R&D
NVIDIA opens GPU R&D center in Malaysia with Mimos
NVIDIA has launched what it called South-East Asia’s first GPU (graphics processing unit) research and development (R&D) and Compute-Solution Center in Malaysia, working with HP and Mimos.
More university research to be commercialized via L2M
A group of government agencies, non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and industry players in Malaysia have officially announced the Lab2Market (L2M) commercialization program, through which they will collaborate to help institutions of higher learning (IHLs) and research institutions commercialize their research.
Malaysia’s Budget lauded amid caution on implementation
Despite the country’s Budget 2013 meeting with general approval from industry players, one observer remained skeptical as to whether some of the measures proposed are necessary or indeed effective.
Homegrown MSC companies hit RM10bil local sales in 2011
MSC Malaysia companies in the InfoTech Cluster that are Malaysian-owned chalked up an impressive US$2.6 billion in local sales last year.
Infineon invests US$157mil to expand R&D, manufacturing in Malaysia
Infineon Technologies said it is investing RM500 million (US$157 million) over two years to expand its research and development and manufacturing activities in Malaysia.
N2N: It’s all about R&D
MSC-Status company N2N Connect Bhd described its June 5 deal in Manila as a landmark, not just the US$9.4 million) value of the deal over a five-year period, but because in one swoop, N2N has managed to provide an exchange-wide online trading facility for the Philippine Stock Exchange.
CREST: Latest govt initiative to spur R&D
The R&D in Malaysia’s electrical and electronics ecosystem sticks out like a sore thumb. Aside from a few companies such as Intel, Motorola, Infineon and a handful of others, the four-decade old industry has not triggered a culture of R&D. Enter the Collaborative Research in Engineering, Science and Technology (CREST).
Bandwidth throttling: It’s so last year
Bell Labs India believes one of its research projects may do away with the need for bandwidth throttling by ISPs – merely one example of how a technology developed for an emerging market may have a disruptive impact in a developed economy.
