What is the role of the newly established semiconductor alliance in Ho Chi Minh City?

On August 21, the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Science and Technology and the Ho Chi Minh City Semiconductor Industry Association (HSIA) organized the announcement of the "Alliance on Research and Training of Semiconductor and Electronics Human Resources" for the period 2025-2030.

What role does the semiconductor alliance play?

The establishment of the alliance aims to effectively implement Plan No. 1231 of the Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee on implementing the Vietnam Semiconductor Industry Development Strategy and the Semiconductor Industry Human Resource Development Program to 2030, with a vision to 2050 in Ho Chi Minh City.

Mr. Nguyen Huu Yen, Deputy Director of the Department of Science and Technology of Ho Chi Minh City, emphasized that the alliance is expected to become a common home for developing semiconductor human resources, solving problems of the city and the whole country.

"In addition, the department will also listen and advise city leaders on appropriate policies to promote the comprehensive development of the semiconductor industry," said Mr. Yen.

According to Mr. Le Truong Duy, Director of the Center for the Fourth Industrial Revolution in Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC C4IR), the semiconductor industry is becoming a strategic pillar of every modern economy .

From artificial intelligence (AI), internet of things (IoT), cloud computing to defense technology - all depend on microchip design and manufacturing capabilities.

Markets such as the US, EU, South Korea, and Japan have issued national strategies with budgets of hundreds of billions of USD for research and development (R&D) and semiconductor supply chains.

In Vietnam, the semiconductor industry is still in its infancy but is entering a period of transformation.

Leading technology corporations such as Samsung, Amkor, NVIDIA, and Qualcomm have chosen Vietnam as a strategic destination. At the same time, domestic enterprises such as Viettel are also promoting microchip design activities.

This is a golden time for Vietnam to move deeper into the global value chain.

Bridge between businesses and experts

According to Mr. Le Truong Duy, the establishment of the alliance is a strategic step forward, an important bridge, connecting domestic and foreign businesses and experts with state management agencies to build open and practical policies, helping Vietnam proactively integrate into the global supply chain.

HCMC C4IR commits to accompany in strengthening and forming specialized semiconductor research institutes; restructuring key national research and development (R&D) programs, focusing on the semiconductor - electronics field; establishing interdisciplinary and inter-regional R&D alliances...

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