Abang Johari: Sarawak to move into front-end chip design, own satellite by 2030

Sarawak Premier Abang Johari Tun Openg said the state must move beyond back-end semiconductor manufacturing into front-end chip design and its own technology. Speaking at the Sarawak Semiconductor Flagship Talent Development Ecosystem Ceremony at Centexs in Santubong, he cited a student-designed chip fabricated at X-FAB Kuching and said Sarawak aims to launch its own CubeSat by 2030.