Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Aminuddin Harun announces the world's first large-scale photonic computing and semiconductor initiative, realised through a collaboration between the Hosein Family Office (USA) and the Gan Family Office (Malaysia).
SEREMBAN — Negeri Sembilan has announced the development of the Nilai Advanced Photonic AI Manufacturing City, reportedly the first large-scale photonic computing and semiconductor initiative of its kind in the world.
Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Aminuddin Harun said the project is being realised through a collaboration between the Hosein Family Office (USA) and the Gan Family Office (Malaysia). Mehamood Hosein, the founder of deep-tech Hosein Family Office, is leading the initiative with more than 30 years of experience in real-time temporal systems, advanced semiconductor innovation, and photonic computing, while the Gan Family Office is contributing 1,214.06 hectares (3,000 acres) of land.
The project, planned at a scale of approximately US$20 billion (RM81.7 billion) over the next five years, is expected to deliver 40,000 high-paying skilled jobs, 20,000 indirect jobs across supporting industries, and a total of 60,000 long-term employment opportunities.
"The development will include photonic chipset integration facilities, glass interposer and waveguide factories, AI compute system assembly lines, a national real-time AI and digital twin research centre, a deep-tech engineering and technology training academy and an integrated township to support industry and workforce growth," said Aminuddin.
The Nilai Advanced Photonic AI Manufacturing City will introduce breakthrough photonic computing, where data moves through light instead of electricity — enabling dramatically higher speeds, lower heat, and far greater energy efficiency, allowing Malaysia to leapfrog traditional electrical semiconductor manufacturing.
Aminuddin said photonic architecture is widely regarded as the next platform for semiconductor technology, providing the performance, scale, and efficiency required to support advanced artificial intelligence, national digital infrastructure, and next-generation industrial systems — positioning Malaysia among the first nations to build the semiconductor platform of the future and the first large-scale photonic semiconductor manufacturing hub in Southeast Asia.
HIVE Global Compute Inc. has received official utility supply confirmation correspondence relating to the proposed HIVE Global AI Compute Campus in Gemas, Tampin, Negeri Sembilan.
HIVE Global Compute Inc. has received official utility supply confirmation correspondence relating to the proposed Nilai Advanced Photonic Server Manufacturing Hub in Bandar Baru Nilai, Negeri Sembilan.
HIVE Global Compute Inc. has received formal correspondence from Dagang NeXchange Berhad (DNeX) expressing strong interest in exploring collaboration across energy, compute facility and advanced manufacturing initiatives.
Real-world engagements demonstrating that HIVE's vision is advancing through active stakeholder dialogue, infrastructure confirmation, and industrial interest.
Boston Asia Capital and Hosein Family Office formally anchor into HIVE and HAL — committing capital formation, governance, and long-term investment mandate to the group's sovereign infrastructure mission.
HIVE and HAL strategic alignment formalised — positioning the group for sovereign AI infrastructure deployment across Asia, Africa, and the Americas.
Negeri Sembilan Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Aminuddin Harun announces the Nilai Advanced Photonic AI Manufacturing City — a US$20 billion initiative realised through the Hosein Family Office (USA) and Gan Family Office (Malaysia). Reported by The Edge Malaysia as the first large-scale photonic computing and semiconductor initiative of its kind in the world.
Utility supply confirmation received for the proposed HIVE Global AI Compute Campus in Gemas, Tampin, Negeri Sembilan.
Utility supply confirmation received for the proposed Nilai Advanced Photonic Server Manufacturing Hub in Bandar Baru Nilai, Negeri Sembilan.
Dagang NeXchange Berhad (DNeX) expresses formal interest in structured collaboration across energy, compute facility and advanced manufacturing initiatives. Any future collaboration remains subject to the execution of definitive agreements and customary approvals.
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