- Brazil and Malaysia form a joint venture to boost semiconductor manufacturing.
- Partnership focuses on chips for electric vehicles and energy transition devices.
- Five agreements signed covering semiconductors, bioeconomy, and space collaboration.
Luciana Santos, the Minister of Science, Technology, and Innovation, announced that the establishment of a joint venture for semiconductor manufacturing between the Brazilian firm Tellescom and a Malaysian partner for semiconductor production is currently under development. The details were disclosed directly to BdF during the visit of the Brazilian delegation to Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, where President Lula finalized a number of agreements with the Asian nation.
The minister stated that the collaboration should enhance the resurgence of Brazil’s domestic chip sector and create opportunities for the nation to engage more actively in this global supply chain, deemed strategic. A joint venture is a collaboration between businesses that unite to create shared projects, dividing investments, technologies, and outcomes.
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For Brazil and Malaysia, the objective is to establish a new technological path focused on chip manufacturing for electric and hybrid vehicles as well as for devices associated with the energy transition. The initiative is linked to the reestablishment of the National Center for Advanced Electronic Technology (Ceitec) by the government, a Brazilian state-owned firm that was privatized during the Bolsonaro government and is now functioning again with an emphasis on innovation and technological independence.
While Lula was visiting, Brazil and Malaysia finalized five collaborative agreements concerning science, technology, and innovation, covering areas such as semiconductors, digital transformation, bioeconomy, and space collaboration. In a private interview with BdF, Minister Luciana Santos emphasized Brazil’s capacity in producing rare earth elements, a set of 17 chemical elements crucial for creating motors, batteries, and electronic devices.