Penang

NEXT: AI Connect 2024 in Penang focuses on AI disruption
Malaysia can learn, benefit from disruption being created by AI Attract AI players to collaborate with colleges and universities
Taiwan’s EMC begins construction of US$191mil plant in Penang
First investment in Southeast Asia with its Copper Clad Laminate facility Presence further strengthens Penang’s robust semiconductor ecosystem
US-based MKS Instruments to build factory in Malaysia to support wafer fab equipment production
Facility will support customers in the region and globally Serves customers across broad array of semicon manufacturing applications  
LEM inaugurates first plant in Malaysia as Penang reaps the long tail of its semiconductor expertise
Facility in Penang cost an initial US$16.5m, to eventually hire 500 people Penang’s expertise in semiconductors a big pull for LEM’s supply chain
China’s xFusion to invest US$366m over 3 years in Penang
Build its maiden Global Supply Center in partnership with NationGate Annual capacity of 150k units of computing equipment including GPUs
Ericsson picks Malaysia for its first global manufacturing facility in Southeast Asia
The facility will produce state-of-the-art Ericsson 5G radios  Malaysia will benefit from local job creation and skills transfer  Ericsson is producing its state-of-the-art 5G radio equipment in Penang, the company’s first 5G manufacturing facility in Southeast Asia. 
Working with Crest, Wong Peng Wen aims to create a world-class RF ecosystem in Malaysia
Left role as head at Huawei's R&D Lab in Sweden, to 'do something for Malaysia'  Help firms embrace RF technologies like 5G/6G and IoT, support value-added RF activities
Six Malaysian City Councils To Get Centralised Platform by 2025
Quantela Geographic Information System, MAP2U entered a partnership to roll out what they claim to be Malaysia’s first Centralised platform for urban observatory and smart city services by 2025.
WCIT 2022 ends as Malaysia’s largest tech event ever, Sarawak is host for 2023
Malaysia becomes 2nd country to host WCIT thrice, first in Asia to do so Penang believes WCIT 2022 has positioned it as global innovation hub
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