Graphjet Technology has entered into a collaboration agreement with the Centre for Materials Engineering and Smart Manufacturing (MERCU) at Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM). The partnership stems from a letter of intent received by Graphjet for the Consortium of Research Excellence (KKP) 2025 under Malaysia’s Ministry of Higher Education. The collaboration will focus on incorporating graphite and graphene materials into additive manufacturing technology for advanced heat sink development.
The company has also completed construction of a new laboratory facility to enhance its testing capabilities for graphite and graphene products. This lab will enable Graphjet to conduct quality testing internally rather than relying on third-party services, potentially reducing turnaround times for development programs. The facility will also support the research collaboration with UKM.
“This development will benefit from the surging demand for specialised chip, especially AI chips which will demand for more efficient and effective cooling solutions. By focusing on additive manufacturing technology, the development would allow improvements to existing deployed heat sinks used whilst developing new advance heat sinks for new facilities, especially for new and existing data centers,” said Chris Lai, CEO of Graphjet.
Lai noted that data centers represent a growing market in Malaysia and Southeast Asia, with major cloud providers including Amazon Web Services, Microsoft, Google Cloud, Alibaba Cloud, Equinix, and NTT establishing or planning facilities in the region. Founded in 2019, Graphjet Technology produces graphene and graphite materials using a patented process that converts palm kernel shells, an agricultural waste product, into single-layer graphene and artificial graphite.
Source: globenewswire.com
