Uzbekistan has opened talks with Malaysia’s Dagang NeXchange Berhad (DNeX) on building a domestic semiconductor ecosystem, putting skills development, investment and high-tech manufacturing at the center of the discussion.
According to UzDaily, Uzbekistan’s ambassador to Malaysia and a representative of the Ministry of Economy and Finance met DNeX executives in Kuala Lumpur to explore joint semiconductor projects, technology transfer and workforce training. The discussions did not announce a factory, financing package or signed production agreement, but they add a corporate counterpart with operating semiconductor experience to Uzbekistan’s wider industrial ambitions.
DNeX is not a pure-play chipmaker, but its technology portfolio includes a controlling stake in SilTerra Malaysia, a semiconductor wafer manufacturer. DNeX completed its acquisition of 60% of SilTerra in July 2021, positioning the group inside Malaysia’s established chip-production supply chain.
That matters because Uzbekistan is not simply looking for electronics assembly. The agenda described by UzDaily covers the components needed for a semiconductor sector: trained engineers, investment, applied know-how and projects capable of supporting local high-tech production.
The two sides agreed to continue work in those areas. That leaves the key test ahead: whether the discussions produce named projects, a training program, an investment commitment, or a formal role for SilTerra and DNeX in Uzbekistan’s planned semiconductor supply chain.
Uzbekistan’s semiconductor push is therefore becoming a sustained Malaysia-linked effort, but the practical milestone will be the first project that moves beyond cooperation talks into a defined production or workforce-development program.
According to UzDaily, Uzbekistan’s ambassador to Malaysia and a representative of the Ministry of Economy and Finance met DNeX executives in Kuala Lumpur to explore joint semiconductor projects, technology transfer and workforce training. The discussions did not announce a factory, financing package or signed production agreement, but they add a corporate counterpart with operating semiconductor experience to Uzbekistan’s wider industrial ambitions.
DNeX Brings a Foundry Connection
DNeX is not a pure-play chipmaker, but its technology portfolio includes a controlling stake in SilTerra Malaysia, a semiconductor wafer manufacturer. DNeX completed its acquisition of 60% of SilTerra in July 2021, positioning the group inside Malaysia’s established chip-production supply chain.That matters because Uzbekistan is not simply looking for electronics assembly. The agenda described by UzDaily covers the components needed for a semiconductor sector: trained engineers, investment, applied know-how and projects capable of supporting local high-tech production.
The Immediate Deliverable Is Expertise
For Uzbekistan, the nearer-term outcome is likely to be capability building rather than a greenfield fabrication plant. Semiconductor manufacturing requires stable infrastructure, specialized equipment, process-control expertise, materials supply chains and a large base of engineering talent; those requirements make a phased approach through education, design, testing, packaging or supporting electronics more plausible.The two sides agreed to continue work in those areas. That leaves the key test ahead: whether the discussions produce named projects, a training program, an investment commitment, or a formal role for SilTerra and DNeX in Uzbekistan’s planned semiconductor supply chain.
Uzbekistan’s semiconductor push is therefore becoming a sustained Malaysia-linked effort, but the practical milestone will be the first project that moves beyond cooperation talks into a defined production or workforce-development program.
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