Striving to be a key link
Speaking at the opening ceremony of the Vietnam Semiconductor Industry Exhibition 2024 - SEMIExpo Viet Nam 2024 on November 7, Minister of Planning and Investment Nguyen Chi Dung affirmed that Vietnam, with its great advantage of being a country with stable politics, good economic growth for many years, and a young, abundant workforce with a passion for innovation, is a promising destination for investors in the semiconductor sector.
“Our goal is not only to participate in the global value chain, but also to build an advanced and attractive semiconductor industrial ecosystem in the region and the world, helping Vietnam become self-reliant and develop sustainably in this field,” Minister Nguyen Chi Dung emphasized.
According to Minister Nguyen Chi Dung, the Ministry of Planning and Investment has recently submitted to the Prime Minister for approval the Human Resources Development Program for Vietnam's semiconductor industry with the goal of training at least 50,000 human resources with university degrees or higher by 2030, 1,300 lecturers with specialized training in semiconductors, and building national and grassroots laboratories to serve the training of human resources for the semiconductor industry.
Promote training of specialized human resources in semiconductors
In recent years, the Ministry of Planning and Investment has proactively implemented the Semiconductor Human Resource Development Program, closely coordinating with the Ministry of Education and Training and relevant agencies; has accompanied leading domestic and international enterprises and universities to introduce the most modern training programs and software into teaching, especially in areas such as microchip design, testing and packaging.
During the implementation process, the National Innovation Center also closely cooperated and gathered the participation and support of many large semiconductor enterprises such as Cadence, Synosyps, Qorvo, Siemens, Marvell, ARM, Samsung...
At the same time, Vietnam is also actively cooperating with the United States, Japan, Korea, Singapore, Taiwan (China), Europe, etc. to train human resources and develop the semiconductor and artificial intelligence industries. With a high-level training foundation and the participation of prestigious partners, each student and each engineer will be a brick in building a solid Vietnamese semiconductor industry.
According to Mr. KC Ang - Chairman of SEMI Southeast Asia Advisory Council, President of Asia, Global Foundries, this development is driven by strategic investments and the long-term vision of the Vietnamese Government to build a comprehensive semiconductor ecosystem by 2050.
“From integrated circuit design, assembly, testing to packaging, Vietnam is well-positioned to participate at every stage of the semiconductor value chain. With strong support from the Government and key industry leaders, Vietnam has the potential to become a dynamic innovation hub and an important player in the global supply chain,” said Mr. KC Ang.
