{"id":18335,"date":"2025-03-05T18:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-03-05T10:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.comparehero.my\/blog\/uncategorized\/malaysia-signs-rm1-11-billion-deal-with-uk-firm-to-become-chip-powerhouse.html"},"modified":"2026-03-27T15:19:57","modified_gmt":"2026-03-27T07:19:57","slug":"malaysia-signs-rm1-11-billion-deal-with-uk-firm-to-become-chip-powerhouse","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.comparehero.my\/blog\/economy-markets\/malaysia-signs-rm1-11-billion-deal-with-uk-firm-to-become-chip-powerhouse.html","title":{"rendered":"Malaysia Signs RM1.11 BILLION Deal With UK Firm To Become Chip Powerhouse"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"font-size: 14px; text-align: center;\"><em>(Image: 123rf)<\/em><\/p>\n<!--more--><p>Did you know that Malaysia packages 10% of the world\u2019s semiconductors?&lt;\/p&gt;<br><br>Leading semiconductor design firm Arm Holdings Plc (Arm) will be providing chip designs and technology to Malaysia for the next 10 years in a RM1.11 billion partnership.<br><br>This deal sees Malaysia acquiring intellectual property from the UK-based, SoftBank-owned firm, whose technology powers nearly all of the world\u2019s smartphones, as Malaysia aims to become a creator of chip IP rather than a manufacturing hub.<br><br>Malaysia has signed the deal with Arm for semiconductor licenses and expertise to help local companies design their own chips and increase semiconductor exports to RM1.2 trillion by 2030.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/144634072.fs1.hubspotusercontent-eu1.net\/hubfs\/144634072\/Rafizi%20Ramli.webp?resize=640%2C427&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Rafizi Ramli\" style=\"height: auto; max-width: 100%; width: 1200px;\"><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size: 14px; text-align: center;\"><em>(Image: Bloomberg)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Minister of Economy Dato&#8217; Seri Mohd Rafizi Ramli in an interview with Bloomberg Television today said:<\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<p class=\"is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\u201cWe have always wanted to move from the backend \u2014 which is on testing and assembly \u2014 to the frontend.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe don\u2019t want factories anymore, we want IPs\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWithin 5 years, we want a Malaysian-designed, Malaysian-made chip. 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