Bursa Malaysia's AI-related stocks aren't chipmakers like Nvidia — they're the equipment, packaging, and infrastructure companies that make AI chips producible and usable. One AI chip needs 5 completely different jobs done before it ever runs. Easiest way to see it: think of an AI chip like building a house.
Quick summary
- IC Design — Oppstar
- Wafer Fab — not on Bursa (SilTerra, Infineon, X-FAB are private)
- Equipment & automation — ViTrox, Frontken, UWC, Greatech, Pentamaster, Genetec, Dufu
- Packaging & Testing — Inari, MPI, Unisem, KESM, D&O
- Data Center — Sunway Construction, Gamuda, IJM, WCT, MN Holdings (build) · Tenaga, Ranhill (power/utilities) · YTL Power (run) · TM, TIME dotCom (connect)
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1. IC Design — the architect
Draws the blueprint, hands it off to build. Oppstar is Bursa's listed player here — a design service, not a chip brand.
Bursa-listed stocks in this segment
2. Wafer Fab — the builder
Turns the blueprint into an actual chip. Malaysia has 3 of these factories — just not on the stock market.
3. Equipment — the inspector
Checks and maintains the machines. This is Malaysia's strongest link — these companies get paid whoever wins the AI race: ViTrox, Frontken, UWC. Rounding out the segment: Greatech, Pentamaster, Genetec, Dufu.
Bursa-listed equipment & automation stocks
4. Packaging & Testing — the handover
Final check before the chip ships out — for these companies, AI is usually only part of what they do: Inari, MPI, Unisem, KESM. D&O (semiconductor components) sits in the same bucket.
5. Data Center — move-in day
The chip's new home — a building full of GPUs running non-stop. But "builds it," "runs it," "powers it," "connects it" are 4 different businesses. Miss that, and a construction contractor gets lumped in with a utility company.
Sunway Construction · Gamuda · IJM · YTL Power · Tenaga · TM · TIME dotCom
A few more infrastructure names round out this segment: WCT (construction), Ranhill (water & utilities), and MN Holdings (power connection works).
Bursa-listed data-centre infrastructure stocks
3 things to remember
FAQ
Across the AI chip supply chain: IC design (Oppstar), equipment and automation (ViTrox, Frontken, UWC, Greatech, Pentamaster, Genetec, Dufu), packaging and testing (Inari, MPI, Unisem, KESM, D&O), and the data centre side — construction (Sunway Construction, Gamuda, IJM, WCT), power and utilities (Tenaga, YTL Power, Ranhill, MN Holdings), and connectivity (TM, TIME dotCom).
23 as of this site's current list. See the full ranked list, sortable by fundamentals score, on Score Your Stock's AI-related stocks page.
Yes — SilTerra and Infineon in Kulim, Kedah, and X-FAB in Kuching, Sarawak. None of the three are listed on Bursa Malaysia, so that part of the supply chain isn't buyable on the stock market.
Equipment and inspection — companies like ViTrox and Frontken get paid whoever wins the AI race — plus packaging, testing, and the infrastructure (power, telecom, construction) around data centres.
Oppstar is an ASIC design services company — it designs chips for clients rather than branding or manufacturing its own, so whether a given project counts as "AI" depends on the client, not the company itself.
Score Your Stock scores all of these companies 0–100 on fundamentals, free — Oppstar, ViTrox, and Inari included. See the full list on the AI-related stocks page, or browse every company by sector.
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