Kuala Lumpur (VNA) – The Malaysian Government is pushing to transform its semiconductor industry from a long-established global assembly hub into an innovation-led sector anchored in technology ownership, intellectual property (IP) and high-value innovation.
Speaking at a seminar in Kuala Lumpur on July 13, Economy Minister Akmal Nasrullah Mohd Nasir said Malaysia's electrical and electronics (E&E) exports rose 39.7% year-on-year to 382.9 billion MYR (95.7 billion USD) in the first five months of 2026, or 48.2% of the country's total exports.
He cited the strategic partnership with British chip IP firm Arm as a key example. The tie-up gives Malaysian companies direct access to Arm’s IP platforms and advanced computing technologies, sharply shortening research and commercialisation timelines while lowering capital risk.
Arm has so far issued six technology access tokens to four Malaysian firms. The partnership also targets training 10,000 semiconductor professionals over the next four years.
Malaysia is now the world’s sixth-largest chip exporter and handles roughly 13% of global semiconductor assembly, testing and packaging outside China and Taiwan (China), he said./.
