National Semiconductor Strategy Draws RM59.85 Mln Investments for Jan 2024-Sept 2025 -- Sim
KUALA LUMPUR, March 2 (Bernama) -- The implementation of Malaysia’s National Semiconductor Strategy (NSS) has recorded an inflow of investment for the sector worth RM59.85 billion for the period from January 2024 to September 2025.
Deputy Investment, Trade and Industry Minister Sim Tze Tzin said the amount comprised foreign direct investment of RM56.8 billion and domestic direct investment of RM3.05 billion.
“These amounts are realised investments. This indicates that the projects have commenced operation.
“This performance reflects investors’ confidence in the direction of the industry outlined by the NSS,” he said during a question-and-answer session at the Dewan Negara today.
He was replying to a question from Senator Datuk Wu Him Ven about the latest developments and the plan to implement Phase 1 of NSS by the ministry as of January 2026, and to what extent NSS has integrated the development of Negeri Sembilan Semiconductor Valley (NSSV) within the Malaysia Vision Valley 2.0 (MVV 2.0) corridor.
Sim said the NSS is currently in the active implementation phase, with an emphasis on strengthening high-technology value chains, developing skilled human capital, and owning and commercialising local intellectual property, in line with the aspirations of the New Industrial Master Plan 2030.
He added that NSS has a strategic focus on shifting Malaysia’s position from back-end activities to high-value front-end activities such as integrated circuit design and wafer manufacturing.
“In line with this aspiration, the development of NSSV has been integrated into the NSS as a new growth engine in Phase 1.
“NSSV, also known as Parcel F in the MVV 2.0 master plan, has been gazetted as a premier development zone under the electrical and electronics/semiconductor cluster, with a focus on the development of a comprehensive and integrated upstream and downstream ecosystem,” he said.
He said the government had allocated nearly RM2 billion for activities related to semiconductor development under the 2026 budget to support the comprehensive implementation of the NSS.
-- BERNAMA
