Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim said U.S. chipmaker Intel has announced an additional investment of 860 million ringgit ($208 million) in the country for assembly and testing operations.
KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 2 (Reuters) - Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim said U.S. chipmaker Intel has announced an additional investment of 860 million ringgit ($208 million) in the country for assembly and testing operations.
Anwar said in a social media post on Monday that the announcement followed a meeting between himself and Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan.
In 2021, Intel had announced it would build a $7 billion advanced chip packaging plant in Malaysia.
($1 = 4.1300 ringgit)
(Reporting by Danial Azhar; Editing by John Mair)
Winston House, 3rd Floor,
Units 306-309, 2-4 Dollis park,
London, N3 1HF
020 8349 4363
© 2026, Lyonsdown Limited. teiss® is a registered trademark of Lyonsdown Ltd. VAT registration number: 830519543