Sarawak to launch AI-powered converter prototype during Premier’s visit to the UK

by DayakDaily Team

KUCHING, April 27: The Sarawak government, through SMD Semiconductor Sdn Bhd (SMD), will launch a cutting edge AI-powered converter prototype in the UK next week, in conjunction with the Premier of Sarawak Datuk Patinggi Tan Sri Abang Johari Tun Openg’s official visit to the CSA Catapult Innovation Centre in Newport, UK.

According to a press statement, the new AI-powered converter prototype developed by SMD Semiconductor is a ground-breaking intelligent power management and control system with potential applications in the energy domain, transportation, industrial, and mission-critical control systems in the fields of aerospace, healthcare and defence.

There will also be a hardware demonstration of SMD’s new AI-powered converter prototype during the Premier’s visit to the CSA Catapult Innovation Centre centre next Tuesday (April 29)

The visit by the Sarawak delegation led by Abang Johari, is part of efforts to strengthen collaboration between Sarawak and the UK in semiconductor development.

Sarawak government, through SMD Semiconductor, will also exchange partnership agreements with UK’s CSA Catapult, Silicon Catalyst, and 5G3i Ltd.

CSA Catapult is UK’s authority on compound semiconductor applications and commercialisation while Silicon Catalyst is a key semiconductor incubator and the 5G3i Ltd is a leading circuit-level artificial intelligence solutions provider in the UK.

During the same event, the Sarawak government will present the Sarawak Semiconductor Roadmap 2030 to the UK semi-conductor industry players via a briefing by SMD Semi-conductor’s chairman, Dato Sri Wanlizozman Haji Wan Omar, who is also Sarawak’s Financial Secretary.

The Premier’s visit to the centre will conclude with a networking luncheon attended by representatives from the English, Scottish, and Northern Irish governments to further strengthen ties between the UK and Sarawak, particularly in the advancement of compound semiconductor.

Following his visit to the CSA Catapult Innovation Centre, the Premier will lead the delegation to Cambridge University Press and Assessment on April 30, to observe assessments for schools and higher education—insights to support the development of Sarawak’s own assessment systems.

On the following day (May 1), he will lead a delegation to the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) for a roundtable on sustainability, followed by an MOU exchange between LSE and the Sarawak government. He will also meet with officials from the International Hydropower Association and Global Renewable Alliances to discuss enhancing Sarawak’s role as a leading hydropower provider in Asean.

On May 2, the Premier will deliver a keynote address at a gathering of industry players and captains of industries to promote collaboration and investment in sustainable and renewable industries in Sarawak.

To cap off his official visit to the UK, the Premier will attend a special ‘Lan Berambeh’ gathering organised by the Sarawak students’ association in the UK on May 3, where he will meet Sarawakian students in the UK and speak on various development initiatives in Sarawak.

Abang Johari and the Sarawak delegation will then head to Toulouse, France for a working tour of the Airbus headquarters before proceeding to Abu Dhabi for a meeting with the Abu Dhabi port authority to tour the port as well as the Zayed International Airport.

Among members of the delegations are Deputy Premier Datuk Amar Awang Tengah Ali Hassan, Minister for Education, Innovation and Talent Development Dato Sri Roland Sagah Wee Inn, Minister for Utilities and Telecommunication Dato Sri Julaihi Narawi, Sarawak State Secretary Datuk Amar Mohamad Abu Bakar Marzuki, Deputy Minister for Education, Innovation and Talent Development Datuk Francis Hardin Hollis, Deputy Minister for Energy and Enviromental Sustainability Datuk Dr Hazland Abang Hipni and Deputy Minister for Utilities and Telecommunication Dato Ibrahim Baki. – DayakDaily

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