MIMOS
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| Company type | State-owned enterprise |
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| Founded | 17 October 1984 |
| Headquarters | Technology Park Malaysia, 57000 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |
Key people | Dr. Iskandar Samad, President & Chief Executive Officer |
| Products | Frontier technology platforms |
| Parent | Minister of Finance Incorporated (MoF Inc.) |
| Website | www |
MIMOS Berhad (or MIMOS) is Malaysia's national applied research and development centre under the Ministry of Science, Technology And Innovation (MOSTI). It is a public company wholly owned by Minister of Finance Incorporated (MoF Inc.).
MIMOS began as a unit of the Prime Minister’s Department in early 1985, under the name Malaysian Institute of Microelectronic Systems, aimed to increase the skill and knowledge of Malaysian engineers and scientists and support the creation of "new electronic-based industries".[1]
MIMOS is a strategic agency under the Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation (MOSTI) and an innovation centre in Semiconductors, Microelectronics, and ICT technologies. Since its inception, MIMOS has filed over 2,000 patents in various technology domains and across key socio-economic areas, rebranding itself as MIMOS Global in 2022.
MIMOS oversees R&D Centres focusing on Semiconductors & Thin Film Research, Embedded Systems, and Technologies for Manufacturing and Smart Nations.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Newcomer to Silicon Valley". The Straits Times. 5 December 1985. Retrieved 24 April 2024.
- Government-owned companies of Malaysia
- Science and technology in Malaysia
- Computer companies of Malaysia
- Computer hardware companies
- Research institutes in Malaysia
- Companies based in Kuala Lumpur
- Malaysian brands
- Research institutes established in 1984
- Companies established in 1984
- 1984 establishments in Malaysia
- Ministry of Energy, Technology, Science, Climate Change and Environment (Malaysia)
- Minister of Finance (Incorporated) (Malaysia)
- Privately held companies of Malaysia