The Penang State Government today unveiled the Penang Chip Design Academy (PCDA), a cornerstone initiative positioned to reshape Malaysia’s future in integrated circuit (IC) design. From AI chips and high-speed memory to edge computing technologies, PCDA builds upstream design capabilities essential for global semiconductor leadership. With a mission to train 1,000 IC design engineers, the academy reinforces Penang’s emergence as a Southeast Asian IC design epicentre — and affirms Malaysia’s readiness to lead next-generation chip innovation on the global stage.