Anwar received a courtesy call from Phison’s CEO

KUALA LUMPUR: The Prime Minister, Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim today received a courtesy visit from the co-founder and Chief Executive Officer of Phison Electronics Corporation (PHISON), Datuk Pua Khein Seng.

Bernama reported that Anwar, who is also the Minister of Finance, said in a post on Facebook that during the meeting, the two of them had discussed the long-term direction related to the National Semiconductor Strategy (NSS) that was announced last month.

The company is now the market leader in data controllers for NAND and storage solutions with nearly one in every four ‘solid-state storage devices’ (SSD), shipped worldwide being a PHISON solution.

“Pua also presented a proposal for the transfer of PHISON technology to Malaysia to support efforts to create a local technology design plan while (in addition) this is important in giving Malaysia a shift from just being a semiconductor manufacturer for global companies.

“I mentioned that it is important in the long term for the country to produce talent (workforce) that has the skills to create technology,” he said.

However, he said, the matter requires close cooperation from the resources owned by government agencies and efforts from the private sector such as Phison’s in jointly making the country a leader in designing technology is very welcome.