DIGITIMES news - Southeast Asia

Wednesday 23 September 2026

Malaysia reviews data centre benefits after 40-plus 2026 applications

Malaysia has received more than 40 applications to develop or expand data centres so far in 2026, underscoring the region's continued boom in data centre investment. But officials in Malaysia said the focus should go beyond the headline numbers to the value these projects deliver to local communities and to whether they meet environmental standards.

Thailand plans to swap EV subsidies for import taxes to defend its production base

Saturday 19 September 2026

Samsung reportedly pushes conventional memory modules to partners in Vietnam and India as HBM crowds its back end

Wednesday 16 September 2026

Tesla sets up Vietnam unit as VinFast dominates

Tuesday 15 September 2026

US finalizes anti-dumping and anti-subsidy duties on solar imports from India, Indonesia, and Laos

Monday 14 September 2026

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Thursday 24 September 2026

Anthropic joins OpenAI, Google DeepMind in Singapore

Anthropic will open its Singapore office in October, making it the company's fifth office in the Asia-Pacific region after Tokyo, Bengaluru, Seoul, and Sydney. The move underscores the AI company's push into Singapore as demand for Claude surges across startups, large enterprises, and government agencies.

Saturday 12 September 2026

ViTrox sees chip inspection moving upstream as advanced packaging raises defect costs

Advanced packaging is stretching semiconductor inspection in two directions at once: packages are getting larger while the features inside them are getting smaller.

Thursday 10 September 2026

Foxsemicon hits record 2Q26 revenue on Thailand ramp-up

Foxsemicon Integrated Technology (FITI) posted record consolidated revenue of NT$6.3 billion (approx. US$200.0 million) in the second quarter of 2026, up 13.3% quarter-over-quarter and 21.1% year-over-year. The semiconductor equipment maker said second-half operations should outperform the first half as its Thailand plant ramps following a July production increase and product mix improves.

Thursday 10 September 2026

Firmus, OpenAI strike compute deal for Malaysia AI factories

Firmus and OpenAI have announced a multi-year strategic partnership that will add dedicated AI compute capacity in Malaysia, underscoring how Asia-Pacific is becoming central to global AI infrastructure. The deal could help expand access to advanced computing, lower deployment costs, and accelerate the rollout of AI services across the region and beyond.

Wednesday 9 September 2026

Thailand pauses 49 data center projects

Thailand has suspended construction on 49 data center projects while stressing that it is not trying to "close the door" to investment. The move comes as the government works to draft a regulatory framework amid public concern over energy use and environmental impacts, Bloomberg reported.

Wednesday 9 September 2026

CSPs expand Malaysia AI server hubs as Southeast Asia grows

According to the latest DIGITIMES Intelligence report, US-based cloud service providers (CSPs) are expanding their footprint in Malaysia, with Microsoft and Google driving the next wave of added AI computing capacity. The availability of land, power, and related infrastructure for campus developments of several hundred MW will further shape Malaysia's data center growth pace and regional divergence.

Wednesday 9 September 2026

OpenAI taps Firmus for Malaysia data center capacity

OpenAI has signed a multi-year agreement with Australian AI infrastructure developer Firmus for dedicated computing capacity at two data center sites in Malaysia, becoming an anchor customer as demand for power and data-center capacity accelerates.

Wednesday 9 September 2026

Indonesia bets on a full EV supply chain as BYD opens its Subang plant

Indonesia's industry minister said the country has the resources to build a complete domestic electric vehicle chain, speaking in Subang, West Java, on September 3, as BYD inaugurated an IDR16 trillion assembly plant, joining the Chinese carmaker's operating plants in Thailand, Uzbekistan, and Brazil.

Tuesday 8 September 2026

Malaysia weighs Huawei Ascend 910C for MYR2 billion sovereign AI cloud

Malaysia is evaluating Huawei Technologies' Ascend 910C accelerators as the compute backbone of its MYR2 billion (US$494 million) sovereign AI initiative, which is designed to keep national data under domestic control, Bloomberg reported on Sept. 7, citing people familiar with the matter. The number of chips under consideration remains unclear, and no supplier decision has been announced.

Friday 4 September 2026

Samsung turns to chips, OLED for next phase of Vietnam expansion

Samsung is expanding its Vietnam footprint beyond smartphones, with semiconductor testing, high-end chip substrates, OLED displays and R&D emerging as the next pillars of its presence in one of its largest global manufacturing bases.

Friday 4 September 2026

K&S targets CPO, CoPoS growth with expanded TCB advanced packaging roadmap

Singapore-based semiconductor packaging equipment maker Kulicke and Soffa (K&S) said AI demand is spreading into adjacent applications, lifting 2026 orders for wire bonding equipment and driving shipments to a record high, while the company continues to expand its advanced packaging business.

Friday 4 September 2026

AUO speeds up asset sales as Singapore plant nears WD deal

AUO is accelerating its asset-light strategy, and its Singapore plant sale now appears headed to Western Digital's Singapore unit. On September 2, the company announced plans to sell the site to Western Digital Singapore for S$350 million (US$275.4 million) before tax, or about NT$8.753 billion, with the resulting disposal gain to be confirmed after the buyer secures the required local regulatory approvals.

Thursday 3 September 2026

Thailand AiPASS unlocks premium AI after lessons

Thailand has launched its TH-AI Passport and core AiPASS platform, taking a different path from South Korea's national AI push by buying access to overseas commercial AI tools such as ChatGPT and Claude and offering them free to citizens. The move aims to expand AI access while addressing the country's widening AI usage gap.

Thursday 3 September 2026

Samsung to add 1,612 new equipment units at Vietnam chip plant

Samsung Electronics is set to install 1,612 brand-new critical semiconductor back-end processing tools manufactured in South Korea at its factory under construction in Vietnam's Thai Nguyen province. Industry analysts say the move shows Samsung is accelerating efforts to turn Vietnam into a major semiconductor back-end manufacturing base.

Wednesday 2 September 2026

Commentary: Malaysia wants foreign automotive investment to leave more behind

The 2026 Global Automotive and Technology Expo (GATE 2026), held August 26-28 at the Malaysia International Trade and Exhibition Centre (MITEC) in Kuala Lumpur, was ostensibly about the future of mobility. But the stronger message from the three-day event was about something more fundamental: Malaysia wants foreign automakers to build an industrial ecosystem, not simply sell cars.

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