Should Malaysia join the US chip alliance?


THE United States-led global semiconductor alliance is growing in size and Malaysia, as the world’s sixth-largest chip exporter, should consider lobbying to join.

It would be a timely move, aligning with Malaysia’s ambition to rise up the semiconductor value chain by manufacturing higher-value chips and expanding its footprint in chip design.

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