Oppstar

What Oppstar does

Oppstar is a Malaysian IC design services company founded in 2014 in Penang by three former Intel engineers, now listed on Bursa Malaysia's ACE Market under stock code 0275. It provides full turnkey ASIC and SoC design services, spanning architecture consulting, RTL design, design verification, design-for-test, analog and mixed-signal design, physical design and custom layout, FPGA emulation and prototyping, and post-silicon validation, with engineers frequently embedded on customer premises due to confidentiality requirements. Its process-node capability covers 28nm down to 3nm, and it has completed flagship engagements such as 14nm physical verification sign-off for Samsung, with a portfolio of 80+ emulated FPGA products and an active client base of 25+ international enterprise customers including Samsung, Intel-adjacent projects, LG, Huawei and Altera across China, Malaysia, Japan, Singapore, the USA and Korea.

The company's product portfolio combines these core service lines with two emerging AI silicon initiatives: the AIRIS Sense AI ASIC powering a contactless attendance and health-monitoring system deployed internally, and a reconfigurable AI chip in co-development with Tokyo Artisan Intelligence for image-processing applications in robotics and railway safety, with first test chip targeted for early 2027. Oppstar generates revenue through professional services project contracts with semiconductor companies, scaling its delivery capacity from a five-person founding team to over 280 engineers and bolstering it with industry-academia partnerships with USM, UTM, UTAR and INTI for talent pipeline development. The RM104.25 million 2023 IPO underwrites further workforce, regional office and R&D expansion, including a new Taiwan presence and deepening Korea-Japan client coverage.

Name

Oppstar

Legal name

Oppstar Technology Sdn Bhd

Website

https://oppstar.com.my

Company type

Public

Founded year

2014

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Oppstar is a Malaysian IC design services firm providing full turnkey ASIC/SoC design from specification to GDS across 28nm to 3nm process nodes, serving global semiconductor clients such as Samsung in Malaysia, China, Japan, Korea and the US.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

IC Design Services

NAICS

Computer Systems Design Services (541512)

SIC

Services-Computer Integrated Systems Design (7373)

akta.pro primary industry

Custom & Application-Specific ASIC Design Services (HDAHABAJ)

akta.pro secondary industries

Hardware/Chip Design IP Cores (Processor, Interface, Analog, Security) (HDAHAFAF), IP Enablement, Characterization & Porting Services (HDAHAFAI)

Keywords

• IC design services
• ASIC design services
• Semiconductor design
• SoC development
• Chip design

Headquarters

HQ city

Bayan Lepas

HQ country

Malaysia

HQ region

Asia

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. IC Design Services: Oppstar provides IC design services including IP turnkey design, full-product turnkey design, and design services across analog, mixed-signal, and digital domains. Revenue is generated through project-based contracts with semiconductor companies. The company has supported customers across the globe, serving Fortune 500 clients. The IPO raised RM104.25 million in 2023.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Oppstar provides full turnkey IC design services covering analog, mixed-signal, and digital IP, ASIC and SoC development for semiconductor companies worldwide. The company handles end-to-end chip design from architecture specification and RTL through to GDSII, including design verification, DFT, physical design, FPGA emulation, and post-silicon validation. It also offers its own in-house designed AI ASIC products and collaborates on advanced AI chip development.

Product overview

Oppstar is an IC design services company offering a comprehensive portfolio of semiconductor design solutions. The core offerings consist of Full Turnkey ASIC/SoC Design Services and Custom IC Design Service, supported by specialized modules including Architecture Consulting, RTL Design, Design Verification (DV), Design for Test (DFT), Analog & Mixed-Signal (AMS), Physical Design & Custom Layout, Design Automation & Infrastructure, FPGA Emulation & Prototyping, and Post-Silicon Validation. The company provides end-to-end expertise from specification-to-GDS with supply chain management. Sub-products include the AIRIS Sense system (AI ASIC-based temperature detection and facial recognition) and an AI chip in development with Tokyo Artisan Intelligence for image-processing applications. Oppstar serves global clients across computing processors, chipsets, mobile computing, graphics processors, FPGAs, AI chips, and automotive electronics.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Full Turnkey ASIC/SoC Design Services End-to-end ASIC/SoC design services taking a customer product requirement or specification all the way to GDSII, including architecture consulting, RTL design, verification, DFT, physical design, and comprehensive supply chain management. Targets fabless semiconductor companies, OEMs and integrated device manufacturers across computing, chipsets, mobile, graphics, FPGAs, AI chips, and automotive electronics.
• Custom IC Design Service Custom analog, mixed-signal and digital IP and chip design, physical design, and custom analog layout services across various foundries and process technologies, supported by Oppstar since establishment. Targets global semiconductor companies needing chip-level design expertise.
• AIRIS Sense (AI ASIC-based system) First AI ASIC chip invented by Oppstar, operating on AIRIS Sensor to provide contact-less abnormal body temperature detection and facial recognition data logging as an attendance management and health monitoring system. Currently deployed at Oppstar's office entrance.

Quantifiable outcome

• 14nm final TMA physical verification sign off completed for Samsung
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability3 records

Feature15 records

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered flagship, minor and core.

• Tokyo Artisan Intelligence Co LtdflagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 18 May 2026Oppstar collaborates with Japan-based AI solutions provider Tokyo Artisan Intelligence to develop a reconfigurable AI chip. The collaboration combines TAI's AI systems expertise with Oppstar's semiconductor design capabilities for a full turnkey development process covering chip design, package design, post-silicon validation, and OSAT enablement. First test chip expected by early 2027. Technology targets image-processing applications for robotics and railway safety monitoring, with potential deployment in Malaysia's public transportation infrastructure.
• InvestSarawakminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 2 April 2026Oppstar participated in delegation of Peninsular Malaysian companies visiting Sarawak to explore investment opportunities in semiconductors, digital technologies, and advanced manufacturing. Hosted by InvestSarawak with engagement with Deputy Premiers. Strategic discussions with Sarawak ministries and agencies.
• CREST (Collaborative Research in Engineering, Science and Technology)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 2 April 2026CREST is the host organization for Oppstar's office at its headquarters in Bukit Jambul, Penang. CREST provides the collaborative research framework and ecosystem supporting Oppstar's operations and IC design activities.
• Penang Silicon Design @5KM+ (PSD@5KM+) InitiativecoreTechnology or Integration · 4 February 2026Oppstar Technology is the second batch technology collaborator for the Shared Lab for IC Design Validation & Characterization. The initiative provides IC design companies with advanced post-silicon validation equipment, ESD environment, and expert support. Since launch in December 2024, Penang has created over 9,500 high-value semiconductor design jobs and grown IC design companies from 25 to over 50.
• SamsungflagshipTechnology or Integration · 30 April 2024Oppstar partners with Samsung to produce industrial integrated circuits. Partnership involves 14nm process technology physical verification sign off. Samsung provides foundry fabrication while Oppstar provides IC design services for industrial ICs.
• Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 8 March 2022UTM Vice-Chancellor and delegation visited Oppstar to explore industry-academia collaboration. Both parties acknowledged talent as a key driver of success in local IC design industry. Discussions focused on nurturing talent and bridging the supply-demand gap of Malaysia IC design workforce.
• Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman (UTAR)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 7 March 2022MoA and MoU signed to define a frame for long-term IC design alliance. Goal is to cultivate and grow a sustainable talent pipeline for the IC design and semiconductor sector. Areas of collaboration include IC design alliance, Work-Based Learning Programme, joint R&D, and industrial placement.
• Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 24 July 2020Strategic collaboration to strengthen collaborative efforts in technology optimization and R&D. USM Vice-Chancellor visited Oppstar to explore opportunities for developing related areas providing mutual benefits. Focus on enhancing course offerings and research development in IC design. Oppstar CEO Ng Meng Thai is a USM alumni (Bachelor's Degree in Engineering, 1989).
• INTI International College PenangcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 28 February 2019MoU signed for AI and IC design curriculum development. Collaboration includes teaching, training, R&D, local and overseas internships, and graduate employment. Structured industry-academia programme covering hardware IC design, system development, and chip-based IC design. Students exposed from Year One with internships in Year Two, final year projects in Year Three, and employment in Year Four.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Faraday Technology Corporation: Taiwan-based fabless ASIC design services and IP provider offering turnkey ASIC/SoC design, IP licensing, and production support. Highly comparable to Oppstar's specification-to-GDS turnkey model, with a similar focus on serving fabless and system customers across networking, consumer and IoT verticals.
• Socionext: Japan-based fabless ASIC/SoC design house offering custom SoC development from specification through silicon, with strong analog/mixed-signal capabilities. Comparable to Oppstar on advanced-node SoC design services, and directly relevant given Oppstar's Japan subsidiary and explicit push into Japan customer accounts.
• VeriSilicon: China-headquartered semiconductor IP and custom ASIC/SoC design services provider offering IP licensing, chip design services, and turnkey silicon realization. Closely comparable to Oppstar's combination of IP design competency and full turnkey ASIC services, with similar exposure to advanced process technologies.
• Global Unichip Corp (GUC): Taiwan-based ASIC design services company providing turnkey SoC/ASIC design from specification to GDS, leveraging advanced process nodes including 7nm and below. Directly comparable to Oppstar on turnkey design scope, advanced node expertise, and a customer base dominated by fabless and system companies.

Broad incumbents

• Synopsys: US-headquartered EDA and semiconductor IP giant whose design services arm and IP catalog competes broadly with Oppstar across RTL design, verification, DFT, and physical design. Differentiates as a broad incumbent that, beyond tools, also takes on turnkey engagements - the upper bound of the competitive landscape Oppstar operates in.
• Cadence Design Systems: US-headquartered EDA leader whose tools (Cadence flows used by Oppstar) and growing custom IC services compete broadly with Oppstar's full turnkey stack. Represents the broad-incumbent counterpart in chip design services for which Oppstar is a regional services alternative.

Emerging players

• Alphawave Semi: Specialist provider of high-speed connectivity IP and chip design services for advanced nodes. Comparable to Oppstar's PHY/interface and IP design competency, particularly for data-center and HPC customers overlapping with Oppstar's AI/data-center focus.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles11 records

Subsidiaries2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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