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38 PCB007 MAGAZINE I DECEMBER 2024 and Hong Kong are added 1 . It seems that de- risking makes sense, at least regarding China Plus One. South Asia Manufacturing Locations India really doesn't feature yet as an emerg- ing PCB manufacturer. AT&S is probably the largest manufacturer; most of the others are mostly involved in domestic aerospace and defense PCBs. Malaysia is best explained using three exam- ples of different approaches: • Austria-headquartered AT&S built a factory mainly to produce high-end IC substrates for high-performance processors. is approximately €1.7 billion plant has been open since the beginning of 2024, with the plan to start delivering high-end integrated circuit (IC) substrates for AMD's data cen- ter processors towards the end of 2024 2 . • U.S.-headquartered TTM started volume production in its new facility in April 2024, with production ramping up throughout the year. An investment of $200 million will assist its customers in commercial mar- kets such as networking/telecom, data cen- ter computing, medical, industrial, and instrumentation. Phase 2, a 25% capacity increase, is due to commence construction at year-end 3 . • A third example is China-headquartered Sun- shine Circuits. In 2023, it acquired the long- established Malaysian PCB manufacturer Vision Industries, and there has been huge capacity and technology expansion in 2024 4 . The Main Focus for New PCB Factories in Thailand ailand was not known in the past as a PCB manufacturing country. For many years, the only ai PCB shop known outside of ai- Figure 2: Thailand PCB Map. (Source: HNPCA)