Earlier in July, Intel announced plans to consolidate its chip packaging operations in Costa Rica with facilities in Vietnam and Malaysia amid operational challenges. However, facing surging demand for chip packaging, the company is now set to inject an additional RM860 million ($208 million) into M...

Southeast Asia is fast becoming a key semiconductor hub, particularly in advanced packaging, attracting major players to expand their regional footprint. Taiwan-based chip packaging giant ASE announced a strategic partnership with Analog Devices (ADI) on Oct. 21, signing a binding MoU to acquire ADI...

According to Bloomberg, Malaysia unveiled its own AI processor on Monday, as local designer SkyeChip introduced the MARS1000 at an industry association event. SkyeChip CEO Fong Swee Kiang said MARS1000 is the country's first smart IoT chip, which is developed on a 7-nanometer process, according t...

Malaysia’s trade ministry announced on Monday that the export, transshipment, and transit of high-performance AI chips of U.S. origin will now require a trade permit, effective immediately, according to Reuters. As Economic Daily News notes, Malaysia is a major hub for AI server production, raisin...

With Trump warning a couple of days ago that Malaysia could face a separate 25% tariff starting August 1, chipmakers in the country are hitting pause on investments as they await clarity on U.S. tariffs, according to Bloomberg. Citing remarks from Malaysia Semiconductor Industry Association presi...