The Da Nang Information and Communications Department is drafting a plan on developing a semiconductor and AI industry, with focus on chip designing, assembly, testing, and packaging, according to the department’s deputy director Tran Ngoc Thach.

It is clear that Vietnam should develop a semiconductor industry, but we need to seriously consider which stage of the global value chain to participate in and how determined we are to gain a position in that value chain.

Rice has helped Vietnam escape from hunger and poverty. Make in Vietnam chips are expected to help Vietnam become a developed country, according to Nguyen Thanh Yen, administrator of the Vietnam Microchip Community.

US company Marvell Technology, Inc., which offers infrastructure semiconductor solutions, has announced the opening of a new design centre in Da Nang City.

Vietnam is penning a strategy to develop the semiconductor industry until 2030 with a vision to 2045, envisioning to become a centre for the semiconductor chip industry by 2030 with operation in design, packaging and testing.

Vietnam needs at least 50,000 engineers by 2030, ten times the current number, to have a place on the world semi-conductor map.

Minister of Information and Communications Nguyen Manh Hung says there should be a national agreement on workforce supply to ensure success for the human resources development project.

Semiconductor technology has been a popular training major in recent years, according to Pham Nguyen Hai from the Faculty of Physics under the Hanoi University of Natural Sciences.

Vietnam has the potential to meet the global semiconductor workforce need in short, medium and long terms, Minister of Information and Communications Nguyen Manh Hung told a recent seminar.

Chip design is set to boom in Vietnam in the coming years, with many investors entering the market. However, human resource training needs more backing for the industry to achieve high quality and capture opportunities.

The implementation of a project on developing human resources for the semiconductor industry requires a strategic vision and thorough understanding about the relationship between the electronics and semiconductor industries.

Promptly developing high-quality human resources is vital for Vietnam to utilize its advantages and participate effectively in the multibillion-dollar chain of the semiconductor industry, said Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha.

The number of semiconductor engineers in Vietnam is low compared with demand, especially in chip designing.

Vietnam will be a must-visit destination for chips and semiconductors by 2030, Hoang Nam Tien, Vice Chair of the Board of Trustees of FPT University, predicted.

Vietnam should gather strength on chip designing, because this has the highest value in the semiconductor industry chain, the head of IT Institute, Tran Xuan Tu, has said.

Human resources development in semiconductors should be considered a breakthrough in personnel training, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh said at a conference in Hanoi on April 24.

The semiconductor industry is struggling with a serious shortage of workers, offering a great opportunity to Vietnam.

Vietnam has strong infrastructure and research and development incentives as well as a skilled workforce, making it an attractive for “eagles” worldwide in the electronics and semiconductor industry.

Chair of the Vietnam Software and IT Services Association (Vinasa) Nguyen Van Khoa believes that Vietnam’s digital tech firms will be able to create excellent semiconductor solutions and a green digital transformation.

Vietnam has proved its significant and growing foothold in the semiconductor value chain across ASEAN in recent years, business strategy consulting and operations management firm Tractus wrote in its recent article.