According to details released in the announcement, the floor space at the Malaysian bumping facility will be increased by 100 percent. Sources say that the equipment to help the expansion will be in place and available for use in September 2010.

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The company says that they overwhelming demand from customers for wafer bumping during the upsurge in the industry gives them the impetus to go in for such an expansion.