Sarawak to produce its own integrated chips

KUCHING: Sarawak will produce its own integrated chips through partnership with a Belgium-based global supplier of micro-electronic semiconductor solutions.

This follows the launch of Sarawak Microelectronic Design Semiconductor (SMD Semiconductor) and its signing of a framework service agreement with Melexis Technologies at Tegas Digital Village here on Nov 9.The signatories were SMD Semiconductor chief executive officer (CEO) Shariman Jamil and Melexis Technologies CEO Marc Biron.