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ARM and Malaysia Ink $250M Chip Deal

CosmicTaco · 2025-03-06T10:26:24.667554+05:30

- ARM Holdings has signed a $250 million agreement with the Malaysian government to enhance the country's chip design ecosystem. - Malaysia aims to become a major hub for chip manufacturing amid U.S.-China tensions, focusing on AI semiconductor development. - The deal includes the purchase of seven ARM chip design blueprints and training 10,000 engineers in Malaysia. - This partnership is part of Malaysia's National Semiconductor Strategy, which includes a $5.3 billion investment to boost its chip infrastructure. - Malaysia has a long history in the chip industry, contributing 13% of global chip testing, assembly, and packing services. Source: [TechCrunch](https://techcrunch.com/2025/03/05/arm-to-sign-250m-chip-deal-with-malaysia/)

ARM Holdings has signed a $250 million agreement with the Malaysian government to enhance the country's chip design ecosystem.
Malaysia aims to become a major hub for chip manufacturing amid U.S.-China tensions, focusing on AI semiconductor development.
The deal includes the purchase of seven ARM chip design blueprints and training 10,000 engineers in Malaysia.
This partnership is part of Malaysia's National Semiconductor Strategy, which includes a $5.3 billion investment to boost its chip infrastructure.
Malaysia has a long history in the chip industry, contributing 13% of global chip testing, assembly, and packing services.

Source: TechCrunch