The Double Edged Sword of AI: How Malaysia's Chip Sector is Both Booming and Biting The latest gaming computers are being cleared out by Orange Esports in Penang due to a global memory chip shortage that has more than doubled consumer grade RAM costs since 2024.
This irony is not lost on gamers, who have been driving demand for these devices but are now priced out of the market due to the same "AI driven memory boom" that has boosted Malaysia's semiconductor industry.
Malaysia's integrated circuit exports reached RM389 billion in 2025, a 24% increase from the previous year.