CNA938 Rewind - Malaysia’s Silicon Vision – Is the world ready for ‘Made in Malaysia’ chips?

The recent launch of Malaysia’s Silicon Vision – an initiative unveiled by the Ministry of Economy in collaboration with British chip giant Arm Holdings – signals a new era in semiconductor and AI chip manufacturing. The Southeast Asian nation is paying US$250 million over a decade to receive support from the British company in terms of chip designs and other technology. Andrea Heng and Hairianto Diman speak with Sharmila Suntherasegarun, Assistant Manager, Research, Economics and Business, Institute for Democracy and Economic Affairs, to assess how much this deal would advance Malaysia’s AI and tech sector.