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22 Oct 2026, 8:09 PM	Digital News Asia	4.0	ViTrox's RM89mil R&D investment delivers 20 new products as revenue hits RM1bil on trailing 12-month basis Penang-based semiconductor inspection equipment maker ViTrox spent RM89.2mil on R&D in FY2025—10.6% of revenue, up from RM54.8mil/9.9%—and launched 20 new products against an internal target of 10. Those new products contributed 22.8% of FY2025 revenue, about RM192mil of RM843.1mil, while trailing-12-month revenue reached RM1bil; ViTrox expects to budget more than RM100mil for R&D in 2026 and reported 40 active patents at end-2025. Why: For Malaysian hardware/deep-tech founders, the useful benchmark is the disclosed ratio—10.6% of revenue on R&D and 22.8% of revenue from new products—not the headline product count, because the article does not break out revenue from products launched specifically in 2025. Decide whether to track new-product revenue share in your own startup instead of only counting releases. malaysia-tech semiconductors hardware rnd

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22 Oct 2026, 8:09 PM

Digital News Asia

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ViTrox's RM89mil R&D investment delivers 20 new products as revenue hits RM1bil on trailing 12-month basis

Penang-based semiconductor inspection equipment maker ViTrox spent RM89.2mil on R&D in FY2025—10.6% of revenue, up from RM54.8mil/9.9%—and launched 20 new products against an internal target of 10. Those new products contributed 22.8% of FY2025 revenue, about RM192mil of RM843.1mil, while trailing-12-month revenue reached RM1bil; ViTrox expects to budget more than RM100mil for R&D in 2026 and reported 40 active patents at end-2025.

Why: For Malaysian hardware/deep-tech founders, the useful benchmark is the disclosed ratio—10.6% of revenue on R&D and 22.8% of revenue from new products—not the headline product count, because the article does not break out revenue from products launched specifically in 2025. Decide whether to track new-product revenue share in your own startup instead of only counting releases.