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Viettel breaks ground on Vietnam’s first semiconductor chip fabrication plant
Vietnamese state-owned multinational telecommunications firm Viettel Group has officially broken ground on the construction of Vietnam’s first semiconductor chip fabrication plant.
RHB foresees firmer FY26 technology outlook for Malaysia amid improved AI demand
RHB Investment Bank said the strength in logic and memory, driven by artificial intelligence (AI) demand, should broaden into other sub-sectors – reinforcing a firmer FY26 technology outlook for Malaysia.
Singapore’s Robotics startup Botsync secures additional Series A funding from SGInnovate
Botsync, a Singapore-based robotics automation company specializing in autonomous mobile robots (AMR) and vendor-agnostic automation orchestration, has received additional funding from SGInnovate as part of its extended Series A round.
Thailand maps long-term semiconductor strategy, pushes toward full value chain
Thailand has set out a national strategy to expand its semiconductor industry, focusing on power semiconductors, sensors, photonics, discrete devices and analog chips, as part of a long-term plan to build a complete value chain.
Vietnam’s FPT makes first commercial chip delivery into Japan market
Vietnam-based technology corporation FPT has recently delivered the first batch of power management integrated circuit (PMIC) to a Japanese electronics company through Restar, a major Japan-based electronics and semiconductor distributor.
UMPSAH partners China’s Albatross Tech for drone center in Malaysia
UMPSA Holdings Sdn. Bhd. (UMPSAH), the commercial subsidiary of Universiti Malaysia Pahang Al-Sultan Abdullah (UMPSA), has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Albatross Tech Pt. Co. Ltd., China, to establish Pahang’s first low-altitude airspace technology incubator and drone center.
AI demand still not enough to lead strong semi-con growth in Singapore – Maybank
Despite the strong demand from artificial intelligence (AI)-related themes, the overall semiconductor demand remains sluggish resulting in high inventory levels for most of the key semi-con players, Maybank Investment Bank said in its recent report.
Trump policy risk remains a key overhang for Malaysia’s technology sector – Ta Securities
Ta Securities has highlighted three major factors potentially influencing Malaysia's technology sector’s earnings in 2026 - the United States' sectoral tariffs on semiconductors; global semiconductor sales and progress of National Semiconductor Strategy.
Malaysia’s technology up-cycle remains intact in the first quarter of next year – Kenanga
Kenanga Research has foreseen Malaysia's technology up-cycle to remain intact in the first quarter of next year, supported by a still expanding global semiconductor up-cycle and a resilient front-end capex outlook, which should continue to favor Malaysia’s front-end beneficiaries.
Singapore’s deep tech firm Quantified Energy secures ADB and Beacon VC’s investment
Quantified Energy (QE), a Singapore-based deep-tech company, announced Tuesday a new strategic investments from Asian Development Bank Ventures (ADBV) and Beacon Venture Capital (Beacon VC), the corporate venture arm of Thailand’s KASIKORNBANK (KBank).
