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MI TECHNOVATION BERHAD (MI, 5286)

14/08/2026 07:21 pm MYT

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This week, i Capital updates on Mi Technovation Berhad (MI), a Penang-based semiconductor equipment and materials group listed on the Main Market of Bursa Malaysia since 20 Jun 2018. Founded in 2007 by Oh Kuang Eng as DPE Integration (M) Sdn Bhd, the Group built its early reputation during the "Mi Equipment" era beginning in 2012, specialising in advanced packaging die sorting machines with vision inspection technology. Following its 2021 acquisition of Taiwan's Accurus Scientific Co. Ltd., Mi Technovation diversified from a pure-play equipment maker into a four-segment semiconductor solutions group spanning advanced packaging equipment, solder interconnect materials, silicon carbide power semiconductors, and electric vehicle powertrain systems.

Advanced Packaging

Modern semiconductor packaging is spurring performance improvement increasingly, as transistor scaling approaches physical limitations. Instead of merely shrinking a single silicon die, manufacturers now build leading-edge chips, particularly those used in AI servers, by integrating multiple smaller dies into a single package (figure 1). Each stage of this architecture represents an area where Mi Technovation's equipment or materials solutions are involved.

Note from Publisher

This week, economy minister Akmal Nasrullah Mohd Nasir announced that the federal government will allocate RM12.3 mln over four years for a science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) talent development programme in Penang, with the aim of reaching 100,000 students by 2030. The programme is designed to expose students to STEM from an early age, helping to nurture interest and build the skills required for the industries of the future. Penang was chosen as the pilot location because its well-established industrial ecosystem provides an ideal environment to test and refine a model that could subsequently be replicated across the country.

This is precisely the kind of long-term investment in human capital that Malaysia needs to support the National Semiconductor Strategy (NSS). Malaysia needs to build a deep and sustainable pool of engineers, scientists, technicians and other highly skilled workers capable of supporting the industry's continued upgrading.

The Penang pilot is therefore more than just a STEM education programme. It is an investment in the human capital required for Malaysia's next phase of industrialisation. More programmes of this nature, sustained over many years and expanded nationwide, will be essential if Malaysia is to move up the semiconductor value chain and realise the ambitions of the NSS.

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