Malaysia open to formal request to probe Speedmatrix
Malaysia's investment minister stated the government is open to investigating Speedmatrix regarding potential breaches of chip export restrictions. The probe follows reports linking the firm to Nvidia chip controversies and the resignation of Nvidia's CEO.
Why it matters
The situation underscores the complexities of global semiconductor supply chains and the pressure on nations to enforce export controls on high-end AI hardware.
Investment, trade and industry minister Johari Abdul Ghani said discussions with data centre operators had focused on distinguishing between the use of graphics processing units at their facilities and the re-export of these chips. (Bernama pic)
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia is ready to facilitate any formal request to investigate Speedmatrix Sdn Bhd, says investment, trade and industry minister Johari Abdul Ghani.
However, he said the government is yet to receive any such request.
“If they have a case, they can come and check. No problem. We will facilitate,” he told reporters after the launch of MySaham MITI yesterday.
Johari said this when asked on whether the government had received a formal request to probe Speedmatrix, a Malaysian unit of Singapore-based cloud computing firm Megaspeed International.
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