Penang, 8th (Reporter) – Minister of Digital Communications, Gobind Singh, pointed out that Malaysia will be introducing domestically manufactured artificial intelligence (AI) chips in the next two to three months.

He made this statement after attending the launch ceremony of the Malaysia Semiconductor Industry Association (MSIA) AI Hub, AI Nexus (MAIN), on Saturday, where he spoke to the press. He stated that AI has an impact on all sectors, including the semiconductor industry. The department had discussions with the industry today, mainly to help them transition towards artificial intelligence.

He said that Malaysia’s AI Hub will focus on several semiconductor industries and start discussions about the basic needs of the semiconductor industry for artificial intelligence.

“We can see from this discussion that they have already started producing their own AI chips.”

He is confident, as envisioned by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar, that Malaysia-made AI chips will be launched within the next two to three months.

The Chairman of the Malaysia Semiconductor Industry Association (MSIA), Datuk Seri Wong Siew Tai, expressed hope that the announcement of domestically manufactured AI chips, particularly those designed in Penang, will be made later this year.

In response, the Co-Chairman of the Malaysia AI Hub, Chong Wen Cheng, mentioned that they are about to launch domestically designed and manufactured AI chips and revealed that they have already identified their first user, the Tech Dome in Penang.

On the other hand, Gobind Singh emphasized in his earlier speech that domestic semiconductor companies must make artificial intelligence a core business strategy, maintain Malaysia's global leadership in the semiconductor industry through technological innovation, and urged the industry to nurture local AI leaders to build a strong domestic AI ecosystem.

“To become a global AI-driven semiconductor hub, we must not only apply AI technology but also create technology.”

He said that this is a critical moment for Malaysian semiconductor companies to lead AI-driven innovation and must develop AI chip solutions that meet industry needs to enhance the country's global competitiveness.

Additionally, he proposed three key strategies: (1) Assist local semiconductor companies in expanding into emerging markets such as Brazil and India through the Global Acceleration and Innovation Network (GAIN) program by the Malaysia Digital Economy Corporation (MDEC); (2) Support local and multinational proof-of-concept projects through the Global Testbed Program; (3) Bring in cross-sector AI enterprises and technological capabilities to strengthen the MAIN platform.

He added that the Malaysian government is committed to supporting the digital transformation of enterprises and established the National Artificial Intelligence Office (NAIO) in December last year as the central agency to drive the country’s AI agenda. The establishment of NAIO aims to provide necessary support, resources, and guidance to help the semiconductor industry effectively utilize AI.

He stated that with the launch of MAIN, it marks an important milestone for Malaysia’s semiconductor and AI industries, providing a collaborative platform for semiconductor manufacturers, design companies, and ecosystem participants to integrate AI into their operations and research.

He also called on semiconductor companies, AI developers, research institutions, and policymakers to deepen their collaboration and jointly respond to the global transformation of the semiconductor industry.

Furthermore, Wong Siew Tai stated that artificial intelligence (AI) is no longer a concept for the future, but a reality today. How Malaysia accepts and applies AI will determine the country's position in global industrial competition.

He said that the Malaysia Semiconductor Industry Association (MSIA) AI Hub, AI Nexus (MAIN), will operate around three core objectives: AI innovation and research, AI technology application, and industry networking and collaboration. These key objectives are highly aligned with the needs and opportunities of the semiconductor industry.

“MAIN is not just an initiative, but a vision that requires action.”

He urged all members of the semiconductor industry to actively seize this opportunity, lead by example, and demonstrate how AI can drive innovation, growth, and sustainable development, making Malaysia's semiconductor industry more competitive.

Among the attendees were the Chairman of Penang's Committee on Basic Infrastructure, Transportation, and Digital Affairs, Zairil Khir Johari.

This post has been edited by premier239: Mar 8 2025, 05:20 PM

Intel not made in MY?????

percaya jangan

made?...you mean "rebadge"?...

here fame for that....rebadge, facelift

dont think Malaysia has any fab plant.

Silterra in Kedah is pretty outdated to produce AI chip.

Habis lah Nvidia. Stock price going to Lao sai on Monday liao. Menteri madanee sembang boleh ke bulan. To the moon

good things we support

oredi lao sai since Trump threats to everyone

oh...i thought ahmad maslan gonna fry up some chips in honor of PM AI

Poor Anwar Ibrahim so chip

Its Proton all over again

The finale will be "sell" to tongsan 49.9:50.1 kito pegang

but not AI chip.

made in Malaysia??? Malaysia got TSMC ah? or they gonna make it in Silterra? lmao

US and China shit bricks. Malaysia can complete AI chip in 2-3 months. The real AI powerhouse.

What kind of AI chips is he talking and who produce?

Good but still waiting for made in malaysia covid vaccine.

i also wonder those AMD chip not made in MY.

Btw, National Artificial Intelligence Office (NAIO) wow. the name. No Action Input Only.

Anwar Ibrahim branded potato chips?

define "made"

Its designed globally in US, Israel, India, Malaysia, ....

Its fabricated in US / Ireland / Israel

Its packaged in US / Malaysia / Vietnam

Same goes to AMD.

But flying car fail kaw kaw wor.....

it said MADE IN, not MADE BY... know the difference.

maybe intel gona be producing their core ultra cpu(with npu) in Malaysia...

later delay, sure kena scam.

Here making smartphone also fail, this one attempt to make A.I chip very laughable.

It's not Arm

It's not nvidia

It's not amd

It's not inteL

It's .. ANAL

For what?

What tech?

siltera can make those like 28nm right kek

MSIA BOLEH!!!

don't think so, building a fab is very expensive. and Intel already invested a lot of money building new gen fab in USA.

no intel processor type
no gpu nvidia

AI chip is like h100 of nvidia??????????????????

but we already got DeepSleep.....why need AI chips?

premier239 bagi sos woi

This post has been edited by M4A1: Mar 8 2025, 07:36 PM

brapa TeraFLOPS?...

Wake me up when it's our own RnD

SOS MANA?

https://www.orientaldaily.com.my/news/natio...-mCm-3N4YV5coaA

used chatgpt translate

thankyou!!! may you have good luck this week

Kinda blur, End product of the chipset or the ic sources design?

should be end product like h100

nope. most advanced is around 100nm for Silterra.

This post has been edited by ipohps3: Mar 8 2025, 08:27 PM

This useless minister tok kok what?

Gobind is a highly reputable mp

Bukan sekadar pn pas level

Deep seek no need ai chip

Probably wont happen like flying car

What kind of chips will these be? x86? GPU? Or similar to the flying car?

Has the local expertise even master the design let alone does Malaysia have the capability of having our own fab?

Goh bin seng kena kinching by his aides

Yes and I am asking the poster to define "made".

He asked about Intel chip. I merely explain the entire supply chain of Intel chip from design to fab to packaging.

Now if you are talking about AI chips fully made in Malaysia? Thats a pipe dream. We have no advanced fabs. Good luck with Silterra's 100nm process node

Silttera doesnt have anything below 100nm. And they they have 0 expertise in HPC logic and SRAM libraries design and manufacturing.

And semiconductor is not his expertise. He is relying on his advisors also. Probably a bunch of government advisors thought we have Intel and AMD here means we can design our own chip including compute from scratch

There are already a few startups designing IC chips since early last year

The project was leaded by Pua Khein-Seng, the inventor of usb flash drive

Last year they offered RM6k+ for fresh graduates in IC design

Don't look down at our new gens, especially type c

PS: Gobind is one of the top lawyer, bukan sekadar pn pas education/profession level

This post has been edited by GagalLand: Mar 8 2025, 09:39 PM

assembled in my

Sadly no .we need send engineer to retraining oversea and transfer tech if available
Maybe need wait 5 -10 years

I missed this .still can apply?I got expertise in semicon front end packaging btw

brother designing chips for IO / memory / storage is different vs designing an entire chip including compute cores for AI. IO/memory/storage yes la we have the expertise. We been doing USB/PCIE/SATA/Ethernet/Chip Interconnect/DDR/SRAM/Memory designs here thanks to Intel and Altera starting their design operations here since 20 years ago. But critical compute IPs? We have very limited to 0 expertise.

The door is always opened for the good one with expertise in vhdl or verilog

Don't look down at ourselves

DSAI is very serious about it

Btw, designing an IC is not that difficult nowadays

Somemore they never said they gonna build it from scratch or to build the best AI chip in the world

It's you that setting the bar too high and make yourself step back

You compared Bersatu's Redzuan with DAP's Gobind?

First client is a science center for kids?

Good sign

/sarcasm

Do you know ARM was initially designed for school use?

But can it run Crysis?

Halal tak?

Air tire pump.

Design is easy. Whether it can be successful in the market is a big question.

Wasn't there a foundry that currently able to make ai chip locally and there is expansion on site?

Kito AI chip, made by our AI?

but not intel kan, the one i said was referring to intel

It is intel, there is news last year

https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/mass-prod...de-economy-push

Mass production of flying cars in sight amid China’s ‘low-altitude economy’ push

BEIJING – A Chinese company is gunning to become the world’s first mass producer of flying cars in 2026, as the country ramps up a drive to develop its “low-altitude economy”.

The futuristic vehicle in question – a “land aircraft carrier” in which a passenger drone unfolds from the boot of a six-wheeled van – is developed by a subsidiary of electric carmaker Xpeng

In ai, algorithm is more importance than hardware. 80286 also can run ai but slow.

i think gobin meant the final package and test is it?

should be anytime soon

would u buy?

buy in china oem then put a sticker AI MADANI then made in malaysia liao. bangga sekampung

Probably with AMD.

This post has been edited by Mixxomon: May 6 2025, 05:27 PM

Can sell to Jaina?

Chances are won't be the top of the line range. That one can sell to Jaina.

Must be rebadge

Hope it'll be good enough.

AI is overated these days

AI do u mean Anwar Ibrahim Chip??

I'm Gobind we trust

What a laughing stock.

launching this month i assume??

This post has been edited by M4A1: Jun 6 2025, 11:18 AM

No. The die no.

so what happen to Malaysia AI chip ?

Added kincing flavours and sold as potato chips! U sendiri buka gerai sell chips and sneak one, takkan la lu tada stok yini AI chips to sell!!!! 😡😡😡😡😡

Later PAS will announce Kelatan will made Halal chips

With a splash of WD40 to replace midsection for his nasi goreng GST.

Will blow up like ccp ev car anot one later?

made or package in malaysia?

two different thing you know

ROFL

ok.

Usually for AI chips have news on how powerful/fast it is, especially news from China.

Since no news probably failed to produce any usable chips or not fast chips.

This AI chips will be use in AI city right?

Madani City

Why so desperate?

You can't wait for it?

ya cant wait to buy