ViTrox Corporation Berhad (MYX: 0097) is a Malaysian technology company based in Penang, Malaysia,[4] specializing in design and development of machine vision and electronics.
The company is primarily focused on the automated vision inspection systems and equipment for the semiconductor, printed circuit board assemblies, and electronics communication industries.
[6] The company was founded in 2000 by Chu Jenn Weng and Steven Siaw Kok Tong, alumni of University Sains Malaysia from the 1990s.
[11] In 2011, the company relocated to its new facility, the ViTrox Innovation Centre (Phase 2),[13] and also unveiled the Tray-Based Vision Inspection Handler (TH1000i).
[14] In 2016, ViTrox entered into a memorandum of understanding with the Malaysia Productivity Corporation[15] and introduced V-ONE[13] The following year, the company established a joint venture partnership to create Penang Automation Cluster Sdn.
[13] n 2019, the company expanded its presence to the Penang Automation Cluster (PAC)[19] and opened offices in Germany and Shenzhen, China.
[17] In May 2021, the company revealed the acquisition of roughly 21.04 acres of land in Batu Kawan Industrial Park, Penang, as a component of its ten-year expansion master plan.
[30] During the awards ceremony on 12 January 2023, ViTrox’s President and Group CEO Chu Jenn Weng was named the EY Entrepreneur Of The Year 2022 Malaysia.