SINGAPORE - A growing number of Chinese semiconductor design companies are tapping Malaysian firms to assemble a portion of their high-end chips, keen to hedge risks in case the U.S. expands sanctions on China's chip industry, sources said. The companies are asking Malaysian chip packaging firms to assemble a type of chip known as graphics processing units (GPUs), according to three people with knowledge of the discussions. The requests only encompass assembly - which does not contravene any U.S. restrictions - and not fabrication of the chip wafers, they said. Some contracts have already been agreed, two of the people added. The people declined to disclose the names of the ...Keep on reading: Chinese firms look to Malaysia for assembly of high-end chips