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Malaysia’s Digital Penang, OSK Ventures to jointly expand financing access for AI, deeptech startups
Digital Penang and OSK Ventures International Berhad have signed a one-year memorandum of understanding to strengthen access to growth capital for startups and SMEs in Penang, Malaysia, with a focus on AI, Hardtech, and Deeptech sectors.
Maybank turns positive on Malaysia’s technology sector on global AI, data-center spending
Maybank Investment Bank has turned positive on the Malaysian technology sector amid improvement in the earnings outlook and rising exposure across the space to global AI and data-center (DC)spending.
Playground Global, Matter Venture Partners join $117M NUS VC Program to tap Singapore’s deep tech ecosystem
US-based venture capital (VC) firms, Playground Global and Matter Venture Partners, have partnered with NUS Enterprise, the entrepreneurial heart of the National University of Singapore (NUS), to join its $117 million NUS VC Program.
[Partner event]VivaTech 2026 celebrates 10th anniversary with 200k visitors, with presence of French President Emmanuel Macron & Indian PM Narendra Modi
To celebrate its 10th anniversary, VivaTech expanded its scale: more space, more innovations, and more inspiration, consolidating its status as an unmissable global tech and innovation gathering. On this occasion, VivaTech also took over the Champs-Élysées on June 14, 2026. This edition featured an exceptional program built around several key themes: AI &…
Global tech firm MKS opens supercenter factory in Malaysia with over $96.3M investment
MKS Inc., a global technology firm, has opened its MKS Supercenter Factory in Penang, Malaysia with over MYR 400 million ($96.3 million).
Chipmaker Intel walks away from Vietnam once, now returns with $2.6B additional investment
In 2023, Intel walked away from a $3.3 billion chip project in Vietnam because the country had no mechanism to offer the cash support that Intel wanted, but in 2026, Intel returned to Vietnam with an additional investment of $2.6 billion, or $4.1 billion in total.
Kenanga sees advanced packaging as next battleground in semiconductor value chain
Kenanga Research said Monday that advanced packaging will become the next battleground in semiconductor value chain and benefit Malaysia's technology players.
Austria’s AT&S secures AMD deal, to invest €2B to expand chip capacity in Malaysia, China
Chipmaker Austria Technologie & Systemtechnik Aktiengesellschaft (AT&S) will expand production capacity for high-end IC substrates for artificial intelligence (AI) and high-performance computing, with investments spanning its Kulim facility in Malaysia and its Chongqing plant in China, totaling €1.5-2.0 billion ($1.74-2.32 billion).
Applied Materials expands Singapore manufacturing with $500M investment to support AI chip demand
Applied Materials, Inc., the US semiconductor firm, has expanded its manufacturing and research and development (R&D) operations in Singapore with the new $500 million to support the global build-out of artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure.
Canadian aerospace manufacturer Bombardier doubles Singapore footprint with $78M investment
Canadian aerospace manufacturer Bombardier has on Tuesday announced plans to expand its Singapore Service Center at JTC’s Seletar Aerospace Park with the addition of a newly built nearby facility of approximately 250,000 square feet at S$100 million ($78 million) investment.
