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Sarawak's KETEQ.AI chip awaits global IP as world's first AI-based power converter
Abang Johari (left) and Digital Minister Gobind Singh Deo (second left) present a Digital Content Grant to a recipient while The Tabung Ekonomi Gagasan Anak Sarawak (Tegas) chairman Datuk Len Talif Salleh (right) looks on. – Information Department photo
KUCHING (May 16): The nano chip, developed by Sarawakian innovators, is currently awaiting international intellectual property (IP) registration as the world's first artificial intelligence (AI)-powered power conversion device.
Premier Datuk Patinggi Tan Sri Abang Johari Tun Openg revealed that the chip, developed by local firm Sarawak Microelectronics Design (SMD) Semiconductor, is capable of executing real-time AI functions within just a tenth of a second.
'We are waiting for the international IP registration, and that will be the first in the world,' he said during the Jelajah Malaysia Digital event at Tegas Digital Village here today.
Abang Johari also shared that he had briefed Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim on the breakthrough and hoped the Prime Minister would officially launch the chip after its IP registration.
'I told the Prime Minister that once the registration is confirmed, I want him to see it and officially launch it,' he said.
Drawing a comparison with global tech giants, he added: 'You know, it is like Nvidia. Nvidia does not produce chips, they just design them.
'And this is what we design. If that is the way, I tell you, it is global,' he said.
Abang Johari further disclosed that the chip was developed in a lab in Cardiff, Wales, with support from the British government.
He noted that prominent multinational companies such as General Electric and Siemens are involved in related research efforts at the facility. abang johari AI chip KETEQ AI Kuching power converter world's first
