Key ASIC Berhad

Key ASIC Berhad is a Malaysian fabless semiconductor and turnkey design house incorporated in Malaysia in 2005. The company began by designing intellectual property (IP), application-specific integrated circuits (ASIC) and systems-on-chip (SoC), and has since expanded into Internet of Things (IoT) modules, connectivity services, software, mobile applications and subscription-based cloud services. It is a public listed company on the Mainboard of Bursa Malaysia, having first listed on the main board of KLSE in 2009. Khazanah and CIMB are described by the company as its main investors. Key ASIC positions itself as a turnkey service company that can take a customer's idea from system specification and architectural level all the way to GDSII and finished silicon. Its stated core competency is the design of SoC and ASIC, with a key differentiator being expertise in high-performance, low-power-consumption and smaller integrated circuits. The company reports having manufactured more than ten SoCs in Silterra 0.18um, 0.16um and 0.13um process technologies, and its design services span from older 0.25um nodes down to 6nm process technology. Its service portfolio covers ASIC/SoC turnkey design, FPGA-to-ASIC conversion, chip architecture design and RTL coding, spec-to-GDSII, RTL-to-GDSII and netlist-to-GDSII flows, design-for-test (DFT), JTAG, scan, ATPG and memory BIST, hardening of digital and mixed-signal IP, automated place and route, IP (GDSII) merge, logic cell power/timing characterisation, analog IP customisation, PDK development and validation, and IP porting and validation, along with package and test turnkey services. Beyond pure chip design, Key ASIC markets an IoT-enabling platform that includes IoT modules, connectivity services, software, mobile applications and subscription-based cloud services. It organises its digital ecosystem around themes such as Digital Health, Digital City and Digital Home, and targets applications in healthcare, wellness, consumer electronics, industrial equipment and surveillance. The company has also stated ambitions in Artificial Intelligence (AI) chip technology and says it will continue to invest in research and development of products based on IoT, blockchain and AI. Key ASIC was awarded Multimedia Super Corridor (MSC) Status by the Malaysia Digital Economy Corporation (MDEC) in 2006. It presents itself as a leading turnkey service company creating the backbone for technology revolutions, integrating artificial intelligence into cloud computing and bringing IoT into everyday life.

Key ASIC Berhad was incorporated in Malaysia in 2005. From its inception the company focused on the design of intellectual property (IP), application-specific integrated circuits (ASIC) and systems-on-chip (SoC). In 2006 it was awarded Multimedia Super Corridor (MSC) Status by the Malaysia Digital Economy Corporation (MDEC), a recognition granted to qualifying Malaysian technology companies. Also in 2006 the company began offering design and turnkey services, a business it says has continued from the older 0.25um process technology all the way down to 6nm. In its early years Key ASIC built a track record in silicon, reporting more than ten SoCs manufactured in Silterra 0.18um, 0.16um and 0.13um process technologies. Its stated core competency became the ability to design SoC and ASIC from system specification and architectural level through to GDSII, with a key differentiator in designing high-performance, low-power-consumption and smaller integrated circuits. In 2009 the company was listed on the main board of KLSE (now Bursa Malaysia), and it is today described as a public listed company on the Mainboard of Bursa Malaysia. Khazanah and CIMB are identified by the company as its main investors. Over time Key ASIC broadened from pure chip design into IoT-enabling technology. It now offers a comprehensive portfolio of IoT modules, connectivity services, software, mobile applications and subscription-based cloud services, and organises its digital ecosystem around Digital Health, Digital City and Digital Home themes. The company states that it focuses on improving lives by providing IoT-enabling technology in healthcare, wellness applications, consumer electronics, industrial equipment and many other applications, leveraging integrated microcontrollers and wireless connectivity. More recently Key ASIC has extended its ambitions into Artificial Intelligence, stating that it has the ability of AI chip technology applicable to healthcare, surveillance and other industries, and that it will continue to invest in research and development of products based on IoT, blockchain and artificial intelligence. Its design services now span ASIC, SoC, IoT and AI processors, with a flexible engagement model allowing customers to contract turnkey services in whole or in part without restrictions on business or volume size.

• 2009

  Listed on the main board of KLSE (now Bursa Malaysia).

• 2006

  Awarded Multimedia Super Corridor (MSC) Status by MDEC; began offering design and turnkey services.

• 2005

  Key ASIC Berhad incorporated in Malaysia.

A leading turnkey service company and fabless design house focused on high-performance, low-power ASIC/SoC and IoT-enabling technology.

• ASIC / SoC Turnkey design services

  Turnkey design services from system specification to GDSII, spanning 0.25um down to 6nm process technology.

• IoT Enabler platform

  IoT modules, connectivity services, software, mobile applications and subscription-based cloud services.

• AI chip technology

  AI chip technology applicable to healthcare, surveillance and other industries.

• Design IPs

  Intellectual property blocks for ASIC and SoC design.

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