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Founded in 2014, Oppstar is one of the few Malaysian companies operating at the front end of the semiconductor value chain as an IC design house. The company was established by three founders with extensive experience in the IC design industry: Meng Thai Ng, Hun Wah Cheah, and Chun Chiat Tan. Headquartered in Bayan Lepas, Penang, Oppstar opened an office in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, in 2022. From it

Chinese foundry Nexchip is expanding beyond wafer manufacturing with the establishment of a new wholly owned subsidiary, marking its latest move to deepen its presence across the semiconductor value chain.

Kenanga Research said Monday that advanced packaging will become the next battleground in semiconductor value chain and benefit Malaysia’s technology players. The research house said in a note that advanced packaging has emerged as a critical enabler of next-generation semiconductor performance, particularly as Moore’s Law slows and artificial intelligence (AI)/ high performance computing (HPC) w