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Japanese semiconductor firm Ferrotec Holdings Corporation has broken ground on its second high-tech manufacturing facility at Kulim, Kedah of Malaysia, with an investment of MYR 1 billion ($226 million).

Vertex Growth, a Singapore- based growth-stage venture capital fund, announced Tuesday a commitment of €10 million ($11.36 million) in Dolphin Semiconductor, a provider of semiconductor IP solutions specializing in mixed-signal IP design based in France.

United States President Donald Trump administration’s reciprocal tariffs (RT) driven macro factors are expected to weigh on Malaysia's semiconductor sector, Maybank Investment Bank said Friday.

United Microelectronics Corporation (UMC), a global semiconductor foundry, has officially unveiled its new fab facility in Singapore in a grand opening ceremony.

NUS Enterprise, the entrepreneurial arm of the National University of Singapore (NUS), is expanding its presence in Japan with the launch of its second BLOCK71 office in Tokyo today.

Asia-focused venture capital firm Gobi Partners has invested into SkyeChip, a semiconductor integrated circuit (IC) design company in Malaysia.

Taiwanese electronics manufacturing services company Hotayi Electronic (M) Sdn. Bhd. has broken ground on MYR 500 million ($113 million) smart factory expansion in Malaysia.

Singapore-based venture capital firm Motion Ventures has unveiled its $100 million second fund (Motion Ventures Fund II), targeting solutions that digitize and decarbonize the global maritime supply chain.

Global aerospace and defense company Airbus, Singapore's telecommunications firm M1 Limited and digital radio services firm CitiCall Communications have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to introduce Agnet, a next-generation, state-of-the-art mission-critical communication application, to the Singapore market.

The GBA Tour 2025 is set to take place in several dynamic cities including Macao, Shenzhen, Hong Kong and other cities in the GBA region from May 26-28, 2025.