{"id":655772,"date":"2025-03-05T14:30:26","date_gmt":"2025-03-05T11:30:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/arm-to-sign-250m-chip-deal-with-malaysia\/"},"modified":"2025-03-05T14:30:26","modified_gmt":"2025-03-05T11:30:26","slug":"arm-to-sign-250m-chip-deal-with-malaysia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/arm-to-sign-250m-chip-deal-with-malaysia\/","title":{"rendered":"#ARM to sign $250M chip deal with Malaysia"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p id=\"speakable-summary\" class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Malaysia has become a hotspot for chip manufacturing due to increasing tensions between the U.S. and China, especially around the development of semiconductors used for AI <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>lications. Predictably, tech firms around the world have been looking to diversify their source of chips, and ARM Holdings is now hoping to make the most of this opportunity.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The SoftBank-backed chipmaker <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/newsroom.arm.com\/blog\/arm-malaysia-silicon-vision\">said<\/a> on Wednesday that it has signed an agreement with the Malaysian government to bolster the country\u2019s chip design ecosystem. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As part of the deal, Reuters reports that Malaysia will pay ARM <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/markets\/asia\/malaysia-minister-says-pay-arm-holdings-250-million-chips-design-blueprints-2025-03-05\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">$250 million<\/a> over 10 years to buy its chip designs and <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/technology\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"4\" title=\"Technology\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">technology<\/a> for local manufacturers. Specifically, the country will buy IP, including seven of ARM\u2019s chip design blueprints, Reuters cited Economy Minister Rafizi Ramli as saying.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">ARM said the partnership will also see the company training 10,000 engineers in Malaysia on its technology.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">ARM declined to comment on the $250 investment from the Malaysian government. A representative of the Malaysian government did not respond to a request for comment ahead of publication.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The move is the latest of Malaysia\u2019s ongoing efforts to become a hub for chip manufacturing within the next decade. Earlier this year, Malaysia said it <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/markets\/asia\/malaysia-aims-be-conduit-diversification-energy-supply-chains-pm-says-2025-01-09\/\">planned to manufacture<\/a> its own GPUs to meet demand for AI and data centers.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Malaysian government <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mida.gov.my\/mida-news\/govt-allocates-rm25bil-to-operationalise-national-semiconductor-strategy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">said last May<\/a> that it would set aside at least $5.3 billion in financial support and train 60,000 engineers for its National Semiconductor Strategy (NSS), under which the country will seek to enhance its current infrastructure, develop an advanced chip supply chain, and attract top global clients.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Malaysia has been involved in the chip industry for over 50 years, and currently provides about 13% of global chip testing, assembly, and packing services, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.trendforce.com\/news\/2024\/05\/29\/news-malaysias-major-investment-aims-to-establish-global-chip-hub\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">according to a report by TrendForce<\/a> that cited the Malaysian Investment Development Authority (MIDA).<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In 1972, Intel established <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.intel.com\/content\/www\/us\/en\/history\/virtual-vault\/articles\/intel-penang.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">its first production facility outside the U.S. in Penang, Malaysia<\/a>, investing $16 million in an assembly site. The U.S. chip giant in December 2021 said it would invest more than $7 billion to establish a chip assembly and testing factory in the country, and it\u2019s also <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mida.gov.my\/mida-news\/intel-is-building-its-largest-3d-chip-packaging-facility-in-malaysia\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">building<\/a> its largest 3D chip packaging facility in Malaysia. GlobalFoundries, the U.S. chip company, also opened <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/gf.com\/gf-press-release\/globalfoundries-announces-opening-of-new-malaysia-office-to-support-global-manufacturing-operations\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">a new hub facility in Penang, Malaysia, in 2023<\/a>, and Neways, a Dutch chip equipment maker, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/newayselectronics.com\/neways-expands-global-operations-in-malaysia\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">plans to build a new plant in Malaysia<\/a>.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In addition, a number of tech giants, including <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2024-05-30\/google-pledges-2-billion-investment-in-malaysia?utm_medium=cpc_search&amp;utm_campaign=NB_ENG_DSAXX_DSAXXXXXXXXXX_EVG_XXXX_XXX_Y0629_EN_EN_X_BLOM_GO_SE_XXX_XXXXXXXXXX&amp;gad_source=1&amp;gclid=CjwKCAiAiaC-BhBEEiwAjY99qAPDe1ADf6DlwSoFGHXCWHok5HZrQgDC87-Mr2BTBovPIGQ0TRV33RoC-NQQAvD_BwE&amp;gclsrc=aw.ds\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Google<\/a>, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/news.microsoft.com\/apac\/2024\/05\/02\/microsoft-announces-us2-2-billion-investment-to-fuel-malaysias-cloud-and-ai-transformation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Microsoft<\/a> and <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/technology\/nvidia-talks-with-malaysias-ytl-data-center-deal-sources-2023-12-08\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Nvidia<\/a> have announced billions of dollars in investments in Malaysia since 2023, primarily for data centers, AI development projects and cloud services.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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