➀ Malaysia is competing with Singapore, Vietnam, and Thailand to attract investments from big tech companies; ➁ Penang, Selangor, and Johor are leading the tech charge in Malaysia, focusing on semiconductor manufacturing and data center development; ➂ Penang aims to tap into the front-end chip manufacturing supply chain, while Selangor seeks to be a powerhouse in integrated circuit design; ➃ Johor has become the largest data center market in Malaysia, driven by multinational corporation investments; ➄ Challenges include filling a 60,000-engineer gap to meet semiconductor industry demand.