Sunshine Global Circuits Announces Acquisition of Vision Industries, Plans to Extend Manufacturing in SEA

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Sunshine Global Circuits (SGC) has announced the acquisition of Vision Industries in Penang, Malaysia. This acquisition is seen as an important step to extend Sunshine’s manufacturing capabilities into Southeast Asia and will enhance SGC's product offerings in microwave and RF circuit boards. The closing of this acquisition is subject to government and regulatory approval and is expected to be finalized in May 2023. 

The combination aims to establish Sunshine Global Circuits as a premier international PCB manufacturer after the establishment of Sunshine USA in 2011 and the acquisition of Sunshine Germany in 2013. Mark Zhang, President and Chairman of SGC stated, “This acquisition will allow Sunshine and Vision to integrate our capabilities and services to enable us to better serve our customers worldwide. This is a very exciting step for our Company and we wholeheartedly welcome the Vision employees to the Sunshine family. With this acquisition as the starting point, Sunshine will gradually increase its technology and production capability in Penang. We will add the HDI process, advanced automation, and quick turn prototyping to elevate the current capabilities while maintaining our high-mix, low-to-medium volume model. Sunshine will devote the necessary resources to scale the Penang facility to be the best manufacturer in Southeast Asia for Rigid and RF PCBs”

Vision Industries Sdn Bhd was Established in 1989 and is located in Penang, Malaysia. Vision is a privately-held manufacturer of printed circuit boards, with a particular focus on microwave and radio frequency PCBs. Applications include telecom, industrial, and commercial electronics with 60% sales to USA & Europe and 40% to local markets. Vision offers PCB solutions ranging from FR4 multilayers, high frequency, high power circuit boards, and a wide variety of ceramic-loaded, low Dk/Df, and PTFE materials.

Sunshine Global Circuits is a publicly-held manufacturer of quick-turn and advanced circuit boards such as HDI, Rigid-Flex, Heavy Copper, High Speed, ATE, and Metal Substrates. SGC serves a diversified customer base in industrial, medical, automotive, communications, and consumer electronics, and has a strong presence in Europe, North America, and Southeast Asia. SGC was established in Shenzhen in 2001 and is dedicated to continual innovation, green manufacturing, and providing exceptional value to the electronics industry.

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