# Fong Swee Kiang (SK Fong)

> Malaysian engineer and SkyeChip co-founder Fong Swee Kiang leads a Penang-headquartered silicon IP and chip design business after a career at Intel, Altera and Broadcom. His work connects advanced semiconductor design with Malaysian engineering talent and international customers.

- **Role:** Co-founder, Chief Executive Officer and Non-Independent Executive Director at SkyeChip Berhad
- **Organizations:** SkyeChip Berhad, Intel, Altera Malaysia, Avago Technologies / Broadcom
- **Nationality:** Malaysian
- **Education:** Bachelor of Electrical Engineering, first class honours, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Executive MBA, Washington University in St. Louis, Olin Business School / Fudan University
- **Known for:** Helped establish Intel's Malaysian design centre, which grew to 1,500 people., Led SkyeChip through its May 2026 Main Market listing., Received Penang's Darjah Setia Pangkuan Negeri (DSPN) in 2025.

## Career timeline

- **1986** — Graduated from UTM and joined Intel as an engineer.
- **1986-2011** — Worked at Intel; last position was director of the Intel Penang Design Center.
- **2011-2016** — Led design engineering and R&D at Altera Malaysia; later vice-president of engineering in Intel's Programmable Solutions Group.
- **2016-2019** — Managed operations and new product introductions at Avago Technologies, part of Broadcom.
- **2019** — Co-founded SkyeChip; appointed a director on 17 September.
- **2020** — SkyeChip commenced business operations.
- **2025** — SkyeChip introduced the MARS1000 edge AI processor; Fong received the DSPN honour.
- **2026** — SkyeChip listed on Bursa Malaysia's Main Market on 20 May.

## Achievements

- Helped establish Intel's Malaysian design centre, which grew to 1,500 people.
- Led SkyeChip through its May 2026 Main Market listing.
- Received Penang's Darjah Setia Pangkuan Negeri (DSPN) in 2025.
- Named a top nominee in the Master Entrepreneur category of EY Entrepreneur Of The Year Malaysia 2026.

## Latest updates

- **2026-10** — Participated in the Khazanah Megatrends Forum panel on firms and transformation.
- **2026-07** — SkyeChip announced an ongoing custom high-speed interface IP engineering engagement with Cerebras.
- **2026-05** — SkyeChip raised RM352 million through its Main Market IPO.

## Links

- Website: https://skyechip.com/team-members/dato-fong-swee-kiang/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sk-fong-008a4614/

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Last updated: 2026-10-11