Malaysia has developed its first domestic age AI processor.
Malaysian chip design company Skyechip announced its Mars1000 processor at an industry program on Monday, Bloomberg Informed While an edge processor is not as powerful as an advanced Nvidia chip, it still represents a technical milestone for Malaysia, which wants to play a big role in the global AI race.
Malaysia already has a leg deposited Chip construction area And recently there has been an increase in its efforts and investment around AI. The country announced construction Malaysian National AI Office At the end of 2024, an agency that plans to focus on seven areas including AI adoption, AI adoption regulatory structure and AI morality acceleration.
It was rumored in early July that the Trump administration was considering Restrict sales In an attempt to prevent smuggling of these chips in China, AI Chips in the US in Malaysia and Thailand.
While those rumors have not yet come back on, Malaysia’s Investment Ministry, Trade and Industry announced that it was leaving We require business permits for AI chips On 14 July. This rule means that individuals and companies need to inform the Malaysian government at least 30 days in advance, if they plan us an export or transmission of AI chips.
