 Founded in the 19th century, Bayan Lepas is now home to the Penang International Airport and an eponymous Free Industrial Zone, dubbed the "Silicon Valley of the East" due to its size.Various multinational electronic and engineering firms, including Bosch, Motorola, Dell, Intel and Hewlett-Packard, have set up factories and assembly plants within the town.According to urban legend, Bayan Lepas was founded in the late 19th century by a family from Sumatra.