique solution for both environments, composed of the products SocrATE and ETNA and provided by advanced data analysis software tools and innovative automation processes».

A great satisfaction for the company, founded in 1993 in Italy and expanded in 1998 in Asia to address even more the requirements of the international semiconductor market. «Our objective is to become one of the leading companies in Burn-in and Testing of Single devices and Power modules based on SiC and GaN technologies – continued Lillacci – and so for us, it is important to join events that involve eminent personalities in the world of WBG technologies. ISES EU Power and ICSCRM 2023 in Sorrento have certainly represented two real occasions to exchange suggestions and ideas».

EDA Industries – profile of the company

EDA Industries has its headquarter in Rieti and over the years has opened offices in Terni and Catania, as well as in the Philippines, Singapore, Malaysia, China, and Morocco.

EDA Industries has installed more than 500 systems in 25 countries, providing a full turn-key solution for Testing, Burn-In, and Reliability Tests:

- Wafer Level Burn-in Solution for SiC and GaN

- Burn-in & Test Equipment for SiC, GaN, Mixed Signal and Digital Application

- Burn-in Chambers

- Environmental Stress Systems

- Burn-in Boards

- Application and Engineering support

- Automated Solution for Burn-in process

- Burn-in & Reliability Service

With a strong focus on the Automotive market and the evolution of its SocrATE WLBI and ETNA Equipment, EDA's principal strategic objective is to strengthen and confirm its leadership in Burn-in & Testing both in Front-End and Back-End, furnishing a unique Testing Platform for WBG devices.

Read the press release on Power Electronics News: https://www.powerelectronicsnews.com/eda-industries-after-the-participation-at-ises-eu-power-and-icscrm-2023-occasions-to-exchange-suggestions-and-ideas/