Semiconductor jitters for Malaysia

While current tariffs on semiconductors remain at 0%, any future policy shift could have wide-ranging implications for competitiveness, export demand, and investment flows within the sector.

Malaysia’s semiconductor industry remains one of the country’s biggest economic spinners. No wonder every time some headwinds appear, many take note.

These fears have been elevated by the US government’s belief that it can build and run all aspects of the semiconductor value chain.