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A Shot In The ARM For Malaysia's Semiconductor Industry?

Farlina Said, Fellow, ISIS Malaysia

11-Mar-25 08:30

A Shot In The ARM For Malaysia's Semiconductor Industry?

Last week, the Malaysian government unveiled that it had signed a deal with British chip giant Arm Holdings, allowing us to acquire the company’s chip design plans. Economy Minister Datuk Seri Rafizi Ramli said that the agreement aims to accelerate the development of our own home-grown chips and strengthen Malaysia’s position in the global semiconductor space. Farlina Said, a Fellow at ISIS Malaysia, will join us to discuss what needs to be in place to fully capitalise on this government subsidy for chip design.

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Produced by: Natalie Tan

Presented by: Shazana Mokhtar, Philip See, Aisalli Ayub


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Categories:  technology,  economy,  Corporates,  investments

Tags:  semiconductor,  arm holdings,  chipmakers,  malaysia,  government subsidies, 


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