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Intel has expanded the role of Santhosh Viswanathan, Vice President and Managing Director for Intel India, appointing him as Vice President and Managing Director for India, Asia Pacific, and Japan (APJ), the tech giant announced on Tuesday.

Danantara Investment Management, SMBC Aviation Capital, and Mandiri Investment Management announced Wednesday the framework agreement for the development of Mandiri Aviation Leasing Fund, Indonesia's first dedicated aviation leasing investment platform. The initial portfolio value of the fund is around $800 million.

Malaysia's national applied research and development center MIMOS Berhad and the Global Electronics Association have recently signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to collaborate in strengthening Malaysia’s electronics and semiconductor ecosystem, with a focus on advanced electronic packaging (AEP), industry alignment, and global best practices.

Vietnam's semiconductor sector has so far recorded foreign direct investment (FDI) of $14.2 billion in 241 projects and will strive to further attract global big tech to invest in the country.

Kenanga Research has on Friday downgraded Malaysia’s technology sector rating to neutral from overweight as external risks have intensified, particularly from global memory tightness, supply-chain fragility and persistent cost pressure across the value chain.

Malaysia’s semiconductor industry, concentrated on assembly, test, and packaging (ATP), is relatively insulated from immediate supply disruptions caused by rising tensions in the Middle East, Maybank Investment Bank said Thursday.

Taiwan-based Fitipower Integrated Technology Inc., an integrated circuit (IC) design company, has established its presence in Malaysia.

Asia’s semiconductor supply chain faces rising tail risk from helium tightness as the Iran conflict drags on and Qatar’s natural gas disruption persists, Fitch Ratings said Tuesday.

RHB Investment Bank Research sees Malaysia's technology sector revenue and earnings growth momentum to continue to prevail in FY26, supported by the ongoing global semiconductor recovery and robust artificial intelligence (AI)-related demand.

Penang State Government has announced the allocation of 10 acres of land for the development of the Penang Automation, Test and Equipment (ATE) Campus.