Wishing you a bright and joyful Thaipusam! May your day be filled with joy, success, and endless blessings.
#thaipusam2025 #thaipusam #crestmalaysia
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February 10th
CREST is honored to host a Dialogue Session with Penang Chief Minister Chow Kon Yeow and his team today, focusing on driving the growth of the E&E sector and in particular for the SMEs. The discussion emphasized the importance of collaboration in addressing industry challenges, fostering innovation, and accelerating digital transformation.
Others in attendance included Digital Penang, CREST board members, and Dassault Systèmes, alongside key industry stakeholders. By working together, we aim to enhance Malaysia’s competitiveness in the global semiconductor ecosystem and create new opportunities for local businesses. www.buletinmutiara.com/collaboration-key-to-overcoming-industry-challenges-says-chow/
#smedevelopment #crestmy #penang #nsstf #semiconductor
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February 8th
Wishing you and your loved ones a joyful and prosperous Chinese New Year! May the Year of the Snake bring you good health, happiness, and success in all that you do.
#crestmalaysia #HappyChineseNewYear
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January 28th
Dr Sideq Salleh represented CREST at the AMMI Medtech Professional Certification Program Completion Ceremony for the southern region, celebrating 57 participants who completed the programs in Manufacturing Excellence and Quality Assurance.
Funded by the CREST-managed Upskilling Grant for Aerospace and Medical Devices Industries and delivered in collaboration with Association of Malaysian Medical Industries, the program equipped medical device professionals with vital knowledge and skills to advance the industry.
#crestmalaysia #medicaldevices #medtech #Upskilling #talentdevelopment
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January 15th
Our CEO, Jaffri Ibrahim attended the #Digerati50 Networking Cocktail, featuring a keynote by Nobel Laureate Professor Shuji Nakamura and Steve DenBaars from UC Santa Barbara (USCB) on "The Future of the Semiconductor Industry," made possible by CREST's collaboration with Prof Nakamura and UCSB for a gallium nitride (GaN) program.
Curious to uncover the compelling journey behind a program that brought in RM5 billion in investments and spearheaded GaN research in Malaysia? Dive into the journey here: bit.ly/40ytMla
#Semiconductor #GalliumNitride #CrestMy
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January 12th
Malaysia is advancing its tech-driven agenda through the National Semiconductor Strategy, targeting RM500 billion in investments, 10 leading local semiconductor companies, and 60,000 skilled engineers by 2030.
In an interview with The Edge Malaysia, Jaffri Ibrahim, CEO of CREST, emphasises the need to capitalise on Malaysia’s semiconductor strengths while advancing up the value chain into areas like integrated circuit design and home-grown innovation. He stresses that to achieve global leadership, Malaysia must prioritise R&D, foster public-private partnerships, and strengthen academia-industry collaborations to build an ecosystem that enhances existing technologies and pioneers new solutions.
#CrestMalaysia #NSS #NationalSemiconductorStrategy #Semiconductor #Innovation
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Malaysia is doubling down on technology to drive economic growth and establish itself as a regional tech hub. Through strategic investments in digital infrastructure and forward-looking policies, the ...
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